Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Mair Bishop | Designation: | | Born: | 13 May 1881 | Died: | 23 January 1941 | Bio Notes: | William Mair Bishop was born on 13 May 1881 and gained experience of estate engineering on the Cleland Estates, Lanarkshire from 1897 to 1899 before being articled for five years to Alexander Cullen in Motherwell. He attended classes in Building and gained the South Kensington certificates. On completing his apprenticeship, by which time Cullen was in partnership with James Lochhead and William Brown, he remained as junior assistant in the same firm for two-and-a-half years before being promoted to senior assistant. He was admitted LRIBA on 24 June 1912, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects, which Bishop had joined in 1911. Thereafter he set up business on his own account and practised in Motherwell for nearly twenty-five years.
Bishop married Janet Thomson Bonar on 14 June 1911.
Bishop died on 23 January 1941. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Cleland Estates, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1897 | 1899 | | | 16, Muir Street, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | c. 1916(?) | c. 1941(?) | |
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 | | Peter Bisset | 1920s | | Apprentice | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Bennie Wilson | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship - as President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects |
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 | | 1905 | County Hospital | Bellshill | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As Assistant to Alexander Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1906 | Braidwood Hospital | Carluke | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | New fever pavilion and administration block, new wards, and gatelodge - as senior assistant to Alexander Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1907 | Board School | Carluke | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As Senior Assistant to Alexander Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1907 | Law Infant School | Law | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As Senior Assistant to Alexander Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1909 | Burgh Hospital | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As senior assistant to Alex Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1910 | Co-operative Society premises | Wishaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Extensions - as senior assistant to Alexander Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1910 | House at Knowetop | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As Senior Assistant to Alexander Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1910 | South Dalziel Parish Church Halls | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As Senior Assistant to Alexander Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1911 | UF Church | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As Senior Assistant to Alexander Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | 1920 | 128 houses Jerviston Road | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | To prepare plans | | 1923 | Motherwell Maternity Hospital | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1934 | Neilson Memorial Hall | Bellshill | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1939 | St Andrews Church of Scotland | Bellshill | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Extension | | Before 1941 | Child Welfare Centre | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |
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 | | Motherwell Times | 16 June 1911 | | | | | Motherwell Times | 31 January 1941 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Rob Close | Information via 'Contact Us' on website | | Senbt November 2014. | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v23 no1853 |
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