Basic Biographical Details Name: | John George Drysdale Henderson | Designation: | | Born: | 27 February 1914 | Died: | 1970 | Bio Notes: | John George Drysdale Henderson was born on 27 February 1914 and attended day classes at Glasgow School of Architecture from September 1933 to June 1938. He spent the summers of 1934, 1935 and 1936 in the office of John Thompson King, and the latter half of the years 1937 and 1938 in that of James Miller & Son. By that time he had travelled to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Finland (all in 1928), Switzerland (in 1937 and 1938), France (1937) and Belgium (1938). He passed the qualifying exam in July 1938 and was admitted ARIBA on 9 January 1939, his proposers being Miller, Alexander Nisbet Paterson and Thomas Harold Hughes. He was also an Associate of the Glasgow Institute of Architects.
After the Second World War Henderson continued to work with the same firm, which was by then known as Miller, Son & Manson; James Miller had retired on the death of his son George in 1940. Between 1948 and 1953 he was in the practice's London office. He subsequently moved to Hoe House, Peaslake, Surrey where he worked in partnership with ___Day and ___England as Henderson Day & England.
Outwith his professional life Henderson was well-know as a yachting historian and administrator. He was introduced to sailing by his father in 1924 to the one-designed Gareloch class yacht, Iris. He went on to be part-owner of more than one vessel, he was most noted for his restoration to native waters in 1955 of all 16 Gareloch yachts. He also owned a sailed a series of Merlin-Rocket dinghies at the Tamesis Club of which he was a committee member. He also served on the council and committees of the Royal Yachting Association for many years and was instrumental in collecting and preserving the historial records of yachting. He also was involved with the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association.
Henderson died at his home Hoe House, Peaslake, Surrey in early August 1970, survived by his wife, stepson and two daughters. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Glenfeulan, Shandon, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Private/business | Before 1938 | After 1939 | NB: not Glenfenlan (this is printed in error in some sources) | | 45, Albert Court, Kensington Gore, London, England | Business | Before 1948 * | After 1952 | | | Hoe House, Peaslake, Surrey, England | Private/business(?) | Before 1953 | 1970 | |
* 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 Thomson King | 1934 | 1936 | Assistant | Summers only | | James Miller & Son | 1937 | After 1938 | Assistant | Second half of years only | | Miller, Son & Manson | Before 1948 | After 1950 | | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | 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 | | | RIBA | 1957 | The RIBA Kalendar 1957-1958 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Glasgow Herald | 15 August 1970 | | | p3 Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7016 (combined box 170) |
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