John Peter Foster

Background

Foster, John Peter was born on May 2, 1919 in Burghfield, Berkshire, England. Son of Francis Edward and Evelyn Marjorie (Forbes) Foster.

Education

Bachelor, Trinity Hall/Cambridge, 1940. Master of Arts, Trinity Hall/Cambridge, 1947.

Career

Assistant to partner, Marshall Sisson Architects, Huntingdon, United Kingdom, since 1948; partner, Vine Press, Huntingdon, United Kingdom, 1957-1963; surveyor, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1965-1980; surveryor, Westminster Abbey, London, 1973-1988. Member History buildings Council for England, 1977-1984. Member Advisory Board Redundant Churches, 1979-1991.

Governor Sutton's Hospital Charter House, London, since 1982. Chairman Cathedral Architects Association, 1987-1990. Trustee Art Worker's Guild, since 1985.

Achievements

• John Peter Foster has been listed as a notable architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain Guards Armoured Division Royal Engineers, 1940-1946, Great Britain, France, Germany. Fellow Society Antiquaries, Royal Society Arts. Member The Athenaeum Club, The Surveyor's Club.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, books.

Connections

Married Margaret Elizabeth Skipper. Children: Elizabeth Anne Foster Staunton, Edward Philip John.

Father:

Francis Edward Foster

Mother:

Evelyn Marjorie (Forbes) Foster

Spouse:

Margaret Elizabeth Skipper

child:

Elizabeth Anne Foster Staunton Foster

child:

Edward Philip John Foster