Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1831 |
| Died: | 3 November 1903 |
| Bio Notes: | Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales was born in 1831 in Belford, Northumberland, and was educated in Jedburgh. He commenced his architectural training in 1849 but emigrated to Australia in 1854 to prospect for gold. Meeting with little success, he moved to New Zealand in 1861 and in the following year entered the office of Mason & Clayton in Dunedin as an assistant. After five years he left to work as a superintendent of works for the Government of New Zealand, commencing practice as a principal in 1871 when his former employer William Mason took him into partnership as Mason & Wales. He continued the practice after Mason's retirement in 1875 and in 1892 took his own son, Patrick Young Wales, into partnership, the firm's title remaining unchanged. Nathaniel Wales was an MP and was appointed Mayor of Dunedin in 1895. He died on 3 November 1903. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Roxburghshire/Northumberland, Scotland(?) | Private | 1849 | 1854 | Place of training - uncertain |
| Australia | Private/business | 1854 | 1861 | |
| Dunedin, New Zealand | Business | 1861 or 1862 | After 1895 | |
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Mason & Clayton | 1862 | 1867 | Assistant | |
| Mason & Wales | 1871 | 1875 | Partner | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| George Lethbridge | 3 June 1901 | for Fellowship |
| Joseph Clarkson Maddison | 3 June 1901 | for Fellowship |
| Thomas Turnbull | 3 June 1901 | for Fellowship |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder Illustrations Index | Builder Illustrations Index | ||||
| Knight, Hardwicke and Wales, Niel | 1988 | Buildings of Dunedin: an illustrated architectural guide to New Zealand's Victorian City | New Zealand: John McIndoe | ||
| Stacpole, John | 1971 | William Mason: the first New Zealand architect | New Zealand: Auckland University Press | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA Journal | 19 December 1903 | v11 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p116 - obituary |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | F v14 p1 no851 (microfilm reel 11) | |