Jeffrey Rowbotham
{{Short description|Scottish architect}}
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Jeffrey Rowbotham, ARIBA (23 August 1920 – 1 March 1984) was a Scottish architect.
Life
From February to August 1939, Rowbotham was an apprentice for James M Monro & Son. In September 1939, he started a diploma course at Glasgow School of Art. From June 1941 to September 1943 he continued working as an apprentice this time for Thomas Smith Cordiner.{{cite web|title= Jeffrey Rowbotham |url= http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=403517 |website= Dictionary of Scottish Architects; Biography Report; Basic Biographical Details|publisher=Scottish Architects|date = 2016|access-date = 20 June 2021}} In 1945, he was awarded his diploma and passed the professional practice exam. Around this time he joined the Clyde Valley Regional Planning Advisory Committee. In 1946, he was elected ARIBA, his proposers being William James Smith, Patrick Abercrombie and Alexander Wright. In 1971, he became County Planning officer for Lancashire County Council after the retirement of Udolphus Aylmer Coates.{{Cite web|date=|title=Town and Country Planning - Volumes 39-40 Page 380 |url= https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Jeffrey+Rowbotham+becomes+Lancashire+County+Planning+Officer&safe=strict&biw=1300&bih=1559&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1900%2Ccd_max%3A1999%2Cbkt%3Ab&tbm=bks&ei=2SDPYN_LF86djLsP39qveA&oq=Jeffrey+Rowbotham+becomes+Lancashire+County+Planning+Officer&gs_l=psy-ab.4...14439.15427.1.17025.2.1.1.0.0.0.63.63.1.1.0....0...1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.40kYnHzkc5Q |url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 June 2021|website=Google Books}} He retired in 1983 and died a year later.
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Category:Architects from Glasgow
Category:Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art
Category:20th-century Scottish architects
Category:Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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