Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | William Isaac Chambers |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1847 |
| Died: | 1924 |
| Bio Notes: | William Isaac Chambers practised in Sunderland. He was admitted ARIBA in 1872. He was briefly in partnership with William Larkin Bernard in Sunderland in 1873-74. He was then in Cambridge and then Edinburgh but it is not clear if he was in practice or was employed by an Edinburgh firm. Chambers then worked in Ireland 1879-1885. There is also a letter in RIBA files by R Rowe which condemns Chambers as unreliable and claims that he left for Edinburgh to escape debts in Cambridge and ends, "I could tell you more, but refrain". He died in 1924. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Sunderland, County Durham, England | Business | 1871 * | ||
| Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | Mid 1870s | ||
| London, England | Business | 1889 * | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employees or Pupils
| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| John Hatton Markham | 1902 | 1902 or 1903 | Assistant | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | |||
| http://www.dia.ie | http://www.dia.ie | Accessed June 2012 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information from Graham Potts | |