Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Boag Baird | Designation: | | Born: | 21 December 1885 | Died: | 17 January 1976 | Bio Notes: | George Boag Baird was born on 21 December 1885, the son of William Baird, WS, and his wife Mary Alison Macdonald. He was articled to Salmon Son & Gillespie in Glasgow in August 1901. He studied at Glasgow School of Art. On completing his four-year apprenticeship he remained with Salmon Son & Gillespie for a year as an assistant, followed by two years as assistant to William Leiper. In 1912-13 he became an assistant to Professor Charles Gourlay at the Royal Technical College and appears to have commenced independent practice at 135 Greenhead Terrace, Bridgeton, Glasgow, in 1914. After World War I he took up a post as assistant to the Parish Council of Glasgow, to George Arthur Boswell (for several months only), and to Scottish Oils Uphall, before becoming Architect to the Chief Engineer of Imperial Chemical Industries at Nobel House, Stevenston, Ayrshire at the end of 1925.
He was elected LRIBA on 15 October 1930, his proposers being William Hunter McNab, George Arthur Boswell and Robert Miller. By that time he had visited all the principal cities of northern Italy, had travelled in Normandy and in 1914 had become an Associate of the Incorporation of Architects of Scotland.
He died aged 90 at Mearnskirk General Hospital on 17 January 1976. His wife, Jeannie Barclay, had predeceased him. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 46, St Ronans Drive, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | | 1976 | | | East Lynne, Eglinton Street, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1930 or 1931 * | 1939 or after 1940(?) | | | Glenmuir/56, Parkhouse Road, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1950 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | George Arthur Boswell | 15 October 1930 | for Licentiateship | | William Hunter McNab | 15 October 1930 | for Licentiateship | | Robert Miller | 15 October 1930 | for Licentiateship |
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 | | Mid 1900s | Nobel Industrial Estate, office blocks | Stevenston | | Ayrshire | Scotland | 'Probably' by Baird. |
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 | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
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 information from Iain Paterson from PO Directories and GSA records | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no3408 (box 10) |
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