Basic Biographical Details Name: | (Miss) Janet Craig Stewart Gilfillan | Designation: | | Born: | 5 April 1915 | Died: | 3 March 1992 | Bio Notes: | Janet Craig Stewart Gilfillan was born on 5 April 1915, the daughter of James Graham Gilfillan, marble and tile contractor and his wife Margaret Armour Craig. She took the diploma course at the Glasgow School of Architecture from September 1934, spending her summer vacations the following three years in the office of J & J A Carrick of Ayr. From September 1937 to July 1938 she worked for J B Wilson Son & Honeyman in Glasgow. She passed the final exam in Glasgow and was admitted ARIBA on 22 April 1941, her proposers being T Harold Hughes, William Ross and William J Smith. She does not appear in directories after 1954.
At the time of her death in the Links Nursing Home, Prestwick (which was her usual address) on 8 March 1992 she is described as 'retired architect', suggesting she continued to practise until her retirement. She never married. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 3, Bowmont Terrace, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1941 * | | | | 8, Ruthven Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1950 * | After 1954 | |
* 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 | | J & J A Carrick | June 1935 | September 1935 | Apprentice(?) | holiday work during diploma studies | | J & J A Carrick | June 1936 | September 1936 | Apprentice(?) | holiday work during diploma studies | | J & J A Carrick | June 1937 | September 1937 | Apprentice(?) | | | John B Wilson, Son & Honeyman | September 1937 | July 1938 | Assistant(?) | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
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 | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7846 (combined box 199) |
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