Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Smellie | Designation: | | Born: | 1860 | Died: | 24 June 1938 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Smellie was born in 1860 in Partick (presumably a son of the John Smellie of Partick who appears in the 'Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' directory') and completed his training as an architect with Gabriel Andrew before commencing practice in Kilmarnock in about 1899. He was an able Arts and Crafts school designer and as pencil draughtsman and etcher was also a book illustrator, notably in his own 'Sketches of Old Kilmarnock' and the reprint of Kelso Hunter's 'Retrospect of an artist's life'. Smellie's house and office was at 46 Portland Road Kilmarnock, a mid-Victorian villa he had altered for his own use. He died in Glasgow on 24 June 1938, leaving moveable estate of £1370 13s 4d. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Burnside, London Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | (?) | | Before he moved to Portland Road | | 46, Portland Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private/business | After 1880(?) | | | | Grange Place, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | After 1885(?) | | | | Woodstock Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | |
* 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 | | Gabriel Andrew | | | Assistant | |
Employees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Hugh Dykes Simpson | 1890 | 1898 | Apprentice | | | Hugh Dykes Simpson | 1899 | 1905 | Assistant | |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p112 | | Johnston, W T | 2003 | Artists of Scotland | | Officina Publications CDROM | | | Love, Dane | 2005 | Lost Ayrshire | | Edinburgh: Birlinn | p143 | | Measurers\' Companion | 1911 | The Scottish Architects' and Measurers' Companion | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | 1/9292 | |
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