Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Nisbet Lockerbie | Designation: | | Born: | 9 April 1911 | Died: | 21 May 1992 | Bio Notes: | James Nisbet Lockerbie was born on 9 April 1911, the son of James Blackley Lockerbie, surgeon, and his wife, Ina Jessie Anderson Nisbet. He attended day classes at Edinburgh College of Art from 1928 to 1929 before commencing a five-year apprenticeship to Thomas Aikman Swan. Throughout his apprenticeship he continued to study part-time at the College of Art and Heriot-Watt College. In 1935 he joined H M Office of Works, Edinburgh as an assistant, and he remained there until 1940 when he joined the RAF. By that time he had been admitted an Associate of the Edinburgh Architectural Association.
At the end of the war he returned to the same office, by then known as the Ministry of Works, as principal assistant. He passed the special RIBA final in 1947 and was admitted ARIBA in that year. In 1950 he was appointed senior assistant architect to the Scottish Special Housing Association, and in the same year commenced practice in Edinburgh as Goddard & Lockerbie, Goddard presumably being Frederick Walter Goddard. Only a year later he emigrated to Singapore where he worked initially as senior assistant to W Irving Watson, City Architect and Building Surveyor. He succeeded Watson when the latter went into private practice, and retained the post until at least 1961. He was elevated to FRIBA on 6 February 1962, proposed by Watson, Francis Morrison Howie and James Kirkwood.
He returned to Edinburgh on his retirement, and resigned from the RIBA in December 1974. By 1976 he had moved to Haddington, where he died suddenly at Roodlands Hospital on 21 May 1992; a memorial service was held at Warriston Crematorium on 5 June. He left a widow, Margaret Horne Allan, and several children and grandchildren. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 6, House o' Hill Crescent, Blackhall, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1939 * | | | | Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | Before 1950 | 1951 | | | 12, Adam Park, Singapore, Singapore | Private | Before 1961 | After 1962 | | | 2, Barntongate Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1974 * | | | | Kildarroch, Tweedale Avenue, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | 1976 * | 1992 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | | 1950 or 1951 | Housing layouts | Linlithgow | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1950 or 1951 | Housing layouts | Port Seton | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1950 or 1951 | Housing layouts | Newtongrange | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | 1950 or 1951 | Housing layouts | Dalkeith | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | 1950 or 1951 | Housing layouts | Penicuik | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | 1950 or 1951 | Housing layouts | Bo'ness / Borrowstouness | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1950 or 1951 | Housing layouts | Bathgate | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
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 | | | 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 | | A no9329; F no5553 (combined box 87) |
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