Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Girtrig Young | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1885 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | John Girtrig Young was born c.1885, probably in Alloa, and apprenticed to George Alexander Kerr & William McCulloch of Alloa in 1901-05. During that period he attended classes at Alloa School of Art and Science. He then moved to London as an improver first with Macintosh & Newman, then with Dawborn Young and finally Findlay & Co (of Victoria Street Westminster), attending the LCC School of Art and Crafts. In 1908 he returned to Glasgow as assistant to William McNicol Whyte, enabling him to study under Eugène Bourdon at the Glasgow School of Architecture. He passed the qualifying exam in 1909 and was admitted ARIBA on 29 November that year, his proposers being John Campbell Turner Murray of London, William Thomas Oldrieve and Robert Stodart Lorimer. Oldrieve had engaged him as an assistant in the Edinburgh Office of Works which is given as his business address in 1909. His home address was given as Ashburn, Alloa.
By 1931 he had emigrated to Kingston, Jamaica where he was working in the Public Works Department. In 1939-40 he was in the office in Manderville, Jamaica. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Ashburn, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | Private | 1909 * | | | | Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies | Private | 1930 or 1931 * | | | | Manderville, Jamaica, West Indies | Business | 1939 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA ProposersRIBA ProposalsThis proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | James Cumming Wynnes | 30 January 1911 | for Licentiateship |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1908 | Stadium | Shepherd's Bush | | London | England | As assistant, superintended the steelwork construction at the stadium | | 1914 | Ramornie | Ellon | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A v19 no 2035 |
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