Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Rutherford | Designation: | | Born: | 16 April 1920 | Died: | 6 July 1996 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Rutherford was born on 16 April 1920, the son of Henry Rutherford accountant and his wife, Elizabeth Turner. He was the nephew of Thomas Rutherford, architect, Dunfermline (b.1882). He served his articles in his uncle's office but was called up in 1940 and served with the 8th Army, 44th Royal Tank Regiment in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He married Robin Leitch in 1945. The year after he enrolled at Edinburgh College of Art where he won the third year medal for best student. After qualifying, he joined Fife County Council Architects's Department, being promoted in due course to chief assistant in charge of the schools section and of research, development and maintenance in Fife Region. Throughout his working life he was involved with school design and his last design, Lynebank School for severely disabled children won the 1980 Education School Design Award.
Rutherford was 'a very practical architect with a detailed knowledge and understanding of building construction, structures and building services', skills demonstrated in his school buildings and his own house which he designed for himself.
He died on 6 July 1996, survived by his wife Robina Leitch Japp, a retired accounting machine operator and his son Henry Roan Rutherford, also an architect in Ayrshire, his daughter Alexa, an artist and illustrator and four grandchildren. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Primrose Bank/324, Main Street, Kelty, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1946 * | 1959 | Rented property | | 14, Montrave Avenue, Cupar, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1959 | 1967 | This was rented property | | Tara, Millbank, Cupar, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1967 | 1996 | Built for himself |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIAS Newsletter | August 1996 | v7, no6 | | Death notice | | RIAS Newsletter | October 1996 | v7, no8 | | Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Roan Rutherford | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent July 2011 | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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