Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Taylor | Designation: | | Born: | 1884 | Died: | March 1942 | Bio Notes: | John Taylor was born c.1885 and was articled to James Thomson of Bo'ness. He served as a dispatch rider during World War I. He established his practice in 1919 and in the 1920s and 1930s he practised on his own account in Bo'ness, gaining automatic admittance as LRIBA on 14 January 1926, without the need for proposers, indicating that he was at least 30 years old and had been an assistant or assistant and principal for ten years, or a principal for seven years. By 1926 he was also a Fellow of Institute of Architects (Scotland).
He worked with Matthew Steele in some kind of partnership in the 1930s and together they carried out several municipal and county housing schemes together. He was architect to the Bo'ness Co-operative Society and contiinued to practise in Bo'ness until his death in his fifty-eighth year in March 1942. Follwing his death his business was put up for sale.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 1, Market Street, Bo'ness / Borrowstouness, West Lothian, Scotland | Private | Before 1926 | 1939 or after 1940 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | James Thomson | c. 1900 | c. 1905 | Apprentice | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | p288 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 27 March 1942 | | | Obituary p284 | | Scotsman | 2 March 1942 | | | Obituary p3 | | Scotsman | 27 March 1942 | | | p6 Advertisement for sale of business. |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no3234 (microfilm reel 36) |
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