Background
Watkin, Bruce Wykeham was born on April 17, 1917 in London. Son of Frank Arthur and Eve Lewis (Reid) Bailey.
Watkin, Bruce Wykeham was born on April 17, 1917 in London. Son of Frank Arthur and Eve Lewis (Reid) Bailey.
Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1939. Bachelor, Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 1970. Diploma in town planning and housing, Leeds (England) Polytechnic, 1948.
Diploma in town planning, Polytechnic Center London, 1953.
Research engineer, Ricardo & Company, London, 1941-1946; research officer, Ministry Town & Country Planning, Leeds, 1946-1948; planning officer, Staffordshire (England) County Council, 1948-1949; planning officer, London County Council, 1949-1951; field advisor, National Parks Commission, London, 1951-1960; secretary, Royal Fine Art Commission, London, 1961-1981.
Secretary Somerset Archaeol. and Natural History Society, 1989-1994, Surrey Amenity Council, 1950-1970, Green Belt Council, London, 1965-1975, Age Concern Wellington, 1997-2000. Chairman Warminster Civic Trust, Warminster, 1984-1987, Taunton Civic Society, 1989-1991. Active Somerset County Council Library.
Committee, Taunton, 1991-1995.
Married Brigitte Paneth, September 2, 1941 (divorced 1967). Children: Brian, Keir M. Married Joan Adèle Haldane, September 26, 1994.