Basic Biographical Details Name: | Daniel Walter MacMath | Designation: | | Born: | 1880 | Died: | 1 December 1948 | Bio Notes: | Danile Walter MacMath was born in England in 1880, the son of David McMath, sketchmaker and calico printer from Eastwood and Margaret McLean Clark from Strathaven. He was articled to A Lindsay Miller from 1895 to 1900 and attended Glasgow School of Art before joining Thomson & Sandilands, where he worked as an assistant for six years. In 1906 he formed a partnership with a colleague in Thomson & Sandilands' office, Gavin Lennox, with an office at 103 Bath Street, Glasgow. The practice specialised in cinema and petrol station work, the firm being regional architects for the Regent Oil Company. Both partners were admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects.
MacMath married Janet Bisket Clark and they had at least one son. Both he and Lennox were admitted FRIBA in 1928, their proposers being James Kennedy Hunter, James Lochhead and William Brown Whitie. MacMath died of coronary thrombosis at Groveside, Ayr Road, Whitecraigs on 1 December 1948, Lennox continuing the practice under the existing title thereafter. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | North Park Terrace, Thornliebank, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1891 | After 1911 | | | 103, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1906 | 1939 or after 1940(?) | | | 24, Kennishead Road, Thornliebank, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1916 * | | | | 84, Camphill Avenue, Langside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1928 * | | | | Groveside, Ayr Road, Whitecraigs, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1948 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | | | Peter, Bruce | 1996 | 100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas | | Edinburgh: Polygon | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p96 | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | March 1949 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary p243 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lennox & Mcmath Personal Papers | | | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Research on family history by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v19 no 1439; F no 2608 (box 9) |
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