Basic Biographical Details

Name: John McNab (or John MacNab)
Designation:  
Born: 27 May 1892
Died: 26 December 1964
Bio Notes: John McNab was born on 27 May 1892, the son of Duncan McNab, enangelist, and his wife Alison Lennox. He was articled to Horatio Kelson Bromhead from February 1910, moving to become assistant in the office of Neil Campbell Duff for one year, followed by a year in the office of Hamilton Neil. During this period he attended classes at Glasgow School of Architecture (1911 to 1916) and the Royal Technical College. In May 1919 he took up a post as assistant architect with Glasgow Education Authority, later becoming chief assistant architect and assistant Master of Works from January 1930, and as such was responsible for 'a large programme of new school buildings in Glasgow, partly carried out by the staff of the authority and partly by professional architects'. From 1928 he also held a part-time teaching post at the Royal Technical College. He was elected LRIBA late in 1930, his proposers being Colin Sinclair, George Arthur Boswell and John Watson. He was still in the Education Office in the late 1940s, at which time he was assisted by Archibald McIntosh Doak.

McNab died at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow on 26 December 1964, survived by his wife Jane Campbell Hutton and his son who was a doctor.

Note - The Builder frequently used the alternative John MacNab

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 55, Newlands Drive, Partick, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1911 *  
Item 2 of 57, Newlands Drive, Partick, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1911 or 1912After 1915 
Item 3 of 5129, Bath Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1924 *After 1954Address of the Education Department of Glasgow
Item 4 of 528 (or 82?), Norse Road, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1930 *1964 
Item 5 of 520, Trongate, Glasgow 5 April 1957 address given in Builder p656 - CHECK

* earliest date known from documented sources.


Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 4Horatio Kelson BromheadFebruary 1910c. 1915Apprentice 
Item 2 of 4Neil Campbell Duffc. 1915May 1919Assistant 
Item 3 of 4Glasgow Corporation Education OfficeMay 1919Before 1930Assistant 
Item 4 of 4Glasgow Corporation Education OfficeBefore 1930After 1950  

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1Archibald Macintosh DoakAfter 1946Mid 1950sAssistantIn Glasgow Corporation Education Office

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 3George Arthur BoswellLate 1930 or early 1931for Licentiateship
Item 2 of 3(Dr) Colin SinclairLate 1930 or early 1931for Licentiateship
Item 3 of 3John WatsonLate 1930 or early 1931for Licentiateship

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 124 Protestant Primary School (Ruchill Estate)  Glasgow  
Item 2 of 1241930St Thomas Primary SchoolRiddrie GlasgowScotlandAs Chief Architect to the Education Office
Item 3 of 1241931Lambhill Public School  GlasgowScotlandNorthern block added - as Chief Architect to Glasgow Corporation Education Office
Item 4 of 1241941Bankhead Primary SchoolKnightswood GlasgowScotlandFlat-roofed blocks - as Chief Architect to Corporation Education Office
Item 5 of 1241947 St Mary’s School  Glasgow  
Item 6 of 1241947Albert Secondary SchoolSpringburn GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 1241947Allan Glen's School  GlasgowScotlandProposed school buildings
Item 8 of 1241947Dining Hall Montrose Street (School)   GlasgowScotland 
Item 9 of 1241947Dining Hall, Queen Victoria Street (School)  GlasgowScotland 
Item 10 of 1241947New School Buildings Sussex Street   GlasgowScotland 
Item 11 of 1241947New School Buildings, MacAuslin Street   GlasgowScotland 
Item 12 of 1241947Our Lady and St Margaret's RC Primary School  GlasgowScotlandschool buildings
Item 13 of 1241947School Buildings Springfield Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 14 of 1241947School Buildings, Inkerman Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 15 of 1241947School Buildings, Scotstoun  GlasgowScotlandPlans in hand
Item 16 of 1241947School Buildings, Summerton Road   GlasgowScotland 
Item 17 of 1241948Ardoch Street School  GlasgowScotlandNew School Buildings.
Item 18 of 1241948Belvedere Primary School  GlasgowScotlandAdditions and New Buildings
Item 19 of 1241948Lawmuir Agricultural College   ScotlandNew school buildings
Item 20 of 1241948Levern SchoolPriesthill GlasgowScotlandnew classrooms
Item 21 of 1241948Meiklerigg Crescent School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 22 of 1241948Merryland Nursery   GlasgowScotland 
Item 23 of 1241948Possil Road (School)   GlasgowScotland 
Item 24 of 1241948School Buildings Killean Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 25 of 1241948School Buildings, Alice Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 26 of 1241948School, CardonaldCardonald GlasgowScotlandProposed new school
Item 27 of 1241948School, Elba Lane   GlasgowScotland 
Item 28 of 1241948(?)School, Queen Victoria Dr  GlasgowScotland 
Item 29 of 1241948Shawlands Elementary School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 30 of 1241948Sir John Stirling Maxwell SchoolPollokshaws GlasgowScotlandNew school buildings
Item 31 of 1241948Special School, Main Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 32 of 1241948St Adolphus School  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 33 of 1241948St Conval’s Primary School  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 34 of 1241948St Georges RC School   GlasgowScotlandNew buildings
Item 35 of 1241948Victoria Public SchoolGovanhill GlasgowScotlandAlterations etc
Item 36 of 1241948Wellshot Road School  GlasgowScotlandAlterations
Item 37 of 1241949Langton Road School  Glasgow New school buildings
Item 38 of 1241949Quarrybrae Building Trades School at Quarrybrae Street  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions.
Item 39 of 1241949School, Leitchland road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 40 of 1241949St Bonaventure's Junior Secondary School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 41 of 1241949St John's RC School  GlasgowScotlandArchitect for proposed additions.
Item 42 of 1241949St Robert's SchoolPriesthill GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for new classrooms etc
Item 43 of 1241949Wellpark School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 44 of 124February 1949(?)Woodside Senior School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 45 of 1241950Abbotsford School  GlasgowScotlandArchitect for alterations and additional classrooms
Item 46 of 1241950Community Centre, PriesthillPriesthill GlasgowScotland 
Item 47 of 1241950Deaf and Dumb InstituteLangside GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for extensions and additions [Builder states plans already created in April 1950]
Item 48 of 1241950Govan High SchoolGovan GlasgowScotland 
Item 49 of 1241950Our Lady and St Francis RC Secondary School  GlasgowScotlandFor an extension
Item 50 of 1241950Primary School, King's ParkKing's Park GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans
Item 51 of 1241950Primary School, Rye Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 52 of 1241950Public School, Glensjean Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 53 of 1241950Public School, Lyncross Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 54 of 1241950Public School, Pinkston RoadKnightswood GlasgowScotland 
Item 55 of 1241950Rosedale Nursery School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 56 of 1241950School Buildings, KelvinsideKelvinside GlasgowScotland 
Item 57 of 1241950School, LevernLevern GlasgowScotland 
Item 58 of 1241950School, Liddesdale RoadMilton GlasgowScotland 
Item 59 of 1241950School, Pinto Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 60 of 1241950School, PriesthillPriesthill GlasgowScotland 
Item 61 of 1241950St Paul's Junior Secondary SchoolPartick GlasgowScotlandAdditions and alterations, etc - as architect to Glasgow Corporation Education Committee
Item 62 of 124c. 1950St Columba's RC SchoolKelvinside GlasgowScotlandAs Glasgow Education architect
Item 63 of 1241951Drumchapel Public SchoolDrumchapel DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 64 of 1241951Infant and Nursery School, BarmulloghBarmullogh GlasgowScotland 
Item 65 of 1241951Municipal School, Barrhead Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 66 of 1241951Nursery School, Rockfield Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 67 of 1241951Nursery School, Ryeside Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 68 of 1241951Nursery School, WestercraigsWestercraigs GlasgowScotland 
Item 69 of 1241951Primary School, Crosstobs Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 70 of 1241951Primary School, Startpoint StreetCranhill GlasgowScotland 
Item 71 of 1241951Public School, Barner Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 72 of 1241951Public School, Halkhead FarmHalkhead Farm GlasgowScotland 
Item 73 of 1241951Public School, Rogermount Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 74 of 1241951Secondary School, Kirriemuir Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 75 of 1241951Secondary School, Scotstoun RoadWhiteinch GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans
Item 76 of 1241951Secondary School, Westland Drive  GlasgowScotland 
Item 77 of 1241951St Vincent Catholic School, Hopeman Street  GlasgowScotlandPrepared plans for new classrooms and other works
Item 78 of 1241951St Vincent's Catholic School, Neptune Street  GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for new classrooms
Item 79 of 1241951Whitevale Remand Home  GlasgowScotlandFor additions and alterations for a new catering college
Item 80 of 1241952Annfield Public School, Cubie Street  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 81 of 1241952Building, Renfrew StreetGarnethill GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 82 of 1241952Catholic School, Royston Road  GlasgowScotlandReconstruction scheme
Item 83 of 1241952Lawmoor Agricultural SchoolEast Kilbride  ScotlandTo prepare plans for annexe and other additions
Item 84 of 1241952Lorne Street School  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 85 of 1241952Primary School, Rockfield Road  GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for new school
Item 86 of 1241952Public School, Balornock Site 5Balornock LanarkshireScotlandNew public school
Item 87 of 1241952Public school, BarmullochBarmulloch GlasgowScotlandNew public school
Item 88 of 1241952Public school, CranhillCranhill GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for new school
Item 89 of 1241952School, CardonaldCardonald GlasgowScotlandPlans prepared for new school
Item 90 of 1241952School, Cathedral Street  GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans
Item 91 of 1241952School, Nitshill Road  GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans
Item 92 of 1241952(?)Stow College  GlasgowScotland 
Item 93 of 12424 October 1952Education Department, Woodlands Terrace  GlasgowScotlandPlans prepared for alterations
Item 94 of 12431 October 1952Miner's Hall  GlasgowScotlandNew classrooms
Item 95 of 12414 November 1952New School, Anderson Street  GlasgowScotlandNew school
Item 96 of 12421 November 1952Secondary School, HallhillHallhill GlasgowScotlandNew school
Item 97 of 12428 November 1952Corporation Clinic, Shawbridge StreetPollokshaws GlasgowScotlandNew clinic
Item 98 of 12428 November 1952Nursery School, Pendeen Crescent  GlasgowScotlandNew nursery school
Item 99 of 12412 December 1952Nursery School, Hallside RoadCambuslang GlasgowScotlandNew nursery school
Item 100 of 1241953Kingston Public School, Wallace Street  GlasgowScotlandPlans prepared for alterations and additions
Item 101 of 1241953Roman Catholic School, Glenburn DrivePossilpark GlasgowScotlandPlans in hand for alterations and additions
Item 102 of 1242 January 1953New primary school, Garvel Road  GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for new school
Item 103 of 1242 January 1953New Primary School, Hallhill Road  GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for new school
Item 104 of 1249 January 1953Colston Junior Secondary SchoolSpringburn GlasgowScotlandFour new classrooms
Item 105 of 1249 January 1953Special School, Hallside RoadCambuslang GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for new 'special school' (per Builder 9 Jan 1953, p108)
Item 106 of 12416 January 1953New nursery school, Garvel Road  GlasgowScotlandNew nursery school
Item 107 of 12423 January 1953Public School, HallsideCambuslang GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans for new school
Item 108 of 1246 February 1953Colston Public SchoolSpringburn GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 109 of 1246 March 1953Agnes Secondary School, Glasgow  GlasgowScotlandReconstruction scheme
Item 110 of 12413 March 1953London Road East Free Church  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 111 of 12410 April 1953Gymnasium & Dining Department, Anderston District EastAnderston GlasgowScotlandNew gymnasium and dining department
Item 112 of 1245 June 1953Premises of Education Authority, Avenuepark Street  GlasgowScotlandReconstruction, and additions
Item 113 of 12419 June 1953Corporation Employment Offices  GlasgowScotlandPlans in hand for new offices
Item 114 of 12419 June 1953New Domestic Science Department and new janitor's house for Public School  GlasgowScotlandPlans in hand
Item 115 of 12418 December 1953Primary School, Ashmore Road  GlasgowScotlandPlans in hand for new school
Item 116 of 12418 December 1953Public School, Hotpsur StreetKelvinside GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 117 of 12425 December 1953Primary School, Cloch StreetCranhill GlasgowScotlandp1014
Item 118 of 1241954Galloway Residential School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 119 of 1241954Primary School, Cadder Housing Scheme (Site 4)  GlasgowScotland 
Item 120 of 1241954Public School, Merrylee  GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans
Item 121 of 124c. 1956Primary School, DrumchapelDrumchapel GlasgowScotlandPrincipal architect (education)
Item 122 of 1248 March 1957Protestant Primary School at Castlemilk Unit No 4, site 12  GlasgowScotland'Architectural Dept., 20 Trongate, C1' per Building p482 - CHECK to make sure same fellow
Item 123 of 1245 April 1957Pollockshields Senior Secondary SchoolPollockshields GlasgowScotlandper Builder p656
Item 124 of 12419 April 1957Secondary School at Cranhill Development Scheme  GlasgowScotlandper Builder p752

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Post Office Directories     
Item 2 of 4RIBA1930The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 
Item 3 of 4RIBA1939The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 
Item 4 of 4RIBA1950The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 75Builder2 January 1948  p24
Item 2 of 75Builder24 December 1948  p753
Item 3 of 75Builder4 November 1949  p595
Item 4 of 75Builder2 December 1949  p747
Item 5 of 75Builder18 February 1949  p229
Item 6 of 75Builder1 April 1949  p412
Item 7 of 75Builder20 May 1949  p637
Item 8 of 75Builder6 May 1949  p576
Item 9 of 75Builder22 July 1949  p123
Item 10 of 75Builder5 August 1949  p184
Item 11 of 75Builder1 December 1950  p582
Item 12 of 75Builder15 December 1950  p649
Item 13 of 75Builder17 February 1950  p246
Item 14 of 75Builder10 March 1950  p343
Item 15 of 75Builder24 March 1950  p406
Item 16 of 75Builder28 April 1950  p570
Item 17 of 75Builder16 June 1950  p825
Item 18 of 75Builder2 June 1950  p760
Item 19 of 75Builder23 June 1950  p857
Item 20 of 75Builder14 July 1950  p77
Item 21 of 75Builder7 July 1950  p45
Item 22 of 75Builder11 August 1950  p203
Item 23 of 75Builder18 August 1950  p232
Item 24 of 75Builder25 August 1950  p263
Item 25 of 75Builder4 August 1950  p172
Item 26 of 75Builder1 September 1950  p296
Item 27 of 75Builder22 September 1950  p346
Item 28 of 75Builder12 January 1951  p87
Item 29 of 75Builder12 October 1951  p502
Item 30 of 75Builder26 October 1951  p570
Item 31 of 75Builder16 February 1951  p259
Item 32 of 75Builder2 February 1951  p186
Item 33 of 75Builder23 February 1951  p301
Item 34 of 75Builder16 March 1951  p401
Item 35 of 75Builder30 March 1951  p469
Item 36 of 75Builder9 March 1951  p367
Item 37 of 75Builder13 April 1951  p534
Item 38 of 75Builder27 April 1951  p606
Item 39 of 75Builder15 June 1951  p871
Item 40 of 75Builder29 June 1951  p939
Item 41 of 75Builder10 August 1951  p197
Item 42 of 75Builder17 August 1951  p231
Item 43 of 75Builder21 September 1951  p397
Item 44 of 75Builder7 March 1952  p352
Item 45 of 75Builder11 April 1952  p573
Item 46 of 75Builder2 May 1952  p685
Item 47 of 75Builder9 May 1952  p720-721
Item 48 of 75Builder27 June 1952  p988
Item 49 of 75Builder22 August 1952  p281
Item 50 of 75Builder12 September 1952  p386
Item 51 of 75Builder24 October 1952  p596
Item 52 of 75Builder31 October 1952  p640
Item 53 of 75Builder14 November 1952  p728
Item 54 of 75Builder21 November 1952  p768
Item 55 of 75Builder28 November 1952  p808
Item 56 of 75Builder12 December 1952  p892
Item 57 of 75Builder2 January 1953  p32
Item 58 of 75Builder9 January 1953  p108
Item 59 of 75Builder16 January 1953  p145
Item 60 of 75Builder23 January 1953  p177
Item 61 of 75Builder6 February 1953  p257
Item 62 of 75Builder6 March 1953  p400
Item 63 of 75Builder13 March 1953  p435
Item 64 of 75Builder10 April 1953  p581
Item 65 of 75Builder5 June 1953  p893
Item 66 of 75Builder19 June 1953  p969
Item 67 of 75Builder19 June 1953  p969
Item 68 of 75Builder4 September 1953  p373
Item 69 of 75Builder11 September 1953  p413
Item 70 of 75Builder18 December 1953  p982
Item 71 of 75Builder25 December 1953  p1014
Item 72 of 75Builder9 April 1954  p656
Item 73 of 75Builder11 June 1954  p1051
Item 74 of 75Builder9 July 1954  p78
Item 75 of 75Builder4 January 1957  p34

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 3H M Register HouseDeath Register  
Item 2 of 3Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Information on dates of study and addresses from research by Iain Paterson
Item 3 of 3RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers L no 3732 Box 15