Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Melville Crum Brown | | Designation: | | | Born: | 28 December 1925 | | Died: | 28 August 1955 | | Bio Notes: | Melville Crum Brown was born in Glasgow on 28 December 1925, the son of Thomas Mair Brown, salt manufacturer, and his his wife Anne Stevenson Crum. He studied at the Glasgow School of Architecture where he won a Bellahouston Travelling Scholarship enabling him to study architecture and interior design in Sweden. He was admitted ARIBA in 1950.
After working in several offices as an architectural assistant, Brown obtained a place in Basil Spence’s Edinburgh office. There he worked on the earlier stages of the Sea and Ships Pavilion at the Festival of Britain, and after the London office was opened and the project transferred there, he worked on the Festival Exhibition at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow.
In August 1953 Brown joined the staff of the Harlow Development Corporation but in January of the following year he went to Sweden to work in the office of Sven Ahlbom for six months. His RIBA obituary does not give any indication of where he spent the last months of his life. However he died in Upsala at 17 Tenngaten Vasteres on 28 August 1955 suggesting he was in Sweden during this period. He had been attending the Akademisca Sjukhuset in Upsala.
| Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Edinburgh, Scotland | | | | | | London, England | Business | | | | | Harllow, Hertfordshire, England | | | | | | 17, Tenngaten Vasteres, Upsala, Sweden | Private | | 1955 | | | Lynton/51, Strathmore Avenue, Ralston, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | 1950 * | | | | Glencairn/52, Queen's Park Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1953 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | c. 1950 | | Assistant | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The 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 | | | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this : | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | August 1955 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
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