Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Copland & Malcolm
Designation:
Born:	1919(?)
Died:	1921(?)
Bio Notes:	Thomas Mair Copland was born on 23 November 1866 in Laurieston, Stirlingshire, the son of John Copland and Elizabeth Mair. He served his apprenticeship with James Strang of Falkirk and set up business on his own account in Falkirk sometime before 1897. Some years later, probably at the end of the First World War, Copland took Alexander Nisbet Malcolm into partnership. Malcolm had been born on 6 October 1877 at Polmont and articled to Clarke & Bell in Glasgow from 1897 to 1902, studying at Glasgow School of Art (1897 to 1901). After completing his apprenticeship he had made a three-week sketching tour in Belgium in July 1902 and returned to Clarke & Bell as assistant. He had taken three-and-half months off to tour the USA and Canada from May to August 1904, becoming principal assistant after his return. He had finally left the firm, by then Clarke & Bell & J H Craigie, in April 1908 to commence independent practice at Charing Cross, Grangemouth. He had been admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects. At that time he was working in partnership with an as yet unidentified Mr Robertson, and before that time he had written a paper on cities in Belgium and papers entitled 'Housing of the Working Classes' and 'Torphichen Priory'. The partnership with Robertson had presumably been dissolved prior to 1913, by which time Malcolm had moved his office to Vicar Chambers, Falkirk. He had served in the Royal Engineers during the First World War. The Copland & Malcolm partnership was dissolved in 1921 when Malcolm was appointed architect to the Stirlingshire Education Authority.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	76, High Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland	Business	1919	1921

Employment and Training

Employers

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	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	James Strang

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
	Thomas Mair Copland	1919(?)	1921	Partner
	Alexander Nisbet Malcolm	1919(?)	1921	Partner
	Archibald Thomson Caldwell	April 1919	October 1920	Apprentice
	Archibald Thomson Caldwell	October 1920	July 1921	Junior Assistant

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
	1919	Tenement for the Grahamston & Bainsford Co-operative Society	Falkirk		Stirlingshire	Scotland
	c. 1920(?)	Larbert Co-operative Society Store	Larbert		Stirlingshire	Scotland

References

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