Basic Biographical Details Name: | Allan Graham | Designation: | | Born: | 11 December 1870 | Died: | 1949 | Bio Notes: | Allan Graham was born on 11 December 1870 and commenced his studies at the Glasgow School of Art in 1883, at the early age of twelve. In 1885 he was articled to Thomas Lennox Watson, and whilst serving his apprenticeship he began attending classes at the Royal Technical College in addition to those at the School of Art. He remained with Watson as an assistant from 1891 to 1894, and during the same period assisted Charles Gourlay at the Technical College. In the latter year he moved to Newcastle to work as principal assistant to Benjamin Ferdinand Simpson. After four years there he moved to London to join Charles James Chirney Pawley as principal assistant, leaving him in 1904 to work on-site on two large country houses for Fryers & Penman of Largs. From 1903 to 1906, whilst employed by the latter two firms, he also ran his own practice part-time from 25 Victoria Street, London, and was responsible for several large houses in Surrey. He commenced full-time independent practice in 1906, working from offices at 33 Goodge Street and 4 Lower Seymour Street.
He passed the qualifying exam in 1908 and was admitted ARIBA on 1 March 1909, his proposers being Watson and Edward Dru Drury and Samuel Flint Clarkson, both of whom were London surveyors, the former to the District of St Margaret and St John and the latter to Kensington; Pawley was not a member of the Institute.
Graham ceased practising in 1913 to become a full-time lecturer on architecture, building construction and reinforced concrete at the LCC School of Building in Brixton. He was still there when he was elected FRIBA in late 1933 or early 1934, his proposers being Herbert Duncan Searles-Wood, Clare Arnold Clayton-Greene who had been a fellow assistant in Pawley's office, and Norman Keep. His nomination papers state that by that time he had travelled in Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Greece, Turkey, Syria and Egypt many times, as well as venturing to Russia, Austria and Hungary. He was a Member of the Institute of Structural Engineers.
Grahm died in early 1949, his death being registered between January and March of that year. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 25, Victoria Street, London, England | Business | 1903 | After 1909 | | | 33, Goodge Street, London, England | Business | 1906 | Before 1913 | | | 4, Lower Seymour Street, London, England | Business | After 1906 | 1913 | | | 15, Primrose Mansions, Battersea Park, London, England | Private | Before 1909 | 1949 | | | LCC School of Building, Brixton, London, England | Business | 1913 | After 1933 | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A v18 p62 (microfilm reel 20); F no3171 (box 18) |
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