Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Ritchie Wellwood | Designation: | | Born: | 26 August 1923 | Died: | 2 February 2019 | Bio Notes: | William Ritchie Wellwood was born In Edinburgh on 26 August 1923, the son of John Robert Spottiswood Wellwood and his wife Mary Anderson Slavert. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art and was admitted ARIBA in 1949 and ARIAS in 1952. About this time he had a post with the practice of Miller & Tulloch. At about that date he was living in Edinburgh at 1 Gladstone Terrace. He later worked for the Scottish Health Service, CSA Building Division. He remained with the organisation and was eventually in charge of the Edinburgh office. He was still in this post in 1979. He is not listed in 1987.
He moved to the Lake District after retirement. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 1, Gladstone Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private(?) | 1950 * | | | | 117, Greenbank Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1960 * | | | | 45, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1970 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposalsThis proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Iain Dewar Haig | 17 July 1968 | For Fellowship
His third proposer was Thomas Duncan but it is not clear who this was as there are several Thomas Duncans of the correct period. |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p28 Radiotherapeutic Institute, Edinburgh | | RIBA | 1948 | The RIBA Kalendar 1948-1949 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | | | RIBA | 1961 | Kalendar 1960-61 | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Richard Cassidy | Information given to Yvonne Hillyard | | | | Interview with Eric Davidson, 20 October 2010 | Information to Yvonne Hillyard | | |
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