Basic Biographical Details Name: | (Miss) Jean Gordon Welsh | Designation: | | Born: | 5 November 1930 | Died: | 31 March 2009 | Bio Notes: | Miss Jean Gordon Welsh was born on 5 November 1930, the daughter of James Roy Gibson Welsh, analytical chemist, and his wife Jeannie Wilson Gordon. She studied at Glasgow School of Art (her degree later being upgraded to BArch at the University of Strathclyde) and was elected ARIBA and ARIAS in 1955. In the following year she joined William Nimmo in practice as William Nimmo & Partners with an office in Wishaw. A mention in the obituary of Clara Charleson Reimann, who executed a house for Welsh based on her initial drawings during her retirement, suggests that she may have worked for Inverclyde District Council Architect's Department until retiring in 1996.
She died on 31 March 2009 at Inverclyde Royal Hospital. She was not married. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Ashburne Lodge/63, Shore Road, Innellan, Argyll, Scotland | Private | | 2009 | | | 40, Highburgh Road, Dowanhill, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1954 * | After 1970 | | | 15, Queen's Crescent, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1979 * | | | | 7, Fitzroy Place, Glasgow, Scotland | Business(?) | Before 1987 | After 1994 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | William Nimmo & Partners | 1956 | After 1994 | Partner | |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p146 | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | | | RIBA | 1964 | The RIBA Kalendar 1963-64 | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1994 | A Directory of RIBA Members | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIAS Quarterly | 2011 | Autumn | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p.97: obituary of Clara Charleson Reimann (née Firth), who knew Welsh and designed her house |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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