Photo of the two great men

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Photo courtesy of Courtesy Of Claire Harper and James Perry:-

"Reinvigorating the Region" Exhibition - HERE

Shades commented that he would be interested in a photo of Gordon Ryder as well-here is one of the two great architects together from the RIBA exhibition I went to over the weekend, so I hope they don’t mind me using it on the blog. So Shades, do you recognise him!?

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  1. ShadesMonday, January 25, 2010 at 8:36:00 PM GMT

    No, the man I remember had glasses. He must have been the project engineer rather than one of the architects. Disappointing that. Mind you, having been involved on the fringes of building projects, the architects aren't on the ground too much and tend to concentrate on aesthetics rather than minutae. (I've heard stories of clients waiting until the handover to rearrange the furniture and fittings how they want it, otherwise the architect keeps arranging to put it back, especially if the RIBA photos are imminent).

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, January 26, 2010 at 12:01:00 AM GMT

    Shades - it may be Ted Nicklin you were thinking of. He was a third partner and later a co-partner. He was also, as you suggest an Engineer, I believe

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  3. ghost of mensforthWednesday, January 27, 2010 at 7:09:00 PM GMT

    Thanks anonymous for this, yet another missing piece of the jigsaw possibly found...
    Shades, Ive email my contact at Ryder and, fingers crossed we might be able to up a photo of Ted Nicklin for you to ID :)

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  4. ghost of mensforthThursday, January 28, 2010 at 6:37:00 PM GMT

    My friends,
    The blog received the following email from our contact at Ryder Architects:

    'Hi Mr Mensforth,
    There is a photo of Ted Nicklin in the Ryder & Yates book, not sure we have the original but will check it out. It may be a couple of weeks before I get back to you'

    Shades, didn't you say you now have the book?...

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  5. ghost of mensforthFriday, January 29, 2010 at 7:05:00 PM GMT

    Shades: you have the book...Is there a photo of Ted Nicklin in it?...is this the man you spoke to all those years ago?...any chance you can up it to the blog?

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  6. ShadesSaturday, January 30, 2010 at 12:23:00 AM GMT

    If Ted is in the book it isn't clear from first look, although I did check out all the references to him in the index.

    Jolyon, if you are reading this, let me know what page it is on.

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  7. ShadesSaturday, January 30, 2010 at 12:31:00 AM GMT

    I think I've found it now- page "x" has the Ryder & Yates staff circa 1968. Ted is probably the guy at the back standing behind Peter Yates (4th from the left) although he is facing to the side so I'm not 100% certain. There are two others with glasses and I'd put 2nd choice as third from the right but less likely.

    I'd be delighted if I'm right, that is a childhood memory from more than forty years ago.

    I'll snap it and email it.

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  8. ghost of mensforthSaturday, January 30, 2010 at 6:45:00 PM GMT

    Brilliant! Shades, I will check with my contact at Ryder to verify your ID

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  9. ShadesTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 1:19:00 PM GMT

    Did you get my tweaked snap and the one of the ramp sensor?

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  10. ghost of mensforthTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 6:43:00 PM GMT

    Shades, I presume this will have gone to the master...I await this plus several other things that only he can do...I am just a cook...a lowly lowly cook...

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  11. ghost of mensforthMonday, February 8, 2010 at 5:31:00 PM GMT

    Shades, my contact at Ryder sent me this email:
    'Dear Mensforth,
    Please find attached a photo of Ted Nicklin. Unfortunatly the quality is not very good. it looks as though it came from a newspaper...'
    They also ask that the picture be credited to Ryder Architecture for use only on our blog, so thats the masters' department...I can tell you that Ted has a beard and is not wearing glasses...as soon as the master has done the necessary I will up the photo...

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  12. ShadesMonday, February 8, 2010 at 7:27:00 PM GMT

    Buggrit.

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  13. mensforthWednesday, April 13, 2011 at 6:34:00 AM GMT

    My friends,
    The blog received the following email from our contact at Ryder Architects:

    'Hi Mr Mensforth,
    There is a photo of Ted Nicklin in the Ryder & Yates book, not sure we have the original but will check it out. It may be a couple of weeks before I get back to you'

    Shades, didn't you say you now have the book?...

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  14. AnonymousTuesday, September 20, 2011 at 10:23:00 AM GMT

    The photo is of Gordon Ryder and Peter Yates standing outside their office at Killingworth,I worked there for a short time in 1967

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  15. ghost of mensforthTuesday, September 20, 2011 at 5:57:00 PM GMT

    thank you for clarifying the location of the photo anonymous...If you remember any information re the Kenton Bar Estate project please share it with us
    regards
    GOM

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  16. AnonymousWednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:19:00 AM GMT

    I wasnt involved with Kenton Bar so know nothing but I wondered if your contact knew what happen to leszeck Kubik a polish partner in Ryder and Yates and Partners, Sadly Gordon, Peter and Jack have gone and would they know what happened to Eve Atkinson? Perhaps Im widening this too far just going down memory Lane right now

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