Cecil Clavering
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In 1935 Clavering entered the only design competition ever held for direct entry into the professional class of HM Office of Works examination in architecture and was offered a post as architectural assistant in Shanghai, China.RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum candidate's statement no. 6516 He was to provide all buildings and accommodation needs of the Diplomatic and Consular Service of the Far East from Siam (Thailand) to Japan. |
In 1935 Clavering entered the only design competition ever held for direct entry into the professional class of HM Office of Works examination in architecture and was offered a post as architectural assistant in Shanghai, China.RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum candidate's statement no. 6516 He was to provide all buildings and accommodation needs of the Diplomatic and Consular Service of the Far East from Siam (Thailand) to Japan. |
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In 1934 Clavering had married Maysie Hanlon whom he had met whilst studying at Durham University. She was the daughter of a grocer who owned several shops on Tyneside. They travelled to Shanghai together and their daughter, Ann, was born there in August 1935. They lived in a house provided for them in the grounds of the British Consulate.{{fact|date=February 2026}} It appears that neither of Clavering's designs for a new Embassy at Nanjing or Consulate General at Shanghai were ever built due to the prevailing political situation. |
In 1934 Clavering had married Maysie Hanlon whom he had met whilst studying at Durham University. She was the daughter of a grocer who owned several shops on Tyneside. They travelled to Shanghai together and their daughter, Ann, was born there in August 1935. They lived in a house provided for them in the grounds of the British Consulate.{{fact|date=February 2026}} It appears that neither of Clavering's designs for a new Embassy at Nanjing or Consulate General at Shanghai were ever built due to the prevailing political situation.{{citation needed|date=April 2026}} |
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In 1941 the family returned to England by sea via Canada and America. They lived near London during this wartime period with Clavering remaining at the Ministry of Works. He then specialised in buildings and facilities for research throughout England. These included the Blue Streak Project at Spadeadam in Cumbria; wind tunnels for RAE Farnborough's Royal Aircraft Establishment at Bedford opened in 1957The Builder, August 23, 1957, and the radio communication centre at Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall.{{fact|date=February 2026}} |
In 1941 the family returned to England by sea via Canada and America. They lived near London during this wartime period with Clavering remaining at the Ministry of Works. He then specialised in buildings and facilities for research throughout England. These included the Blue Streak Project at Spadeadam in Cumbria; wind tunnels for RAE Farnborough's Royal Aircraft Establishment at Bedford opened in 1957The Builder, August 23, 1957, and the radio communication centre at Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall.{{fact|date=February 2026}} |
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