William Ralph Low was born in London, England in 1863 and was articled to George Low (1824?-1906) from 1881 to 1884. He also attended University College, London. He worked as an assistant to George Henry Birch (1842-1904) and George Low. He qualified as an architect in 1886 and commenced independent practice as an architect in London in 1888. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1886 and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1911.
His address was given as 10, Basinghall Street, London in 1886 and 1914; Colne House, Clarence Street, Staines, Middlesex in 1911 and 1914; and 67, Basinghall Street in 1923 and 1939. He died in Staines, Middlesex in 1950.
British Automatic Company, Ltd., premises, Glasgow; Hoffmann Manufacturing Company, Ltd., premises, Chalmsford; St. John's Church, Bexley: Town Hall Improvement Buildings, Hemel Hempstead [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 2: L-Z. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001