Basic Biographical Details Name: | Mitchell Crichton Kay | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Mitchell Crichton Kay was probably a native of Dundee. He was articled to Mills & Shepherd in 1901 (or possibly later) and during this period attended classes at Dundee Technical Institute and School of Art. He then moved to become an assistant in the office of James Thomson, City Architect of Dundee. In February 1914 he moved to Wakefield and took a post as assistant with Richardson & Son in Wakefield and later with William Bell whom he presumably had met when the latter worked in the City Architect's office in Dundee. He was elected ARIBA in mid-1920, his proposers being John Donald Mills, William Fleming Wilkie and Thomas Hill Thoms. No further information is yet known. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Dundee, Scotland | Private/business | 1901 | 1914 | | | 42, College Grove Road, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | Private | 1919 * | | | | 62, Westgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | Business | 1919 * | | Address of William Bell |
* 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 | | Mills & Shepherd | 1901(?) | c. 1906 | Apprentice | | | James Thomson | After 1907(?) | 1914 | Assistant | | | George W Richardson | February 1914 | November 1914 | Assistant | | | William Bell | After 1914 | | Assistant | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no3003 (microfilm reel 24) |
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