Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Gilroy Graham | Designation: | | Born: | 23 November 1919 | Died: | 29 November 2003 | Bio Notes: | George Gilroy Graham was born on 23 November 1919, the son of George Graham, tailor, and his wife Catherine Parkhill. From 1935-40 he served his apprenticeship, presumably in Glasgow and at the same time attended classes part-time at the Royal Technical College. His studies were interrupted by the Second World War in 1940 but after the cease of hostilities he resumed his studies, spending the year 1946-7 at Glasgow School of Art. From 1948 to 1950 he attended evening classes at Heriot Watt College in Edinburgh, followed in 1950-53 by special design classes at Edinburgh College of Art. He sat the Special Final Exam in November 1954. He was admitted ARIBA in 1955, proposed by J Roy McKee, Frank Wood and Gordon Tait. McKee said in his proposer's statement that Graham was 'one of our best students' in the special design classes. He was elecetd ARIAS that same year. From 1955-57 he worked in the office of Cairns & Ford as senior architect. He moved to a similar position the the National Coal Board, Scottish Division, Edinburgh in the latter year and transferred to Alison & Hutchison in 1958again as senior architect. He was invited to become a partner in 1961. He was elected FRIBA on 22 July 1970, proposed Robert Forbes Hutchison, colin Walker and Harry Horace Macdonald. He continued in the practice for the rest of his career, latterly becoming a consultant to the firm.
Graham died at his hiome, Tyneholm Stables, Pencaitland on 29 November 2003, survived by his wife, Effie Short Graham, and his son who lived in Crieff. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 29, Park Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | | | | | Namur Road, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | Private | | | | | Tyneholm Stables, Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | | 2003 | | | 85, Comnely Bank Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1955 * | | | | 45, Warriston Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1964 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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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 | | | Community or Recreation Centre | Bo'ness /Borrowstouness | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | | Teesside General Hospital | Stockton-on-Tees | | Cleveland (North Yorkshire) | England | Phase I. Partner in charge. | | 1959 | Denny High School | Denny | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Job architect | | 1959 | Grangemouth Housing competition | Grangemouth | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Competition design - entry commended | | 1960s | Leith Poorhouse | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Post-war alterations and discreet new buildings | | 1961 | Gordon Barracks | Old Machar | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Reconstruction - as partner in charge | | 1962 | Linksview House and other housing, Giles Street and Coltfield Lane | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1963 | City Hospital, Ear Nose and Throat Department | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Partner in charge | | 1963 | Elsie Inglis Memorial Hospital | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | New maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters - partner in charge | | 1964 | Housing development, Grahamsdyke | Bo'ness (Borrowstouness) | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1964 | Office Block for British Hydrocarbon Chemicals Ltd, Grangemouth | Grangemouth | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Aggregate-clad block | | 1965 | Lynebank Mental Hospital | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1965 | St Gabriel's RC Church | Prestonpans | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1968 | Cardonald College of Technology | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | After 1968 | Local Authority Housing | Bellshill | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | After 1968 | Local Authority housing, Lindams | Uddingston | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | After 1968 | Post Office Telephone Engineering Centre | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | After 1968 | Private Hotels | | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1969 | Craig Phadrig Hospital | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | | | 1969 | Craigcrook Castle, walled garden, office block | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1969 | Elgin Academy | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | New Technical College built in grounds of old Academy. | | 1969 | Indoor Swimming Pool | Kirkcaldy | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1969 | Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Partner in charge | | 1969 | Teesside County Borough Polytechnic | Middlesborough | | Cleveland (North Yorkshire) | England | | | 1970s | Housing | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Rehabilitation | | 1970s(?) | John Ogilvie High School | Hamilton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1970s | Police headquarters | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1970s | Police headquarters | Livingston | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1970s | Sheltered housing | Leven | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1970s | Sheltered housing | Whitburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1970s | Sheltered housing | Musselburgh | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | 1970s | Sheltered housing | Strathaven | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1970s | Swimming pool | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | | 1970s | Swimming pool | Selkirk | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | | | 1970s | Telephone engineering centre | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1970s | Town planning study | Bo'ness / Borrowstouness | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1970s(?) | Warehouses | Lanark | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1970s | Warehouses | Alexandria | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1970 | Borrowstoun housing scheme | Bo'ness / Borrowstouness | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | c. 1970 | Chalmers Hospital | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Additions and alterations. Partner in charge. | | c. 1970 | City Hospital, boiler house | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Partner in charge | | c. 1970 | Deaconess Hospital | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Outpatients department added - partner in charge | | c. 1970 | Teesside General Hospital | Stockton-on-Tees | | Cleveland (North Yorkshire) | England | Phase 2. Partner in charge | | 1971 | Bo'ness Public School | Bo'ness / Borrowstouness | | West Lothian | Scotland | Extension | | 1973 | Sheltered housing | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1975 | Calderhead Junior Secondary School, Shotts | Shotts | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | New building added | | After 1975 | Housing for Glasgow District Council | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | After 1975 | Housing for Hamilton District Council | Hamilton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | After 1975 | Housing for Lanark District Council | Lanark | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Sport & Leisure Centre | Bo'ness / Borrowstouness | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | c. 1975 | Academy | Blackburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1978 | Salmon Court | Bo'ness (Borrowstouness) | | Wset Lothian | Scotland | | | 1981 | Bo'ness Health Centre | Bo'ness (Borrowstouness) | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | | | Before 1981 | Esk Valley Technical College, Lugton | Lugton, Dalkeith | | Midlothian | Scotland | Extensions? | | Before 1981 | Sheltered housing | Bo'ness / Borrowstouness | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1964 | The RIBA Kalendar 1964-65 | | | | | RIBA | 1972 | RIBA Directory 1972 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIAS Chartered Architect | 2004 | v16, no2 | | Spring issue - death note |
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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