Basic Biographical Details Name: | Kenneth Ashmore Ramsden Purdom | Designation: | | Born: | 5 August 1924 | Died: | 23 March 1983 | Bio Notes: | Kenneth Ashmore Ramsden Purdom was born on 5 August 1924, the son of Reginald Ramsden Purdom, county assessor, and his wife Mary Teresa Mitchell. He studied at the School of Architecture, Dundee College of Art. He was admitted ARIBA in 1950 and ARIAS in 1962. He was a partner with the practice Cunningham Jack Fisher Purdom which was formed in the 1960s and of which John Colville Cunningham was the founding partner. By 1970 Purdom had been awarded the MBE. The practice later became the Jack Fisher Partnership.
Purdom died in Ninewells hospital, Dundee on 23 March 1983. He was survived by his wife Frances Jean Gibson Taylor. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Pilmour Cottage, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | c. 1948 | | | | Pilmuir Cottage, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1950 * | | | | 1, Dempster Terrace, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1962 | | | | Priormuir, Stravithie, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | c. 1964 | | | | 41, Hepburn Gardens, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1970 * | | |
* 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 | | Cunningham Jack Fisher Purdom | 1960s | 1980s | Architect | |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p563 | | RIBA | 1948 | The RIBA Kalendar 1948-1949 | | 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 | | RIBA Journal | July 1983 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Death note |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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