Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Forbes | Designation: | | Born: | 12 May 1907 | Died: | 1 April 1970 | Bio Notes: | John Forbes was born on 12 May 1907, the son of John Forbes, general contractor, and his wife Isabella Gardner Smith McDonald. He was articled to D & J R McMillan of Aberdeen from 1924 to 1929, attending evening classes at Robert Gordon's College. On completion of his apprenticeship he joined James McLachlan of Edinburgh as assistant, taking morning classes at Edinburgh College of Art. He was promoted to Senior Assistant in 1932. He passed Part I of the final exam in Edinburgh in 1934 and Part II in 1935, enabling him to be admitted ARIBA on 11 May 1936, his proposers being McLachlan, John Ross McMillan and John Begg. At the time of his application for Associateship he was still working in McLachlan's office, but by 21 July 1936 when he signed the declaration of acceptance he had moved to London: the declaration was witnessed by Alexander Fraser of 3 Alma Terrace, Kensington, and Forbes gave his address as 30 Charlwood Street, London SW1.
John Forbes joined the firm of J M Monro & Son in the early 1930s. He was admitted ARIBA in 1936. By 1950 his home address was in Lenzie. He was assumed into partnership by Monro & Partners in the mid-1950s. In 1956 he was elected ARIAS. He died in 1971.
Forbes died at the Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria on 1 April 1970, survived by his wife Annette Morgan Ramsay. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 134, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | | 1935 | | | 307, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1935 | | | | c/o Ramsay/51, Roseburn Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | Late 1935 or early 1936 | | | | 30, Charlwood Street, London, England | Business | 1936 | | | | Lonnach, Myrtle Avenue, Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Private(?) | 1950 * | | | | 25, Woodside Place, Charing Cross, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1955 * | After 1970 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Begg | 11 May 1936 | For Associateship | | James McLachlan | 11 May 1936 | For Associateship | | John Ross McMillan | 11 May 1936 | For Associateship |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p148 | | Gregory, Neil | 2003 | Monro and Partners: shopping in Scotland with Marks and Spencer | | Architectural Heritage, Vol XIV, pp67-85 | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | ARIBA no 6047 (combined box 116) |
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