Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Campbell Reid | Designation: | | Born: | 1879 | Died: | 30 November 1923 | Bio Notes: | James Campbell Reid was born in 1879 the son of John Reid, Glasgow, and was educated at Allan Glen's School, Glasgow. He was articled to Thomson & Turnbull from 1893 to 1897 and then had himself apprenticed to a firm of builders and contractors for practical experience which lasted four years, during which period he acted as architectural assistant to Charles Gourlay at the Glasgow & West of Scotland Technical College. In 1902 and 1903 he found employment as a draughtsman with various firms and undertook extended visits abroad, spending several months in Normandy and Paris where he appears to have attended selected lectures at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts rather than taking a full course. Over the next few years he continued to make study tours, spending a fortnight each year in France and a week each year in England.
He commenced practice on his own account in 1904 in Blythswood Square, Glasgow. He passed the qualifying exam in November 1906 and was admitted ARIBA on 4 March 1907, his proposers being David Barclay, architect to the College, Thomas Lennox Watson and James Milne Monro. By that date he had moved office to 209 St Vincent Street, with a house at 328 Golfhill Drive. He was admitted FRIBA on 2 December 1912, his proposers being George Bell, Alexander Nisbet Paterson and John Bennie Wilson.
In 1914 Reid merged his practice with that of Alexander Wingate as he had been appointed Head of the Department of Architecture, Surveying and Building at the Northern Polytechnic Institute in London in 1914. The partnership did not survive the First World War. Wingate was killed in action in France in October 1915. Reid was a Royal Naval Reservist and survived the war. He was somewhat damaged in health but presumably resumed his appointment in the Northern Polytechnic; and he implemented his pre-war intention of opening a London office at 6 New Burlington Street. He died following a short illness on 30 November 1923. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Blythswood Square, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1904 * | | | | 209, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1904 | After 1914 | | | 328, Golfhill Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1906 | After 1912 | | | 144, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1919 * | | | | 6, New Burlington Street, Regent Street, London, England | Business | c. 1920 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | George Gerard Howard | January 1915 | March 1916 | Apprentice | | | George Gerard Howard | January 1919 | November 1920 | Assistant(?) | Unclear whether completing his apprenticeship or working as assistant |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 22 December 1923 | v31 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p121 - obituary |
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 v17 p86 (microfilm reel 19); F v21 no1478 (microfilm reel 13) |
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