Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Malcolm Guild | Designation: | | Born: | 28 May 1907 | Died: | 10 November 1986 | Bio Notes: | William ('Bill') Malcolm Guild was born on 28 May 1907, the son of Charles Guild, joiner, and his wife Jessie Wood Malcolm. In February 1926 he was articled to Mills & Shepherd and remained with them after the end of his articles until April 1935. During that period he attended 5 year of evening classes in architecture at Dundee Technical College and School of Art.
In May 1935 he won a competition for a Children's Block at Glenlomond Sanatorium, Kinross and opened business on his own account at 16 Crossgate Cupar, remaining in practice there until May 1940 when it was closed and remained so for the duration of the war. At this point he took a salaried post with the Ministry of Works in George Street, Edinburgh.
Guild was admitted ARIBA on 18 April 1944, his proposers being John Donald Mills, Patrick Hill Thoms and William Salmond. At some point after the end of the war he closed his own practice for good and joined Mills & Shepherd. He became a partner. He remained in the Mills & Shepherd practice until he closed it in 1966, when he was sole partner.
Guild lived in Cupar in a modernist house, Sunstra in Brighton Road which he had designed for himself in 1938. He ceased to practice in Cupar about 1950 and after that did all his work from the the Dundee office of Mills & Shepherd. However after the closure of Mills & Shepherd, he continued to design from his home address in Brighton Road for some years.
In 1973 his wife Caroline Ferguson Mills reported to the RIBA that her husband had suffered a stroke 'six years ago'. He was unable to read or write and would therefore never work again. At this time he was still living in Cupar. He died on 10 November 1986 at his home in Cupar. He was survived by his wife. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 22, South Uunion Street, Cupar, Fife, Scotland | Private | | 1986 | | | 16, Crossgate, Cupar, Fife, Scotland | Business | May 1935 | | | | Sunstra, Brighton Road, Cupar, Fife, Scotland | Private/business | 1938 | After 1970 | | | 9, South Tay Street, Dundee, Scotland | Business | Before 1939 | 1966 | |
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 | | Mills & Shepherd | 1937 or 1939 | After 1966 | Partner | |
Employees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | William Lamond Galloway | 1936 | 1938 | Assistant | As assistant after office hours |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Donald Mills | 18 April 1944 | For Associateship | | William Salmond | 18 April 1944 | For Associateship | | Patrick Hill Thoms | 18 April 1944 | For Associateship |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p111 | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Graham McNicol | Information sent to DMW | | Sent October 2010 | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Personal information from William M Guild | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no 8332 (Combined Box 208) (Also William Lomond Galloway's Paper L 6650 (Box 1520)) |
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