Basic Biographical Details Name: | Peter Leslie Aitken Williams | Designation: | | Born: | 22 April 1922 | Died: | 12 September 2004 | Bio Notes: | Peter Leslie Aitken Williams was born on 9 April (or June?) 1922, the son of Leslie William Bernard Williams, engineer, and his wife Jessie Bain Aitken. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1940 to 194, at which point his studies were interrupted by war service. He returned in 1945 completing his degree in 1949 and being elected ARIBA in November of that year. He joined Wylie Shanks & Wylie as an assistant in 1951 and assumed into partnership by Wylie Shanks & Wylie in 1954. He was elected ARIAS in 1957, FRIAS in 1962 and FRIBA in 1963, his proposers being Ferderick Robert Wylie, George Ferguson Smellie Shanks and William McCrea. Between 1951 and 1963 he travelled widely in Europe and further afield: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria Italy, North Africa and Greece. He left Wylie Shanks in 1974 to work with Walter Underwood. He had retired by 1987.
Williams died on 12 September 2004 at his home in Millport, Cumbrae. He was survived by his wife Martha Heather Owen Downes. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 47, Marine Parade, Millport, Bute, Scotland | Private | | 2004 | | | 33, Cecil Street, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1948 | After 1954(?) | | | Ruanaich, Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Private | 1957 * | | | | 35, Saltoun Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1962 | | | | 12/13, Clairmont Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1970 * | | | | 2, La Belle Place, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1979 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposalsThis proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Eric Doig Ellison | 3 April 1968 | for Fellowship |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1951 | Rolls Royce Factory | East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As assistant with Wylie Shanks & Wylie (Nomination Paper) | | 1954 | Glasgow Maternity Hospital | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations and additions | | 1954 | Killearn Hospital | Killearn | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Alterations and extension to wards, labs and X-ray and operating theatres | | 1954 | Scottish Industries Exhibition, 1954 | | | Glasgow | Scotland | As partner with Wylie Shanks & Wylie | | 1955 | Trades House | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Timber ceiling in Hall inserted. Designer on project | | 1957 | Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Pathology Department | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Extension and alterations | | 1957 | Royal College of Science and Technology, James Weir Engineering Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1957 | Scottish Industrial Estate, Euclid (Great Britain) Ltd, plant at Newhouse | Newhouse | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1959 | Scottish Industries Exhibition 1959 | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | Late 1950s | Glasgow Western Infirmary, Radiotherapy Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960s | Euclid/Terex factory | | | | Luxembourg | | | 1960s | Factory for National Cash Registers | Wester Gourdie | | Angus | Scotland | | | 1960s | Factory for Wrangler | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960s | Rolls Royce Factory | East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Canteen added - as partner with Water Underwood? | | 1960 | Stow College of Building and Printing | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960 | Stow College of Building and Printing and Stow College of Commerce and Distributive Trades | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Partner in charge | | After 1960 | Partick, Hillhead and Maryhill Joint Hospital for Infectious Diseases | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Chest clinic - with Peter Williams as partner in charge | | 1961 | Factory for National Cash Registers | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1961 | Motherwell and Wishaw Civic Centre | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Competition design - won competition to secure job | | 1962 | Office block for Colvilles | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1962 | Warehouse for William Collins Sons & Co, Publishers | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1964 | Computer installations, NCR Ltd, Honeywell | | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1964 | Scottish Industries Exhibition 1964 | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Overall design | | 1965 | Glasgow Dental Hospital and School | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations | | 1965 | Norwich Union Office Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1967 | Central Depot, Upper Clyde Water Board | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1967 | Scottish Industrial Estate, Euclid (Great Britain) Ltd, plant at Newhouse | Newhouse | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Extension | | 1968 | Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms, Buchanan Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | New banking hall inserted - partner in charge with William Jardine | | Early 1960s | Safeway Store | Bearsden | | Glasgow | Scotland | Responsible for design | | 1960s or 1970s | Advance factory for SIEC | Kirkconnel | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | | | 1970s | Advance factory for SIEC | Wick | | Caithness | Scotland | | | 1970s | Bank of England Branch Treasury | | | Glasgow | England | Responsible for design of elevation | | 1970s | Western Infirmary, Oncology Unit | | | Glasgow | | Extension | | 1970 | General Motors Factory | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1970 | General Motors Factory | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | 1970 | Glasgow Dental Hospital and School | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Teaching block | | 1970 | Rolls Royce Factory | Hillington | | Glasgow | Scotland | New factory | | 1970 | Water Department Headquarters | | | Glasgow | Scotland | With W T Deveney, engineer. | | After 1970 | Factory block for Industrial Estates Managment Corporation for Scotland | | | Dundee, Angus | Scotland | Extensions | | 1977 | Factory for Levi Strauss UK Ltd | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1981 | Fountain House, Woodside Crescent | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Building designed by Williams | | Before 1981 | Fine Fare Supermarket | Bearsden | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | As assistant but responsible for design | | 1985 | Glasgow University Library and Hunterian Art Gallery | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Extension to library - responsible for design of elevations |
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 | p151 | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p18, p178 Stow College of Distributive Trades, and Building and Printing | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | | | RIBA | 1987 | RIBA Directory of Members 1987 | | | | | Wylie Shanks Architects | 2012 | Wylie Shanks Architects: a centenary retrospective 1912-2012 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 5 January 1962 | | | p9-28 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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