Basic Biographical Details

Name: John Short
Designation:  
Born: c. 1867
Died: 1 December 1899
Bio Notes: John Short was born c. 1867, the son of David Short, builder and Jessie McCulloch. It is not known to which practice he was articled and he did not study at Glasgow School of Art: he may have been apprenticed to his father as a builder. By 1894 he had entered into partnership with Alexander Adam in Bath Street, Glasgow, specialising in tenement design, but this was dissolved by 1897, apparently as a result of Short's alcoholism.

Short died unmarried at 162 Cambridge Drive on 12 December 1899. He was intestate, suggesting that he died suddenly.

[NB: 'Buildings of Scotland' has this firm listed as John 'Smart' and also notes an Adam Short for the Partickhill tenements near Gardner Street which should presumably be Adam & Short.]

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 395, Bath Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1894 *  
Item 2 of 3164, Bath Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1895 *1899 
Item 3 of 313, Windsor Terrace, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivateBefore 1896After 1899 

* 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 1Adam & ShortBefore 18941897(?)Partner 

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 9c. 1895Saltoun Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 91896Six tenements blocks, Partickhill RoadPartick GlasgowScotland 
Item 3 of 91896Tenements, Gardner StreetPartick GlasgowScotland 
Item 4 of 91897Tenements, Roxburgh Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 5 of 9c. 1897Partickhill tenementsPartickhill GlasgowScotland 
Item 6 of 91898Six tenements for the Western Property CoHyndland GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 91898Store, Clydeferry Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 8 of 91898(?)Tenements, Hyndland Road  GlasgowScotlandSome sources attribute to Adam, others to Short; their partnership had been dissolved in 1897
Item 9 of 91899Leather warehouse  GlasgowScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Post Office Directories     
Item 2 of 2Scotlands People Website Wills & Testaments  Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories SC36/48/170

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 2Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Research by Iain Paterson
Item 2 of 2Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild References to tenements 28 April 1897