Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Murie Henderson | Designation: | | Born: | 3 December 1913 | Died: | 27 February 1950 | Bio Notes: | James Murie Henderson was born on 3 December 1913 and was articled to Launcelot Hugh Ross from 1932 to 1936, studying at the Glasgow School of Architecture. On completion of his apprenticeship he secured a post as assistant in the office of Cullen, Lochhead & Brown, meanwhile continuing his GSA studies with a two-year post-certificate course. In 1938 he moved to the office of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen as assistant. He was still there when he applied for Associateship of the ARIBA, for which he was admitted on 7 January 1941, his proposers being Lockhart W Hutson, T Harold Hughes and James Lochhead, who described him as a 'diligent student'.
His appointment in Rutherglen ended when he was called up for military service. In the early years of the Second World War he served as a pilot in the RAFVR, but he was discharged on medical grounds c.1942 and was immediately appointed chief architect to Rolls Royce Ltd for their Glasgow factory. When it was completed he was recalled by Rutherglen to take over its town planning surveys, work which led to his appointment in 1944 as County Architect and Planning Officer to Caithness County Council. There he was responsible for starting, equipping and staffing the office, and according to his obituary he 'did much to revive the local flagstone industry. Recognizing its value as a building material, he used it in his housing schemes for roofing and for tiled fireplaces and other interior works.' Beyond his professional interests he was also involved in youth work, and was Adjutant of an ATC Squadron.
Henderson left Caithness County Council in 1946 to take up an appointment in Trinidad, and it was there that he died in a tragic bathing accident on 27 February 1950, at the age of thirty-seven. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Royal Burgh Office, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1938 | 1940 or 1941 | | | Haugh Cottage, Bothwellhaugh, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | 1939 * | | | | West View/11, Glasgow Road, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | 1940 * | | | | Caithness, Scotland | Business | 1944 | 1946 | | | Trinidad | Private/business | 1946 | 1950 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
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 | | c. 1942 | Rolls Royce Factory | Hillington | | Glasgow | Scotland | Taken on as chief architect for completion of factory, which had apparently been designed by W A Phillips |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | March 1950 | v57 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p203 - obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe 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 | | Additional research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7729 (combined box 198) |
|