Basic Biographical Details Name: | Hugh Macpherson | Designation: | | Born: | 2 March 1890 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Hugh Macpherson was born on 2 March 1890, probably at Johnstone, and was articled to Alexander Gardner of Glasgow in February 1906, studying initially at Paisley Technical College and moving on to the Royal Technical College and Glasgow School of Art from 1908 to 1915. He left Gardner in June 1911 to join the architectural staff of the Caledonian Railway, later the London Midland & Scottish Railway. He was still there in 1938 when he was admitted LRIBA on 10 January, on the recommendation of the Glasgow Institute of Architects. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 1, Floor Street, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | 1909 * | | | | Divisional Engineers' Office, LMS Railway, St Enoch Station, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1938 * | | | | Brendalea, Thomson Avenue, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | 1938 * | After 1950(?) | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Information on addresses from research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no4647 (combined box 26) |
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