Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Irving Hunter | Designation: | | Born: | 4 December 1912 | Died: | 4 October 1971 | Bio Notes: | George Irving Hunter was born on 4 December 1912, the son of James Hunter, farmer and his wife Agnes Henderson. He studied architecture from 1932 at Glasgow School of Art and was awarded the diploma in architecture. He admitted ARIBA in 1938 proposed by Thomas Harold Hughes, Norman Aitken Dick and William J Miller. He had gained experience in various architects' offices, very likely with Sir John Burnet & Partners, judging by his proposers. He then moved to London to a post with HM Office of Works. By 1950 he had moved to the Ministry of Works in Glasgow and by 1963 he was resident in Edinburgh, suggesting he worked for the Edinburgh branch of HM Office of Works. In retirement he moved to Ayr.
Hunter died of a brain tumour on 4 October 1971 at Heathfield Hospital, Ayr, survived by his wife, Lydia Irene Guinn and his son. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 44, Bulstrode Avenue, Houston, Middlessex, England | Private | 1938 | | | | 53, Queen's Square, London, England | Business(?) | August 1938 | | | | 16, Gordon Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1950 * | | | | 40, Woodhall Bank , Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | c. 1964 | | | | 7, Craigston Avenue, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1970 * | | |
* 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 | | | |
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 no 6928 (Combined Box 166) |
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