Basic Biographical Details Name: | Allan Barrowman Wilson | Designation: | | Born: | 20 June 1913 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Allan Barrowman Wilson was born at The Stables Bellside Ayr on 20 June 1913, the son of John Wilson, stud groom, and his wife Isabella Barrowman Young. He was articled to William Meikle in Ayr and after Meikle's death completed his articles with Alexander Mair, also in Ayr. From 1932 -35 he studied initially part-time (later full-time) at Glasgow School of Art. In June 1936 he was awarded the Intermediate Certificate, winning the T L Watson Memorial Book Prize and the Gilt medallion for excellence.
From 1934-38 he was an assistant in the office of Cullen Lochhead & Brown in Hamilton and from 1939-1940 he spent 18 months with Sam Bunton in Glasgow.
From 1940-45 he served in the army, two and a half years in the artillery and two and a half years in the Royal Engineers. He was commissioned in 1943 and had reached the rank of Lieutenant in June 1945 when he was demobilized.
From June 1945 he was a partner in the practice McCulloch & Wilson in Ayr but left to set up business on his own account on the Isle of Arran in March 1947. This may not have prospered as he spent a year in Canada from September 1949 to October 1950 working for the Vancouver School Board, architectural department. He returned to Scotland in November 1950 and took a post as chief assistant to Alexander Dunlop in Kilmarnock.
He was elected LRIBA in 1952, his propsers being Lockhart Hutson, Thomas S Cordiner and Gabriel Steel.
By 1960 Wilson had returned to Canada and had resumed work for the Vancouver School Board. He is no longer listed in the RIBA Directory in 1965. He died in British Columbia. His wife was Sarah McCallum McKinnon. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Cooper Angus, Whiting Bay, Argyll & Bute, Scotland | Private/business | 1947 * | | | | Union Bank Buildings/130, High Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | c. 1948 | | | | 67, Bentinck Drive, Troon, Ayrsahire, Scotland | Private | 1952 * | | | | 3380, West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, Canada | Private(?) | 1954 * | | | | 1595, West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada | Business | 1960 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | https://www.geni.com | | https://www.geni.com | | | | | RIBA | 1948 | The RIBA Kalendar 1948-1949 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | | | RIBA | 1961 | Kalendar 1960-61 | | | | | RIBA | 1965 | The RIBA Kalendar | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | National Archives (via Scotlands People) | Statutory births | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | L6530 (Box 144) | |
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