Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Shanks | Designation: | | Born: | 1866 | Died: | 1 March 1944 | Bio Notes: | John Shanks was born in 1866 and apprenticed to a joiner. From 1892 he attended the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College where he won several awards, and where Charles Gourlay encouraged him to change career to architect. He commenced practice at Kirkintilloch in 1898 and acted as master of works at the building of Walker & Ramsay's Town Hall there in 1904-06, as well as for additions to an unidentified school at Kirkintilloch, to Lenzie Academy, and to various domestic buildings. He was admitted LRIBA on 4 July 1911, his proposers being James Black Fulton, Gourlay and James Lochhead, an impressive line-up perhaps mustered by Gourlay to make up for the absence of any formal architectural apprenticeship.
He had posts with Dumbarton County Council and Dunbartonshire Education Committee until his retirement. Outwith his professional life as an architect he held numerous offices such as President of the Lenzie and Kirkintilloch Liberal Association, and vice-chairman of the Savings Bank of Kirkintilloch. From 1924 to 1927 he was Provost of Kirkintilloch.
He died on1 March 1944.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 45, Cowgate Street, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Business | Before 1909 | 1939 or 1940(?) | | | Strathtyre, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Private | 1910 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | | Walker & Ramsay | | | Clerk of Works | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | James Black Fulton | 4 July 1911 | for Licentiateship | | Charles Gourlay | 4 July 1911 | for Licentiateship | | James Lochhead | 4 July 1911 | for Licentiateship |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | 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 | | Scotsman | 2 March 1944 | | | Obituary p3 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v1 no97 (microfilm reel 29) |
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