Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Thomson King | Designation: | | Born: | 16 July 1904 | Died: | Before 1988 | Bio Notes: | John Thomson King was born on 16 July 1904 and was articled to Burnet Son & Dick from 1923 to 1927, studying at the Glasgow School of Art where he received his diploma and passed the qualifying exam in July 1928. He was working with Burnet Son & Dick as assistant at the time of his admittance as ARIBA in late 1928, his proposers being Thomas Harold Hughes, William Brown Whitie and John Watson. By that time he had travelled widely, visiting Paris, Versailles and Fontainebleau in 1926; Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Morocco in 1927; and France, Switzerland and Belgium in 1928. Directories give his office address in 1939 as 111 Union Street, Glasgow, and his home address as 220 Titwood Road, Maxwell Park, Glasgow, where he had lived for at least a decade.
In 1947 he took over the practice James Austen Laird & Partners and the firm then practiced as J T King. About a year later Thomas B Main was taken into partnership and in the 1950s Eric D Ellison joined them as partner. In 1955 the practice name changed to J Thomson King & Partners and in 1964 it became King Main & Ellison. In 1971 James S Inglis was taken into partnership followed by Hugh Taylor and Robert Barbour in 1978.
John Thomson King retired about 1969. A note stored with his ARIBA papers indicates that King died before 1988.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Rokeby/220, Titwood Road, Maxwell Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1928 | After 1939 | | | 111, Union Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1939 * | | | | 55, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1947 | | | | 45, Castle Bay Court, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1988 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or Pupils
RIBARIBA Proposers
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 | | 1935 | Glasgow Humane Society House | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1935 | The Castle Hotel | Glenowin | | Perthshire | Scotland | | | 1936 | King's Warehouse | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1936 | Offices for the Abbey Building Co. | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1936 | Warehouse, South Bridge | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | c. 1936 | Police Barracks, Clyde Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Converted barracks to hostel | | 1947 | 69-71 West Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Reconstruction and additions | | 1951 | Premises for James Thomson & Sons, The Drygate | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1951 | Premises for Messrs Brownlie, Seandrett & Graham Ltd, James Street | Bridgeton Cross | | Glasgow | Scotland | For reconstruction of the premises | | 1956 | Uddingston Grammar School | Uddingston | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Eric Doig Ellison as partner in charge | | 1960s | Blairdardie Primary School | Drumchapel | | Glasgow | Scotland | May have retired by the time this school was being designed and built. | | 1960s | Epic House | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960s(?) | Faifley School | | | | | | | 1960s(?) | St Saviour's Primary School | | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1960s | Windlaw Primary School | Castlemilk | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960 | Blawarthill Church of Scotland | Garscadden | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960 | Tenements, Clune Park | Port Glasgow | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Modernisation | | 1960 | Tenements, Clune Park | Port Glasgow | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Modernisation | | 1963 | Bellshill Academy | Bellshill | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Modernisation and extension - Eric Doig Ellison as partner in charge | | 1963 | Larkfield Primary School | Larkfield, Greenock | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Eric Doig Ellison as partner in charge | | 1963 | Stamperland Church | Clarkston | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Eric Doig Ellison as partner in charge | | 1964 | Springhill Primary School | Barrhead | | | Scotland | Eric Doig Ellison as partner in charge | | 1965 | Fitzpatrick House | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1965 | Orchardpark Church | Giffnock | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1967 | Multi-storey carpark | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1967 | Sewage treatment works, offices etc | | | | | | | 1968 | Lightburn Hospital, administration block | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1968 | Proposed Central Mosque for Pakistani community in Glasgow | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Eric Doig Ellison as partner in charge | | 1968 | Regional Sports Centre | Blairdardie | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1969 | Radnor Park Parish Church | Clydebank | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1970 | 164 units of housing for Glasgow Corporation | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Not clear if involved in the early stages of this. | | 1971 | Insurance Office | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Not clear if involved in the early stages of this. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | 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 | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 9 March 1951 | | | p367 |
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 | | A no4258 (combined box 3) |
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