Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Ramsay Wark | Designation: | | Born: | 8 May 1914 | Died: | 23 August 1995 | Bio Notes: | William Ramsay Wark was born on 8 May 1914, the son of William Wark, master plumber, and his wife Agnes Ramsay. He enrolled in Building Construction classes at Kilmarnock Technical College in 1930 and moved on to the five-year certificate course in architecture at Glasgow School of Art in 1932. In 1937-38 he took classes in reinforced concrete design at the Royal Technical College. During the same period from 1930 he served his articles with Ayr County Architect's Department staying on for a further three years after the completion of his articles from 1935-38 as assistant. In 1939 he moved to become a seior architectural and town planning assistant in the Burgh Surveyor's office in Kilmarnock,
The years 1940-44 were spent serving with HM Forces. In the latter year he returned to his previous post in Kilmarnock. He sat the RIBA Special Final Exam in December 1946 and was elected ARIBA in 1947, proposed by Gabriel Steel, Professor William James Smith and Jack Coia. By 1950 he had moved to Inverness. He appears to have been appointed Banff County Architect by 1952. In 1963 he was County Architect and Planning Officer, Westmorland in which post he remained at least until the mid-1970s when through Government reorganisation he became Director of Architecture. He had retired by 1979. At the time of his resignation from the RIBA he was living in Carlisle.
He died on 23 August 1995 at the Royal Infirmary in Perth, though his home was still in Carlisle. He was survived by his wife Margaret Addie Stuart Stobie. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 46, McLelland Drive, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1939 * | | | | 62, Culduthel Road, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1950 * | | | | County Chambers, Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland | | 1952 * | 1953 | As County Architect | | Greystead/62, Longlands Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, England | Private | 1979 * | 1995 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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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 | | 1952 | Housing, Gardenstown | Gardenstown | | Banffshire | Scotland | 34 new houses | | 1952 | Housing, Macduff | Macduff | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | As Banffshire County Architect | | 1952 | School, Cullen | Cullen | | | Scotland | To prepare plans | | 1952 | School, Glenrinnes | near Keith | | | Scotland | As County Architect (presumably for Banffshire) | | 1953 | Old People's Home, Buckie | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | Old people's home | | 13 November 1953 | School, Cullen | Cullen | | | Scotland | To prepare plans (same scheme as Feb '52?) | | 20 November 1953 | New Public School, Glenrinnes | Glenrinnes | | Banffshire | Scotland | To prepare plans for new school | | 20 November 1953 | New Public School, Macduff | Macduff | | Banffshire | Scotland | To prepare plans for new school | | 27 November 1953 | Public School, Dunlugas | Dunlugas | | Banffshire | Scotland | To prepare plans for new school | | 27 November 1953 | Public School, Keith | Keith | | Banffshire | Scotland | To prepare plans for new school | | 4 December 1953 | New Public School, Netherdale | Netherdale | | Banffshire | Scotland | To prepare plans for new school | | 4 December 1953 | New Public School, Whitehills | Whitehills | | Banffshire | Scotland | To prepare plans for new school | | 1955 | Protestant School | Glenrinnes | | Banffshire | 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 | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1 February 1952 | | | p205 | | Builder | 15 February 1952 | | | p276 | | Builder | 16 May 1952 | | | p756 | | Builder | 25 July 1952 | | | p148 | | Builder | 22 May 1953 | | | p812 | | Builder | 13 November 1953 | | | p764 | | Builder | 20 November 1953 | | | p814 | | Builder | 27 November 1953 | | | p862 | | Builder | 4 December 1953 | | | p903 | | Builder | 7 January 1955 | | | p36 |
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 no9008 (Combined Box 221) |
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