Basic Biographical Details

Name: Robert A Wightman
Designation:  
Born: c. 1852
Died:  
Bio Notes: Robert A Wightman was born in Glasgow c. 1852. He married Jeanie _____ c. 1883 and at the time of the 1901 census they had five children: Thomas (an apprentice architect; presumably Thomas Blair Moncrieff Wightman), Mary, Harry, Jeanie and Robert.

Wightman designed a number of industrial buildings in Glasgow in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His practice closed c. 1910, perhaps as a result of the recession created by the Finance Act of 1909.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 420, Percy Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate  No date
Item 2 of 414, Percy Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1888 off Paisley Road
Item 3 of 4158, West Regent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1888 *1889 
Item 4 of 465, West Regent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1894After 1909 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 131888Clutha Bakery  GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 131891Wire weaving factory  GlasgowScotland 
Item 3 of 131897Phoenix Copper Works  GlasgowScotland 
Item 4 of 131898Workshop for the Eastern Packing Case and Washboard Co  GlasgowScotland 
Item 5 of 131899Wire weaving factory  GlasgowScotlandAddition
Item 6 of 131900Copper Works, Woodville Street  GlasgowScotlandEast block of the offices
Item 7 of 131900Stables and Depot, Wick Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 8 of 131901Two double villas, Hawkhead RoadPaisley RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 9 of 131902Clydesdale Engineering Works  GlasgowScotlandBoiler shop in Moss Road added
Item 10 of 131904Warehouse, Pearce Lane  GlasgowScotland 
Item 11 of 131905Clydesdale Engineering Works  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 12 of 131907Ladywell Wire Works  GlasgowScotlandMain building
Item 13 of 131910Stables and Depot, Wick Street  GlasgowScotlandFurther storey added

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Post Office Directories     

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Research by Iain Paterson