Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Arthur Cassells | Designation: | | Born: | 26 January 1904 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | George Arthur Cassells was born on 26 January 1904, the son of Alexander Armstrong Cassells, insurance agent, and his wife Agnes Morgan who had married in Cambridge in 1891. He attended classes at the School of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art from October 1922 until June 1929 when he received his diploma, passing the RIBA final exam in 1929. He spent three-and-a-half years with Harold Ogle Tarbolton as a pupil and a further one-and-a-half as a draughtsman. He was admitted ARIBA in 1930, his proposers being John Begg, Ernest Arthur Oliphant Auldjo Jamieson and James Alexander Arnott. His professional situation at that time is unclear but he was living at 1 Corstorphine Park Gardens, Corstorphine and was a member of the Council of the Edinburgh Architectural Association. By 1939-40 he had taken a salaried post in the City Architect's Office. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 1, Corstorphine Park Gardens, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1930 or 1931 * | | | | City Architect's Department, High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1939 * | | | | 40, Craigleith Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private(?) | 1950 * | After 1957 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | c. 1924(?) | c. 1928(?) | Apprentice | | | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | c. 1928(?) | c. 1930(?) | Draughtsman | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
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 | | | Thomson and Allan's Ironworks | Dumfries? | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | | | 1959 | Baptist Church | Girvan | | | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | 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 no4456 (combined box 15) |
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