Basic Biographical Details

Name:	D Bennet Dobson & Co
Designation:
Born:	c. 1904
Died:
Bio Notes:	David Bennet Dobson was born at 292 St George's Road, Glasgow on 8 September 1871, the son of Robert Dobson, a mason with the North British Railway from Tranent, and his wife Catherine Bennet from Inverkeithing. He was a student at Glasgow School of Art in 1887-8. Dobson joined the firm of John Gordon in or before 1894, probably as an assistant. In 1900 Dobson was appointed teacher of building construction at Glasgow High School and in 1903 he was taken into partnership by Gordon, whose previous partner Thomas Baird had withdrawn. Dobson was a skilled Art Nouveau designer. By c.1904-05 Dobson was described as at John Gordon's with a separate address at West George Street where Dobson was a publisher of books on buildings construction as D Bennet Dobson & Co, Science publishers. In 1907 the partnership with Gordon was dissolved and Dobson moved both architectural practice and publishing house to 108 Douglas Street, the '& Co' being Dobson's younger brother William (born 1882 or 1883), also an architect. In 1907-08 this combination of practice and publishing became the Scottish College of Architecture, an over-ambitious development to which the Glasgow Institute of Architects took strong exception. The Dobsons appear to have left Glasgow in the following year.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	108, Douglas Street, Glasgow, Scotland	Business	Before 1908	1909(?)

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

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	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	David Bennet Dobson	1907		Partner
	William Dobson	1907		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 started	Building name	Town, district or village	Island	City or county	Country	Notes
	1908	Villas in Crosbie Street			Glasgow	Scotland

References

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