Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Alexander Wyllie | Designation: | | Born: | 15 May 1890 | Died: | 1974 | Bio Notes: | James Alexander Wyllie was born on 15 May 1890, the son of Glasgow architect and civil engineer James Brown Wyllie and his wife Rosa Donaldson McCalman. He studied at Hillhead High School, Glasgow Academy and Glasgow High School, and was articled to his father's firm of Wyllie & Blake from 1904 to 1911, remaining as chief assistant after completing his apprenticeship. In 1913 the partnership with Blake was dissolved and James B Wyllie took his son into partnership as James B Wyllie & Son, retaining the office at 219 St Vincent Street.
James Alexander Wyllie joined the Royal Engineers in 1915 and served overseas during the First World War. He was discharged in January 1919 and returned to his father's practice, 'having complete and absolute control of the Architectural work executed by the firm', as stated in his later LRIBA nomination papers. In 1925 the firm 'was forced to give up business owing to the dearth of work in the Building Industry', and Wyllie sought employment in the Property Department of the Lanarkshire Education Authority and Lanark County Council. Whilst there he was permitted to carry on a small private practice involving public and domestic work.
In 1941 he was appointed Master of Works in the War Damage Repair Department. He left that post in 1942 and either then or shortly thereafter joined the staff of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) in Glasgow. He was still there when he was admitted LRIBA on 14 November 1944, his proposers being John Maurice Arthur, Alexander Wright and Alexander Cullen. At that time his home address was 'Ingleby', 18 Letham Drive, Newlands, Glasgow.
Wyllie died in Exeter in 1974. His death was registered between April and June of that year. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 3, Doune Quadrant, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1890 | | | | Ingleby/18, Letham Drive, Newlands, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1944 * | After 1955 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | 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 | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no5666 (combined box 93) |
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