Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Alexander Kidd | Designation: | | Born: | 1879 | Died: | 20 April 1929 | Bio Notes: | William Alexander Kidd was born in Greenock in 1879, the son of William Kidd, ironmonger and his wife Margaret Colquhoun Barr. He joined the practice of James Salmon & Son in 1898 as an apprentice and studied at Glasgow School of art from that year until 1902, also attending classes at the Glasgow & West of Scotland Technical College. He became chief draughtsman in the Salmon practice sometime before 1911, by which date the firm had become Salmon Son & Gillespie. In that year he was admitted LRIBA, his proposers being James Salmon Junior and John Gaff Gillespie (both partners of the firm), and Harry Edward Clifford.
He remained with Gillespie after the latter took charge of the practice following the death of William Forrest Salmon. Gillespie took him into partnership in 1918.
When Gillespie died on 7 May 1926, leaving estate of £1,950 4s 11d to his wife Agnes, Kidd was his executor. Kidd continued the practice under the same name and a year later took into partnership Jack Antonio Coia, who had joined the firm in 1915 before working in several London offices, and had only recently returned to Glasgow.
Kidd died at 21 Fox Street, Greenock on 20 April 1929. He was unmarried. Coia continued the practice alone under the same name of Gillespie Kidd & Coia. The entire archive of the Salmon practice was sent for pulping when Coia was interned in 1940. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Glasgow, Scotland | Business | | | | | Milton Lodge/21, Fox Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1898 | 1929 | |
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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 | | 1901 | Deaf and Dumb Institute | Langside | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations to Earn Cottage and Boys' Home - as assistant to Salmon & Son | | 1901 | Lloyd Morris Memorial Church | Oatlands | | Glasgow | Scotland | As assistant with Salmon & Son | | 1902 | Whitehill Street School | Dennistoun | | Glasgow | Scotland | Three storey classroom extension - as assistant to Salmon & Son | | After 1902 | Lanfine Cottage Home for Consumptives, Broomhill | Kirkintilloch | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Built to revised plans - as assistant to Salmon Son & Gillespie | | 1904 | Walford | Prestonpans | | East Lothian | Scotland | As assistant to Salmon, Son & Gillespie - additions | | 1905 | Cottage | Kilmacolm/Kilmalcolm | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | As assistant to Salmon, Son & Gillespie | | 1905 | North Lodge | Edzell | | Angus | Scotland | As assistant to Salmon Son & Gillespie | | 1906 | Cartsburn Public School | Greenock | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | As assistant to Salmon, Son & Gillespie | | 1909 | Cove Farm Garden Suburb | Gourock | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1910 | Offices, 36 Oswald Street and Ann Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations - as assistant to Salmon Son & Gillespie | | 1926 | F & J Smith Furniture Warehouse | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Extension (on Union Street) and insertion of restaurant; also ballroom |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v18 no 1384 |
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