Basic Biographical Details Name: | Cecil Harry Friston Nimmo | Designation: | | Born: | 22 March 1897 | Died: | 19 May 1964 | Bio Notes: | Cecil Harry Friston Nimmo was born on 22 March 1897, the son of Robert Nimmo, master joiner, and his wife, Alexandra Augusta Friston. He was articled to A & W Black of Falkirk in September 1912. His apprenticeship was interrupted by war service with the Royal Engineers from January 1916 until late 1919, but he returned to the same office thereafter. His office experience was supplemented with continuation classes in maths and geometry from 1912 to 1913 and classes at Falkirk Science & Art School before and after the war. He returned to the same office in 1919, completing his apprenticeship and his studies in 1921 and remaining as assistant until 1942. During this period, in 1925 and 1926 he undertook short tours in Belgium, Holland, Germany and Norway, and in 1934 was admitted an Associate of the RIAS, subsequently holding office as chairman of the Associates section of the Stirling Chapter for a number of years.
From April 1942 until January 1943 he was employed by Wilson & Wilson of Falkirk as chief assistant and architect on site for a large prisoner-of-war camp, the location of which is unknown. In February 1943 he was appointed Technical Intelligence Officer for the Ministry of Home Security's Research and Experiments Department in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, where he was 'principally engaged on work of a secret nature'. He had transferred to the Glasgow office of the Ministry of Home Security by the time he was admitted LRIBA on 14 November 1944, his proposers being Alexander Nisbet Malcolm, John Ross McKay and Alfred Hugh Mottram. His permanent address remained at 10 Learmonth Street, Falkirk.
Nimmo died in the Infactious Diseases Hospital Falkirk until his death on 19 May 1974. He never married. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 10, Learmonth Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | Business | Before 1939 | 1974 | |
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 | | A & W Black | September 1912 | 1921 | Apprentice | With the exception of war service, January 1916 to late 1919 | | A & W Black | 1921 | Early 1942 | Assistant | | | Wilson & Wilson | April 1942 | January 1943 | Chief Assistant | | | Ministry of Home Security | February 1943 | After 1944 | | |
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 | | 1942 | Large Prisoner-of-War Camp | | | Stirlingshire? | Scotland | As chief assistant an architect on site for Wilson & Wilson |
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 | | L no5681 (combined box 94) |
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