Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Joseph Berkeley Cubey | | Designation: | | | Born: | 2 May 1884 | | Died: | 1 July 1916 | | Bio Notes: | Joseph Berkeley Cubey was born on 2 May 1884 at 99 Hudson Street, Westoe, South Shields, County Durham. He was the seventh of eight children born to Thomas Cubey and Elizabeth Mary (née Banfield). Of his siblings, the first child of the eight did not survive infancy, and another died as a child.
Cubey was educated at South Shields Council School and was articled to James Walter Hanson from 1899 to 1905, remaining as assistant until 1906. In that year he moved to Newcastle where he joined John James Hill as assistant and attended Armstrong College. He left Hill later the same year to take a post in the office of Arthur Benjamin Plummer. He passed the qualifying exam in 1907 and was admitted ARIBA on 2 March the following year, his proposers being Plummer, Henry Clement Charlewood and William Glover. He subsequently practised in the Newcastle Land Valuation Office.
During the First World War Cubey served as a (temporary?) Captain in the 23rd (4th Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died whilst on active service in France on 1 July 1916 - the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in the Ovillers Military Cemetery, France. His death is also referred to on his parents' gravestone, in the Harton Cemetery, in South Shields. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 13, Osborne Avenue, South Shields, County Durham, England | Private | | | | | 17, Winchester Street, South Shields, County Durham, England | Private | 1891 * | | | | 13, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Business | 1908 * | | | | 25, Osborne Avenue, South Shields, County Durham, England | Private | Before 1908 | After 1914 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA Proposals| This proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Alexander Black | 27 February 1911 | for Licentiateship |
ReferencesBibliographic 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 | | | | | Scotland Census 1891 | 1891 | | | | | | Scotland Census 1901 | 1901 | | | | |
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 Mark Cubey, first cousin twice removed (email 12 October 2006) |
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