Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Watt | Designation: | | Born: | 8 July 1894 | Died: | 7 October 1969 | Bio Notes: | John Watt was born on 8 July 1894, the son of Alexander Watt, mining engineer and his wife, Barbara Fraser. He was articled to George Lennox Beattie of George Beattie & Son in 1909, studying at Edinburgh College of Art from 1910. On completing his apprenticeship in 1913 he joined Hippolyte Jean Blanc as assistant. His career was interrupted by military service from 1914 to 1919, but on his return he entered the office of James McLachlan, where he worked on Morningside Congregational Church and various business and other premises. He left in 1930 to take up an appointment as assistant in H M Office of Works under John Wilson Paterson, and commenced practice in Edinburgh on his own account a year later. After only three years, in 1934 he accepted the post of assistant at the Royal Infirmary, and he was still there when he was admitted LRIBA on 15 June 1943, his proposers being McLachlan, John Ross McKay, and B H Cuthbertson, the secretary of the Edinburgh Architectural Association, of which Watt was an Associate. His RIBA nomination papers state that he had travelled in Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Spain and North Africa.
Watt died on 7 October 1969 aged 75 at the City Hospital Edinburgh. He never married. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 25, Montpelier Park, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | Before 1931 | 1969 | | | Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1943 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Ross McKay | 15 June 1943 | | | James McLachlan | 15 June 1943 | |
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 | | 1925 | Morningside Congregational Church and Halls | Morningside | | Edinburgh | Scotland | As assistant to James McLachlan |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | 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 | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no5453 (combined box 80) |
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