Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Barbour | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1878 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | John Barbour was born about 1878, the son of Hugh Barbour, auctioneer and his wife Agnes McKnight. (Hugh Barbour married twice, his second wife being Wilhelmina Johnstone). He was articled to William H Howie 1894 to 1899 and attended Glasgow Technical College and School of Art from 1894-1900. He was briefly assistant to the Glasgow and South Western Railway Architects' Department and then to Gavin Paterson of Hamilton between 1899 and 1900, and in the latter year became assistant to Messrs George Arthur & Sons of Airdrie. Thereafter he worked in H M Office of Works in Edinburgh from 1903 to 1904 and then as assistant to William Henry White from 1904 to 1905. In 1906 he commenced independent practice in Glasgow and was estblished at 7 Bath Street by 1908 or 1909. He was elected LRIBA in early 1911, his proposers being John Bennie Wilson, James Lochhead and John Fairweather; by that date he had also been made a Fellow of the Glasgow Institute of Architects.
After the First World War he practised only from his home address at 42 Polwarth Gardens, Hyndland until 1939 or 1940; he may also have been employed as an assistant during that period.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 152, Nithsdale Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1894 | 1896 | | | 148, Kenmure Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1896 | 1899 | | | 47, Campbell Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1899 | 1900 | | | 7, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1911 | After 1914 | | | 42, Polwarth Gardens, Hyndland, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1911 | 1940 | At least until 1940 |
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Fairweather | Early 1911 | for Licentiateship | | James Lochhead | Early 1911 | for Licentiateship | | John Bennie Wilson | Early 1911 | for Licentiateship |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of John McKnight | Information via 'Contact Us' on website | | Sent December 2014 | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional information from Iain Paterson. | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v10 no 608 (microfilm reel 33) |
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