Basic Biographical Details Name: | Percival Cairns | Designation: | | Born: | 22 August 1889 | Died: | 28 June 1926 | Bio Notes: | Percival Cairns was born at 31 New Keppochhill Road, Glasgow on 22 August 1889, the son of James Cairns, police constable (later an inspector) and his wife Mary McKeown who came from Belfast. He studied at Glasgow School of Architecture from 1905 to 1912 but it is not yet certain if it was to Neil Campbell Duff that he was originally articled: he was certainly his assistant in 1914.
Duff took Cairns into partnership in 1919 but Cairns died on 28 June 1926 of pulmonary tuberculosis. He was survived by his wife Christina Elliot McAllister. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 354, Byres Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1905 | After 1912 | | | 115, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1914 | 1914 | | | 131, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1914 | 1924 or 1925 | | | 187A, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private/business | c. 1919 | c. 1926 | | | 187A, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1924 or 1925 | After 1926 | | | 61, Cecil Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1925 | After 1926 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Duff & Cairns | c. 1919 | 1926 | Partner | |
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ReferencesArchive 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 | | Research by Iain Paterson |
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