Basic Biographical Details Name: | Eric Alexander Sutherland | Designation: | | Born: | 11 June 1870 | Died: | 9 October 1940 | Bio Notes: | Eric Alexander Sutherland was born at Whiteburn, West Lothian on 11 June 1870, the son of John Sutherland, bank agent and his wife Mary Wilson, and educated at Glasgow Academy. He was articled to Campbell Douglas & Sellars in 1887 and remained with Campbell Douglas & Morrison after Sellars's death in 1888. During those years he attended classes at Glasgow School of Art, and spent a fortnight sketching and measuring in Elgin and another fortnight at Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, the latter made possible by a travelling scholarship he won in 1892. In 1893 he moved to Manchester as assistant to Mangnall & Littlewoods, and in 1897 to Newcastle-upon-Tyne to work as senior assistant to Matthew Horner Graham, returning to Glasgow in 1899 to commence independent practice. His office was at 96 Renfield Street, but c.1910 he moved to 102 Bath Street where he remained until his death. He was admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects, of which he had recently been made a member; and was advanced to FRIBA on 23 October 1933, his proposers being John Keppie, a friend from his first years with Campbell Douglas & Sellars, James Lochhead and William Brown Whitie.
Sutherland died unmarried on 9 October 1940 at Ellangowan, 37 Douglas Gardens, Uddingston, his home since at least 1910. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 3, Albany Street, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1887 | After 1893 | | | 96, Renfield Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1899 | c. 1909 | | | 102, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | c. 1909 | 1939 or 1940(?) | | | Ellangowan/37, Douglas Gardens, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1910 | 1940 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or Pupils* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Keppie | 23 October 1933 | for Fellowship | | James Lochhead | 23 October 1933 | for Fellowship | | William Brown Whitie | 23 October 1933 | for Fellowship | | John Bennie Wilson | 20 July 1911 | for Licentiateship - as President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects |
RIBA Proposals
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 | | After 1893 | Large warehouse for Isodore Frankenburg | Salford | | Lancashire | England | As assistant to Mangnall & Littlewoods | | After 1893 | Pier and pavilions | Blackpool | | Lancashire | England | As assistant to Mangnall & Littlewoods | | 1895 | West End Pier and Pavilion | Morecambe | | Lancashire | England | As assistant to Mangnall and Littewoods | | 1896 | Victoria Pavilion | Morecambe | | Lancashire | England | | | 1896 | Winter Gardens Ballroom | Blackpool | | Lancashire | England | As assistant to Mangnall & Littlewoods | | 1897 | Central Pier and Pavilion | Morecambe | | Lancashire | England | As assistant to Mangnall & Littlewoods. May have left before this commenced | | 1897 | County Hotel | | | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | South section (Neville Street and three bays on Grainger Street) - as chief assistant to Matthew Horner Graham | | After 1897 | Large warehouses for G G Laidler | | | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | As chief assistant to Matthew Horner Graham | | 1899 | Various buildlings for the Glasgow & South Western Railway | | | | Scotland | | | 1900 | Business premises of Messrs Sawers | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1900 | Inveralt, Portincaple | Gareloch | | Argyll | Scotland | | | c. 1900 | Congregational Church and Hall | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Built | | 1901 | North British Tube Works | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1903 | Allan Whyte & Company offices | Rutherglen | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1904 | Ayr Pavilion, Low Green | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Placed equal third in competition | | 1905 | Canal Bank House | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1905(?) | Electrical Warehouse, 242-262 Clyde Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1905 | Glasgow Savings Bank | Govan | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1909 | Glasgow Savings Bank | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Sutherland may have designed previous building and then its successor as well | | c. 1910 | Engineering shops for Allan Whyte & Co | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | c. 1910 | St Andrew's Episcopal Rectory | Uddingston | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1912 | British Ropes Ltd, offices | Rutherglen | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Possibly 1902? | | 1917 | William Grant Macpherson Monument | Bothwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Executed by Scott & Rae | | 1922(?) | Electrical Warehouse, 242-262 Clyde Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Restoration after fire (see Notes) | | 1922 | House for Robert Bryden, Mossend Place, South King Street | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1923 | Ardgowan Cinema | Tradeston | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1925 | Govanhill Picture House | Govanhill | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1927 | Anniesland Methodist Church | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1927(?) | Children's Home Hospital | Strathblane | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Additions - thought to be this hospital | | 1928 | La Scala Cinema | Dunoon | | Argyll | Scotland | | | 1930 | Britannia Pottery | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1930 | Glasgow Savings Bank | Hutchesontown | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | c. 1930 | Uddingston Trinity Parish Church | Uddingston | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Alterations? | | 1931 | Glasgow Savings Bank, St Rollox Branch | St Rollox | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1932 | Glasgow Savings Bank | Possilpark | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1933 | Church, Manse Road | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1933 | Cinema at Shawlands | Shawlands | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1933 | Mayfair Cinema | Battlefield | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1933 | Queen's Cinema | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations? | | 1935 | Glasgow Savings Bank | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1935 | Savings Bank, Alexandra Park | Alexandra Park | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1937 | Savings Bank | Shettleston | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1938 | Glasgow Savings Bank | Dumbarton | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1940 | Glasgow Savings Bank | Hillhead | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 18 October 1940 | | | Obituary | | Glasgow Herald | 11 October 1940 | | | Obituary | | RIBA Journal | 19 November 1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p15 Death notice |
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 | | Information on addresses from research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v21 no1611; F no3143 (box 17) |
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