Basic Biographical Details Name: | Lanarkshire County Architect's Department | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 20, Albert Street, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | Before 1925 | After 1934 | Main office | | Clydesdale Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1935 * | | Housing Department | | 23, Bedford Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1950 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils* earliest date known from documented sources.
Buildings and DesignsThis 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 | | | Housing Scheme, Mains Farm | Chryston | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | | North Mount Vernon Primary School | Sandyhills and Mount Vernon | | Glasgow | Scotland | With Fraser Cook as architect | | 1931 | New School | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1949 | 36 Houses, Newarthill | Newarthill | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1949 | Five Blocks of Houses, Dead Waters Buildings | Lesmahagow | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1949 | Houses at Drumclog | Strathaven | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1949 | Houses at Woodhall Street | Chapelhall | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1949 | Housing at Glassford | Glassford | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1949 | Housing at Quothquan | Biggar | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1949 | Housing at Stoneybyres | | | Lanarkshire | | | | 1949 | RC School at Blantyre | Blantyre | | Lanarkshire | | | | 1949 | Scheme of 40 Houses at Douglas | Douglas | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1949 | Scheme of Houses and Shops, Houston Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1949 | Two Blocks of Houses at Westside | Symington | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1950 | Catholic School, Airdrie | Airdrie | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1950 | Catholic School, Cleland | Cleland | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1950 | Fifty Houses, Westburn | Westburn | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1950 | Housing, Kildare Farm | Kildare Farm | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Lanarkshire Corporation | | 1950 | Housing, Overtown | Overtown | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1950 | Housing, Sandilands | Sandilands | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1950 | Lanarkshire County Council Crematorium, Chapels and Offices, Daldowie | Broomhouse | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | With Watt as County Architect | | 1950 | Public School, Carnwath | Carnwath | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1950 | Scheme of Seventy-two Houses, Cambuslang | Cambuslang | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1950 | School, Kirkwood | Kirkwood | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1951 | Forty-six Houses, Chapelhall | Chapelhall | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1951 | Housing, Allerston | Shotts | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1951 | Scheme of Fifty-Four Houses, Blantyre | Blantyre | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1952 | Housing, Knocklea | Biggar | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Plans prepared for new houses, by unnamed 'Corporation' architect(s) | | 1959 | Lanark County Buildings | Hamilton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 6 November 1959 | Cornhill House, cottage and north lodge | Biggar | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | accepting tender applications? CHECK listed in Builder p601 | | 22 April 1960 | Lanarkshire County Buildings | Hamilton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | County A accepting tender applications per Builder p809 | | 20 January 1961 | County Hall and Sheriff Court Houses and County Police Office | Hamilton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | accepting applications for demolition work per Builder p158 | | 15 December 1961 | Lanarkshire County Buildings | Hamilton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | County A accepting contract applications by 16 Dec per Builder p1167 | | 1966 | Bishopbriggs High School | Bishopbriggs | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | With Alexander Farquhar as Depute County Architect. | | 1967 | Factory for Metal Powders Ltd | Blantyre | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1970 | St Helen's Primary School | Bishopbriggs | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1973 | Carmunnock Primary School | Carmunnock | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1974 | Sheriff Courthouse | Airdrie | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1974 | St Margaret's Secondary School | Airdrie | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Close et al (2016) state building is by G F Ingham, Lanark County Architect 1974 -could there be a crossover with changes to local government authorities? | | 1974 | Turnbull High School | Bishopbriggs | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p17, p40, p153, p178 Lanark County Buildings | | Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters, David Whitham | | Docomomo Scotland Leaflet | | | p226, p227 Lanark County Buildings |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 18 February 1949 | | | p229 | | Builder | 4 March 1949 | | | p288 | | Builder | 1 April 1949 | | | p412 | | Builder | 6 May 1949 | | | p576 | | Builder | 3 June 1949 | | | p699 | | Builder | 19 August 1949 | | | p245 | | Builder | 5 August 1949 | | | p184 | | Builder | 3 February 1950 | | | p181 | | Builder | 21 April 1950 | | | p537 | | Builder | 7 April 1950 | | | p472 | | Builder | 2 June 1950 | | | p760 | | Builder | 30 June 1950 | | | p889 | | Builder | 1 September 1950 | | | p296 | | Builder | 9 February 1951 | | | p220 | | Builder | 27 April 1951 | | | p606 | | Builder | 23 May 1952 | | | p792 | | Builder | 30 September 1960 | | | 'False Economy at Lanark' p598 (re: Council's decision to stop employing private architects for its building projects) | | Builder | 7 October 1960 | | | captioned cartoon re: Council's decision to not use private architects p649 |
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