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CLAYTON, WILLIAM GERATY
- Born: 1872 Died: 1946
Architect, of Dublin. William Geraty Clayton, second son of WILLIAM JAMES CLAYTON and his wife Ida Mary (née Lee), was born in Dublin on 25 September 1872.(1) His father's teacher and friend, WILLIAM GERATY , was his godfather. After serving his pupillage in the office of WILLIAM MANSFIELD MITCHELL ,(2) he worked in the office of WILLIAM HENRY BYRNE & amp; SON for fifteen years before setting up in practice on his own.(3) In 1917 with WILLIAM SEDGWICK KEATINGE he won the competition for designing premises for the National University of Ireland in Upper Mount Street, Dublin.(4) The following year, apparently because of fears for his eyesight and a falling away of business after the First World War, he gave up architecture and bought a farm at Kilteel, Co. Kildare.
William Geraty Clayton died in 1946. He had married Gertrude Mary (neé O'Connor) on 29 September 1914 and had five children, Dermot Thomas (1915-1932), Mary Ida (b. 1919), Helen Gertrude (b. 1921), Jessie (b. 1923) and Dorothy (1919-1998).(5)
RIAI: proposed for membership 7 October 1895 by William Mansfield Mitchell, seconded by ALBERT EDWARD MURRAY and JAMES RAWSON CARROLL ;(6) elected 2 December 1895;(7) resigned during session 1919-1920.(8)
Addresses:(9) Work: 12 Leinster Street, <=1915 until >=1917.
Home: Beverston, Rathmines, 1895-1897; Kimmage Manor, Terenure, 1900; Kilmacud House, Stillorgan, 1901-1903; Kimmage Manor, Terenure, 1904-1911; Cheeverstown House, Clondalkin, Co. Dublin, 1911; Oswestry, Westfield Road, Harold's Cross, 1915-1918; Rathbane, Kilteel, Co. Kildare, 1918 until death.
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References
(1) http://www.irishgenealogy.ie.
(2) IAA, RIAI office archives (Acc. 93/136), membership forms 1878-1909 (extremely fragile).
(3) Building News 114, 13 Feb 1918, 122.
(4) IB 60, 16 Feb 1918, 85.
(5) Information from Geraty's grandson, Brendan Jennings, Jan 2012.
(6) RIAI council meeting minutes 7 Oct,2 Dec 1895, 324,326.
(7) RIAI annual general meeting minutes 14 Dec 1895, ?317.
(8) JRIAI (1920), 4.
(9) From Thom's Directories, RIAI membership lists. and information from Brendan Jennings, as above.
4 work entries listed in chronological order for CLAYTON, WILLIAM GERATY
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| Building: | CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, TERENURE ROAD EAST, ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH (RC) |
| Date: | 1898p |
| Nature: | Original phase designed by WGC while working for W.H. Byrne & Son. |
| Refs: | Information from Brendan Jennings, grandson of WGC. |
| Building: | CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, HALSTON STREET, ST MICHAN'S CHURCH (RC) |
| Date: | 1916 |
| Nature: | Alterations |
| Refs: | IB 58, 10 Jun 1916, 259 |
| Building: | CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, HENRY STREET, NO. 027 (MCDOWELL BROS.) |
| Date: | 1916-1917 |
| Nature: | Reconstruction of destroyed premises, including erection of temporary premises |
| Refs: | IB 58, 10 Jun 1916, 259; 59, 29 Sep 1917, 493 |
| Building: | CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, MOUNT STREET UPPER, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OFFICES (PROPOSED) |
| Date: | 1918 |
| Nature: | With W. Sedgwick Keatinge won competition for designing new NUI offices |
| Refs: | IB 59, 8 Dec 1917, 620; 60, 16 Feb,2 Mar 1918, 82,116 (illus.); Building News 113, 12 Dec 1917, 476; 114, 13,20 Feb 1918, 121-2(illus.),155(illus.); Builder 114, 22 Feb 1918, ? |