Basic Biographical Details Name: | Clark Fyfe | Designation: | | Born: | 28 May 1914 | Died: | 23 October 2005 | Bio Notes: | Clark Fyfe was born in Wishaw on 28 May 1914, the son of William Simpson Fyfe, engine fitter, and his wife Mary Michie. From 1929 he was articled to John Steel and, after completing his five years spell, he took a post (in April 1935) as junior architect with the Miners' Welfare Commission in London.
In 1936 he returned to Glasgow as senior assistant with J M Monro & Son. In 1937 he was assistant with the County Borough of Bolton but came back to Scotland again the following year and worked as an assistant in the practice of James Carrick in Ayr. Again his stay was brief and in 1939 with the onset of war, he took a post with Stirling & Clackmannan ARP Joint Authority, based in Stirling. In 1940 he gave his address as 971 Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow. He shared this with his wife, Grace Dawson Mitchell who was also an architect. His Nomination Paper indicates that he had spent four years as a student at Glasgow School of Architecture but as there is no gap in his CV, his studies must have been done part-time. He sat his final exams in Town Planning in July 1942.
Fyfe was elected ARIBA in 1942 and FRIAS in 1958. He had a spell with Motherwell Burgh Architect's Department in the early 1950s. Sometime after 1964, he was County Architect for Ayrshire. He had applied for the post of Director of Architecture at Strathclyde but was not successful. The Ayrshire post (later Kilmarnock & Doune Dictrict Council) was clearly not Fyfe's first choice. Rob Close who worked for Kilmarnock & Doune District Council in the late 1970s remembers he 'hardly ever came out of his office'.
Fyfe retired about 1979 and died aged 91 at Belhaven Nursing Home in Troon on 23 October 2005. His wife had predeceased him. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 1, Crosbie Court, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | | 2005 | | | ARP Offices, Spittal Street, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland | Business | 1939 | After 1942 | | | 971, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1950 * | | | | Corporation Chambers, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1953 * | | | | 179, Manse Road, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1958 | After 1964 | | | 1, Craigend Road, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1970 | c. 1979 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1964 | The RIBA Kalendar 1963-64 | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 9 January 1953 | | | p108 | | Builder | 23 October 1953 | | | p640 | | Builder | 20 November 1953 | | | p814 | | Builder | 28 April 1961 | | | 'Glasgow Institute of Architects' p829 - appointed as member of council along with J A Kirkwood, N R Johnston, J A Coia and W H Sanders | | Builder | 17 January 1964 | | | p164 | | Motherwell Times | 19 April 1935 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Rob Close | Information via 'Contact Us' on website | | Sent November 2014. | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no 8097 (Combined Box 202) |
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