Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Robertson Reid Grant |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 12 September 1905 |
| Died: | 1975 |
| Bio Notes: | Robertson Reid Grant was born on 12 September 1905 and was articled to J H Langlands of Dundee in December 1921, attending classes at Dundee Technical College from 1923 to 1926. In June 1927 he moved to London to work in the office of Stanley Gordon Jeeves, and whilst there continued his studies in 1930 and 1931 at London's Northern Polytechnic. By 1935 he had progressed to the level of senior assistant with Jeeves. In February 1936 he joined the Architect's Department of Middlesex County Council as an assistant, and he was still there the following year when he was admitted LRIBA on 6 December, his proposers being Stanley Gordon Jeeves, James John Sydney Naylor and Sydney Clough. In 1955 at the time of his election to FRIBA he had a post with the NW Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board. His proposers were G D Andrews, E A Stillman, and another (indeciperable). He died in Barnstaple between July and September 1975, survived by his wife. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 34, Buxton Drive, New Malden, Surrey, England | Private | 1937 * | After 1955 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| James Hendry Langlands (senior) | December 1921 | June 1927(?) | Apprentice | |
| Stanley Gordon Jeeves | June 1927 | February 1936(?) | Assistant(?) | |
| Middlesex County Council Architect's Department | February 1936 | After 1937 | Assistant | |
| North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board | 1955 * | Architect | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| C D Andrews | 5 April 1955 | For Fellowship |
| Sydney Clough | 6 December 1937 | for Licentiateship |
| Stanley Gordon Jeeves | 6 December 1937 | for Licentiateship |
| James John Sydney Naylor | 6 December 1937 | for Licentiateship |
| E A Stillman | 5 April 1955 | For Fellowship |
References
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | L no4632 (combined box 26); F no4968 (Combined Box 47) | |