Basic Biographical Details

Name: Gavin Strathearn Allan Lennox
Designation:  
Born: 8 October 1914
Died: Before 11 December 1974
Bio Notes: Gavin Strathearn Allan Lennox was born on 8 October 1914, the son of Glasgow architect Gavin Lennox and his wife Elizabeth Brough. He studied at Glasgow School of Architecture from September 1933. It is likely that he was apprenticed to his father but no evidence of this has been found. On 1 November 1937 he joined James Taylor Thomson & Partner as assistant, and he graduated BSc from Glasgow University in September 1938, remaining in the Thomson office until 31 December. In January 1939 he joined his father's office at 103 Bath Street, and he was admitted ARIBA on 6 March that year, his proposers being his father, his father's partner Daniel Walter MacMath, and William James Smith. He continued his father's practice for a short time after the latter's death on 30 July 1956, finally closing it in 1958. He later worked in Stirling County Architect's Department. He died some time before 11 December 1974

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3The Bield, Chryston, Lanarkshire, ScotlandPrivate1939 *After 1950 
Item 2 of 3103, Bath Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessJanuary 1939 In his father's office
Item 3 of 338, Berkeley Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1956 *  

* 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):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 4James Taylor Thomson & McCrea (or Thomson & Partner)1 November 193731 December 1938Assistant 
Item 2 of 4Lennox & MacMathJanuary 1939Before 1956Assistant 
Item 3 of 4Lennox & MacMathBefore 19561958Partner 
Item 4 of 4Stirling County Council Architects' Department1970s *   

* earliest date known from documented sources.

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 3Gavin Lennox6 March 1939for Associateship
Item 2 of 3Daniel Walter MacMath6 March 1939for Associateship
Item 3 of 3(Professor) William James Smith6 March 1939for Associateship

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIBA1950The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 2Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Research by Iain Paterson on Lennox's father Gavin Lennox
Item 2 of 2RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers A no7109 (combined box 174)