Andrew Clague (Dip Arch RIBA AABC) was born in Herne Bay – son of Rotarian John (and Peggy) Clague. He boarded and was educated for 10 years at St Edmund’s School in Canterbury.
Andrew is an architect who has an expertise in conservation projects and many types of new builds in the historic environment (including care / extension of churches and almshouses); also all forms of new residential work. This includes new designs, carrying out quinquennial inspection survey reports and supervising crafts that people carry out to ensure sympathetic repairs. Andrew is also a former vice president (practice) of RIBA (The Royal Institute of British Architects).
Andrew is a full-time director in his son’s practice, James Clague Architects (in Castle Row, Canterbury), which is a medium-sized firm. Examples of his design work can be seen at www.jamesclague.co.uk and at www.andrewclague.co.uk. Schemes in which he had a hand in the past are: The Horsebridge – Whitstable; Old Tannery Re-development, Canterbury Cricket Ground and Sir Roger Manwood (4) new Almshouses – in Canterbury.
Of late, Andrew has been sitting on the Patron’s Award Committee which has involved travelling UK-wide to inspect recently completed almshouses thought worthy of a prize.
The picture gives a clue to Andrew’s recreational passion – he is a qualified Yachtmaster and has sailed the Atlantic!
Asked about returning to our club, Andrew said: “As a former Rotarian, it’s with thanks and a great deal of pleasure to have re-joined, with the objective of service. Also, I’m pleased to meet again regularly with many friends in the club and to get to know fellow members that joined in my interregnum.”
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Picture: Andrew pictured in Padstow. Picture credit: Rotary Club of Canterbury (with permission).
