Basic Biographical Details Name: | Robert McNab (or Robert Macnab) | Designation: | | Born: | 7 March 1900 | Died: | 11 May 1962 | Bio Notes: | Robert McNab (who spelt his name thus but is sometimes referred to as Macnab) was born on 7 March 1900, the son of James McNab, journeyman joiner, and his wife, Abercromby McNab. He was articled to Stewart, Tough & Alexander of Greenock in 1919. In 1923 he moved to the office of Matthew Purdon Smith in Dumfries, and in 1926 to that of Richardson & McKay, Edinburgh. In 1928 he was appointed Estate Architect to Messrs Baillie & Gifford, WS, of 3 Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh. After ten years there he moved to Rothesay where he spent a year in the office of Andrew Morell McKinlay.
In 1940 McNab was appointed assistant to the War Department Valuer at 26 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, working in 'No. 2 Area'. He was still there when he was admitted ARIBA on 17 October 1944, his proposers being McKinlay, Andrew Graham Henderson, and John Ross McKay, whose supporting statement describes McNab as 'a diligent & earnest student of architecture'. McNab was also an Associate of the Edinburgh Architectural Association.
McNab appears to have returned to work and live on Rothesay after the Second World War where he lived with his unmarried sister. He died at the Robertson Stewart Hospital, Rothesay, on 11 May 1962. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Baillie & Gifford WS/3, Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1928 | 1937 | | | 83, Glendevon Pace, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1930 * | | | | War Department Valuer's Office/26, Blythswood Square, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1940 | After 1944 | | | 2, Eden Place, Rothesay, Bute, Bute, Scotland | Private | 1944 * | 1962 | | | 43, Watergate, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland | Private(?) | 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 | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | 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 | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no5638 (combined box 92) |
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