Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Duff & Cairns
Designation:
Born:	c. 1919
Died:	1926
Bio Notes:	Neil Campbell Duff was born on 27 May 1861 in Blythswood, Glasgow, the son of Mungo Campbell Duff IM, a quantity surveyor and his wife Janet Aitken. He was articled to his uncle James Thomson of Baird & Thomson from 1876 to 1881 and remained as an assistant until 1886, rejoining his father's firm in 1897 and remaining until 1893. During that period he spent one month each year on study tour, one month in London, Paris, Cambridge, Oxford and York and shorter periods in Liverpool, Manchester and Dublin. Combining the business of architect with that of his brother Thomas's quantity surveying firm did not prove successful and in December 1893 he commenced business on his own account in Glasgow. He was admitted FRIBA on 11 June 1906, his proposers being Horatio Kelson Bromhead, David Barclay, Thomas Edward Collcutt and C J MacLean. In 1919 Duff married Janet Helen McIntosh Robertson. About the same year he took Percival Cairns into partnership. Cairns had been born at 31 New Keppochhill Road, Glasgow on 22 August 1889, the son of James Cairns, police constable (later an inspector) and his wife Mary McKeown who came from Belfast. He had studied at Glasgow School of Architecture from 1905 to 1912 but it is not yet certain if it was to Neil Campbell Duff that he was originally articled: he was certainly his assistant in 1914 prior to being taken into partnership five years later. Cairns died on 28 June 1926 of pulmonary tuberculosis. He was survived by his wife Christina Elliot McAllister. Duff continued to practise alone thereafter.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	187A, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland	Business		1934

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Neil Campbell Duff	c. 1919	1926	Partner
	Percival Cairns	c. 1919	1926	Partner

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
	Date started	Building name	Town, district or village	Island	City or county	Country	Notes
	1920	Bank Street Picture House	Falkirk		Stirlingshire	Scotland	Converted from church
	1920	Marne Cinema	Dennistoun		Glasgow	Scotland
	1920	Rosevale Cinema	Partick		Glasgow	Scotland
	1921	Campbell's Music Salon			Glasgow	Scotland	Proposed alterations
	1922	Grafton Cinema	Cowcaddens		Glasgow	Scotland
	1926	Carlton Picture House	Townhead		Glasgow	Scotland

References

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