Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Simpson Conway | Designation: | | Born: | 23 April 1907 | Died: | 6 June 1980(?) | Bio Notes: | James Simpson Conway was born on 23 April 1907 and was articled to John Wittet of Elgin in July 1923. He studied full-time at Aberdeen School of Architecture from September 1925 until June 1928, passing the qualifying exam in July of the latter year. That September he moved to Maidstone to work for the Kent Education Committee, and he was admitted ARIBA at the end of the year, his proposers being Wittet and Wilfred Harold Robinson.
By the early 1970s Conway was working in London for the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. His home address was in Tunbridge Wells and he died there in June 1980, leaving his wife Hilda living at 20 Broadwater Down. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 20, Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | Private | | 1982 | | | Queensgate South, London Road, Maidstone, Kent, England | Private | 1928 * | | | | Kent Education Committee, Sessions House, Maidstone, Kent, England | Business | 1928 * | | |
* 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 | | John Wittet | July 1923 | August 1925 | Apprentice | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | (Major) Wilfred Harold Robinson | Late 1928 | for Associateship | | John Wittet | Late 1928 | for Associateship |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no4232 (combined box 2) | | School of Architecture, Garthdee, Aberdeen, RGIT: former pupils, 1937-1970 | Galletly, James | | |
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