Herbert Jackson | |
---|---|
Born | 25 June 1909 [1] |
Died | 1989 (age 89-90)
Warwickshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse |
Margaret Elizabeth Pearson
(
m. 1930) |
Awards | Saxon Snell Prize (1931) |
Herbert Jackson FRIBA FRTPI (25 June 1909 – 1989), known as "Jacko", [2] was a British architect and town planner, active in Birmingham and the Black Country, England, during and after World War II. He worked in the practice of Jackson & Edmonds, [3] and sometimes partnership with Thomas Alwyn Lloyd. [4]
Jackson was born in 1909, the son of John Herbert Jackson. He was educated at Handsworth Grammar School and Birmingham School of Architecture. [1] He was awarded the Saxon Snell Prize in 1931, the same year he went into private practise. [3]
With Patrick Abercrombie, in 1948 he authored The West Midlands Plan and the North Staffordshire Plan, each commissioned by the Minister for Town and Country Planning. [4] [5] He was President of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) from 1960–1962.
In 1955, his address was given as 25 Augustus Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. [3]
His portrait was sketched in 1947 by the artist Bernard Fleetwood-Walker, an earlier RBSA President, whose son, Guy, worked for Jackson & Edmonds. [2]
Herbert Jackson | |
---|---|
Born | 25 June 1909 [1] |
Died | 1989 (age 89-90)
Warwickshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse |
Margaret Elizabeth Pearson
(
m. 1930) |
Awards | Saxon Snell Prize (1931) |
Herbert Jackson FRIBA FRTPI (25 June 1909 – 1989), known as "Jacko", [2] was a British architect and town planner, active in Birmingham and the Black Country, England, during and after World War II. He worked in the practice of Jackson & Edmonds, [3] and sometimes partnership with Thomas Alwyn Lloyd. [4]
Jackson was born in 1909, the son of John Herbert Jackson. He was educated at Handsworth Grammar School and Birmingham School of Architecture. [1] He was awarded the Saxon Snell Prize in 1931, the same year he went into private practise. [3]
With Patrick Abercrombie, in 1948 he authored The West Midlands Plan and the North Staffordshire Plan, each commissioned by the Minister for Town and Country Planning. [4] [5] He was President of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) from 1960–1962.
In 1955, his address was given as 25 Augustus Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. [3]
His portrait was sketched in 1947 by the artist Bernard Fleetwood-Walker, an earlier RBSA President, whose son, Guy, worked for Jackson & Edmonds. [2]