Basic Biographical Details Name: | James William Davies Kelly | Designation: | | Born: | 22 June 1901 | Died: | Mid 1982 | Bio Notes: | James William Davies Kelly was born in 1901. He was articled to J M Dick Peddie from 1915 until 1920 and remained with the practice of Dick Peddie & Walker Todd as as assistant thereafter. He attended classes at Edinburgh College of Art under George Washington Browne, and studied constructional steelwork at Heriot Watt College in 1920-21.
In March 1924 he moved as assistant to Tulloch & Fitzsimons in Belfast. In 1926 he moved again, emigrating to Argentina to take up a post as senior assistant to the Great Southern Railway in Buenos Aires. He left that post in November 1931, returning to Britain and taking up a post in March 1932 as senior assistant to the London Passenger Transport Board under Stanley A Heaps. From March 1941 he was in charge of all building works for the Board, including that relating to aircraft. He was a member of the Edinburgh Architectural Association in 1939-40 and at that time was living at 25 Chandos Road, Eastcote, Middlesex.
He left the Board in March 1945 to return to his former employer, J M Monro & Son, as a manager in their London and Glasgow offices. He was admitted LRIBA on 7 May the following year, his proposers being Stanley Heaps, Charles Ernest Monro and another (Thomas Bilbou?).
In 1971 his was living in Harrow. He died in mid-1982 (his death was registered between July and September) in Brent. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 25, Chandos Road, Eastcote, Middlesex, England | Private | Before 1939 | After 1946 | | | Hill Farm, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England | Business | 1946 * | | working for James M Monro & Son |
* 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 | | Stanley A Heaps | 7 May 1946 | for Licentiateship | | Charles Ernest Monro | 7 May 1946 | for Licentiateship |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no5894 (combined box 106) |
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