Basic Biographical Details Name: | Allan Ferguson Duncan | Designation: | | Born: | 21 May 1870 | Died: | 2 August 1941 | Bio Notes: | Allan Ferguson Duncan was born at Glen Bank, Port Glasgow on 21 May 1870, the son of Robert Duncan, master shipbuilder, and his wife Mary Ferguson. He was articled to Clarke & Bell of Glasgow in May 1892, remaining as draughtsman to Bell until 1903, with the exception of the period from August 1901 to March 1902 which he had spent sketching and measuring in Italy and Spain.
In May 1903 he commenced independent practice at 146 West Regent Street, Glasgow in partnership with George Donaldson Copland, the firm being known as A F Duncan & G D Copland. The two had met in the Clarke & Bell office, where Copland (born 1874) had been apprenticed from 1891 to 1896, remaining as assistant for two further years before becoming assistant to the Glasgow Corporation Engineer's Department, and had had travelled in Canada, the United States, France and Italy. Both Duncan and Copland were elected LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects.
Duncan and Copland remained in partnership until Copland's death from bronchitis on 3 December 1938, but latterly Copland's principal business was as an insurance broker, the occupation given on his death certificate. Duncan continued to practise under the same title until his death in Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 2 August 1941 of a perforated duodenal ulcer. He was survived by his wife Margaret Isabella Anderson and son J A Duncan. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 146, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | | | 9, Blythswood Drive, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1911 | After 1914 | | | 160, Hope Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1931 * | 1939 or after 1940 | | | 8, Kelvin Drive, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | 1941 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Clarke & Bell | 1892 | 1896 or 1897 | Apprentice | | | Clarke & Bell | 1896 or 1897 | May 1903 | Draughtsman | assisting George Bell (II) | | A F Duncan & G D Copland | May 1903 | | Partner | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Bennie Wilson | 20 July 1911 | for Licentiateship - as President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v17 no1236 |
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