Basic Biographical Details

Name: William Tait Davie
Designation:  
Born: 26 September 1924
Died: 21 April 2003
Bio Notes: William Tait Davie was born on 26 September 1924, the son of Charles Long Bowie Davie, proprietor of newsagent and general grocer store, and his wife Helen Gordon McColl Tait. He studied at Glasgow School of Architecture, was elected a student member of the RIBA in 1948 and ARIBA in 1950. By 1970 he had a post with Macmillan & Morrison in Glasgow and was still there in 1979. By 1981 he was working in his own practice William T Davie & Associates.

The practice undertook a wide range of work including schools for Strathclyde Regional Council, housing and modernisation of tenements for Glasgow District Council and Cunninghame District Council; work for the Blythswood Housing Association; layout and supervision of housing developments for Motherwell Dictrict Council as well as the specific jobs noted below.

He had been retired for some years in 1995. He died at Blanefield House, Blanefield on 21 April 2003, survived by his wife Sheila Duncan Black and at least one son who lived in Bridge of Weir.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 6c/o Martin/148, Niddrie Street, Queen's Park, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1950 *  
Item 2 of 639, Polwarth Street, Hyndland, Glasgoq, ScotlandPrivate1953 *  
Item 3 of 645, Mitre Road, Jordanhill, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivateBefore 1960 *After 1970 
Item 4 of 618 Royal Terrace, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1970After 1975 
Item 5 of 68, Somerset Place, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1987  
Item 6 of 6High Pines/63, Netherblane, Blanefield, Stirlingshire, ScotlandPrivate1995  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1William T Davie & Associates1980 Partner 

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1Ian WatsonJune 1965Before 1968Assistant 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 181961Edinbarnet SchoolsFaifley DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 2 of 181964Hotel and Licensed premisesHardgate DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 3 of 181967Royal Glasgow Cancer Hospital, McAlpin Nursing Home  GlasgowScotlandAlterations
Item 4 of 181969Airdrie Telephone ExchangeAirdrie LanarkshireScotland 
Item 5 of 181969Dalmarnock SchoolDalmarnock GlasgowScotlandAdditions costing £170,000 (These may be to another school?)
Item 6 of 181969Pollok Telephone ExchangePollok GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 181969Showroom and workshops for Croft Bodybuilding anf Engineering Co.Cambuslang LanarkshireScotland 
Item 8 of 181970Wesleyan Methodist ChurchAyr AyrshireScotlandExtensions - round N and E. If this dates from 1970 Davie was working in the practice of Macmillan & Morrison
Item 9 of 18c. 1975Brown & Tawse Tubes Ltd Factory  GlasgowScotlandExtension
Item 10 of 18c. 1975Flats for Tweedsmuir Housing Society LtdHyndland GlasgowScotland 
Item 11 of 18c. 1980City of Glasgow Friendly Society  GlasgowScotlandAlterations
Item 12 of 18c. 1980Clyde Cooperage  GlasgowScotlandExtensions - probably to this group of buildings
Item 13 of 18c. 1980Drumchapel HospitalDrumchapel GlasgowScotlandExtensions
Item 14 of 18c. 1980Glasgow Eye Infirmary  GlasgowScotlandAlterations?
Item 15 of 18c. 1980Halifax Building SocietyPaisley RebfrewshireScotland 
Item 16 of 18c. 1980Halifax Building SocietyJohnstone RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 17 of 18c. 1980Scottish Ballet premises  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and extensions
Item 18 of 18c. 1980Western Infirmary Redevelopment Phases I and II  GlasgowScotlandAlterations?

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6RIBA1950The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 
Item 2 of 6RIBA1954RIBA Kalendar 1953-54   
Item 3 of 6RIBA1961Kalendar 1960-61   
Item 4 of 6RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 5 of 6RIBA1979Directory of members   
Item 6 of 6RIBA1987RIBA Directory of Members 1987   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 2H M Register HouseDeath Register  
Item 2 of 2RIAS, Rutland SquareRecords of membership