Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Peter C Smith |
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| Bio Notes: | Peter C Smith began his career in Cullen where his father (probably Alexander Smith) was the architect and engineer to the Seafield Estates. He then moved to Aberdeen where he was chief assistant to the Burgh Engineer. In 1896 he moved to Glasgow to the post of resident engineer with Glasgow Corporation Sewage Department. In 1902 he moved again, this time to Arbroath to the post of burgh engineer, where he remained until 1914 when he moved to a similar job as burgh enineer and town planning engineer in Dunfermline. After the First World War he moved in 1919 to become housing and town planning engineer in the Middle Ward of Lanarkshire where he was responsible for the design and constrction of 7000 houses as well as various child welfare institutes. In the 1930s he was Lanarkshire County Architect before William Brown. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | |||
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Aberdeen City Engineer's Office | 1890s | Chief Assistant | ||
| Glasgow Corporation Sewage Department | 1896 | Engineer | ||
| Royal Burgh of Arbroath Engineer's Office | 1902 | Engineer | Burgh Engineer | |
| Dunfermline District Engineer's Office | 1914 | Engineer | Burgh Engineer | |
| Middle Ward of Lanarkshire, Housing and Town Planning Department | 1919 | Engineer | Housing and Town Planning Engineer | |
| Lanarkshire County Architect's Department | 1930s * | |||
* 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 started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | |
| 1930s | Eastfield Housing Estate | Gallowflat | Glasgow | Scotland | ||
| 1930 | Sanatorium and Farm Colony for Tuberculosis, Hairmyres | East Kilbride | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Extension to workshop and tearoom | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1930 | Jul-Dec | p58 | |
| Hamilton Advertiser | 3 November 1928 | |||
Archive References
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| Courtesy of Rob Close | Information via 'Contact Us' on website | Sent November 2014 | |