Basic Biographical Details Name: | Hugh McMaster | Designation: | | Born: | 9 May 1909 | Died: | 23 February 1986 | Bio Notes: | Hugh McMaster was born on 9 May 1909. He was articled to Ninian MacWhannell. He took the certificate course at Glasgow School of Art, attending evening classes while working in McWhannell's office during the day. He was exempted from the RIBA Intermediate Exam. His permanent address was Lomond Bank, Argyll Park, Alexandria in 1939. He was as Associate of the Glasgow Institute of Architects at that date. By 1940, the date of his admission to the RIBA proposed by Leonard Causer (?), William Aitken Thomson and J R White (?), he had experience of private offices, one in Glasgow (presumably that of Ninian MacWhannell) one in Newcastle and the Education Office in Northallerton.
McMaster remained in England and at the time of his death on 23 February 1986 was living in Sale, Cheshire. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 3, Westmorland Road, Sale, Cheshire, England | Business | | 1986 | | | Lomond Bank, Argyll Park, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Business | 1939 * | | | | c/o Borland/9, Hambleton Avenue, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England | Private | 1940 * | | |
* 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 | | Ninian Macwhannell | August 1927 | | Apprentice | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | William Aitken Thomson | 16 April 1940 | Associateship |
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 | |
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 | | Research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7546 (Combined Box 195) |
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