James Bramley Pye

• Born: 5 Jan 1877
• Baptism: 7 February 1877 St Peter, Blackburn, Lancs.
• Married: 1909 Fanny Jane Whiteley

James Bramley Pye was the son of James Pye, ironmonger and his wife Sarah (nee Bramley). He was born on 5 January 1877 at Blackburn but by 1879 the family had moved to St Anne’s-on-the-Sea, and must rank as some of the town’s earliest residents. Details of his training are unknown but by 1901 he was working in Manchester as an architect’s assistant; assistant to Roger Oldham 1904-1913. Elected Associate MSA in 1904. He served during the First War, joining the King's (Liverpool) Regiment in 1915, aged 38, later transferring to the Royal Engineers.

 Residence
1877: Alma Street, Blackburn
1879-1892: Wood Street St Anne’s
1901: Plymouth Grove Manchester (lodgings)
1911-1915: Bramhall
1922-1928: J Bramley Pye AMSA Avondale, Acre Lane, Bramhall    
1928-1936: J Bramley Pye AMSA Maxfield, Ack Lane, Cheadle Hulme   

Reference: RIBA Kalendar 1904, 1913, 1922, 1936