Basic Biographical Details Name: | Charles Fell Duncan | Designation: | | Born: | 16 August 1895 | Died: | 13 February 1960 | Bio Notes: | Charles Fell Duncan was born in Howrah, Calcutta, India on 16 August 1895, the son of Charles Melville Duncan, executive in H___ Works, and his wife Margaret Fell. He studied at Dundee Technical College from 1913-16 and he served his articles during part of this time in the office of H & F Thomson, remaining as a junior assistant to Frank Thomson from 1919-21. From 1921-22 he worked with a firm of pineapple growers, Baldwin Packers at Honolua Ranch, Honokohau, Manui, Hawaii and undertook a survey of Honokohau. He returned to Scotland in the latter year and took a post as assistant with Grant & Henderson architects and surveyors in Blairgowrie. The years 1923-24 were spent in the office of James Money in Glasgow but in 1924 he moved again to a similar post with Roberts & Hume in Bathgate.
In 1926 he moved to London to a position as architectural assistant in HM Office of Works in Westminster but in 1928 moved to the Architects Department with London County Council as technical assistant. In 1932 he spent a few months as assistant to Owen Keith Beattie whose office was in Piccadilly but moved later that year to W R Hindmarsh & Co. In 1933 he has a short term post with G S N Stone and then in 1934 moved back to the London County Council again as a technical assistant. He remained with the LCC until at least 1947 in which year he was elected LRIBA proposed by R Wilson, Edwin Williams and G Wells Horne. He was elected ARIAS in 1959.
By the mid-1950s he had returned to Scotland and had a post in the Burgh Surveyor's Office in Perth.
He was living in Scotland at the time of his death in the Hospital at Bridge of Earn on 13 February 1960. He was survived by his wife Margaret Gibson and their son.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 54, Fairies Road, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1959 | After 1960 | |
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | G Wells Horne | 24 June 1947 | For Licentiateship | | Edwin L Williamson | 24 June 1947 | For Licentiateship | | R Wilson | 24 June 1947 | For Licentiateship |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1955 | Kalendar 1954-1955 | | | |
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 | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L 6111 (Combined Box 120) |
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