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Basic Biographical Details

Name: Frederick Robert Wylie
Designation: Architect
Born: 1904
Died: 13 January 1982
Bio Notes: Frederick Robert Wylie was born in Partick in 1904 (Reg Dist 646/3, entry 477), the son of William Wylie, company director and Isabella Pringle Forsyth, and the nephew of Edward Grigg Wylie of Glasgow. He served his articles with Keppie & Henderson from September 1921 until November 1926. During the same period he attended the evening session of preliminary classes (1921-23) and from 1922 to 1927 he was enrolled on the diploma course at the School of Architecture, Glasgow College of Art, two sessions per week being evening classes and three being day classes. In 1923 he received an RIAS maintenance scholarship. He was awarded his diploma in June 1927, having been exempted from a number of his exams due to completing the diploma course. He was awarded both a Rowand Anderson Studentship and a Leslie Hamilton Studentship that year. He used the Rowand Anderson award to spend two months of travel and study in Scotland; in 1922 he had spent a month travelling in France and Italy. He was elected ARIBA on 5 December 1927, his proposers being John Keppie, George Paterson and William B Whitie. Keppie stated that Wylie was an ‘excellent apprentice’, ‘talented and diligent’.

Wylie became a partner with his uncle and Alexander Wright in 1928 as Wylie, Wright & Wylie. The partnership of Wylie, Wright & Wylie was dissolved in 1935 and a year later George Ferguson Shanks was taken into partnership, the practice name then becoming Wylie Shanks & Wylie.

During the Second World War Wylie served with the Royal Engineers in India and his Nomination Paper states that he was responsible for the design amd construction of the Weavell Canteen in Delhi during his spell there.

Wylie was elected FRIBA on 11 March 1947, his proposers being Andrew Graham Henderson, John Watson and George Arthur Boswell.

In 1946 Walter Underwood was taken into partnership. The firm name was not changed to Wylie, Shanks & Underwood until some time after Underwood joined, at some point after October 1956 and before April 1957.

Frederick Robert Wylie retired in 1969 and died at Glen Fruin, Dunbartonshire on 13 January 1982.

"Industrial Buildings." Builder (8 June 1951): 826-828

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect:
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 5204, West Regent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness19281939 or after 1940 
Item 2 of 52, Napiershall Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1930 *  
Item 3 of 518, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1947 *  
Item 4 of 5120, Blythswood Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1950 *  
Item 5 of 51, Mirrlees Drive, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1982 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 4Wylie, Wright & Wylie19281935Partner 
Item 2 of 4Wylie, Shanks & Wylie1936Between October 1956 and April 1957Partner 
Item 3 of 4Wylie, Shanks & UnderwoodBetween October 1956 and April 19571960Partner 
Item 4 of 4Wylie Shanks & Partners19601969Partner 

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this architect for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 6George Arthur Boswell11 March 1947For Fellowship
Item 2 of 6Andrew Graham Henderson11 March 1947For Fellowship
Item 3 of 6John Keppie5 December 1927For Associateship
Item 4 of 6George Andrew Paterson5 December 1927For Associateship
Item 5 of 6John Watson11 March 1947For Fellowship
Item 6 of 6William Brown Whitie5 December 1947For Associateship

RIBA Proposals

This architect proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 9Douglas Gordon McKellar Adam12 December 1950For Associateship
Item 2 of 9Gordon Buchanan Biggar31 March 1953For Fellowship
Item 3 of 9Peter Lamont Burnside Borthwick5 April 1967for Fellowship
Item 4 of 9Alexander Buchanan Campbell6 December 1955For Fellowship
Item 5 of 9Edward Stanley Carden11 December 1951For Licentiateship
Item 6 of 9James Henderson DavidsonEarly 1956For Fellowship
Item 7 of 9William Jardine26 June 1963for Fellowship
Item 8 of 9Thomas George Low19 June 1956For Licentiateship
Item 9 of 9David Graham Watson29 November 1942For Licentiateship

Buildings and Designs

This architect was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 951927Glasgow Dental Hospital and School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 951929Lennox CastleLennoxtown StirlingshireScotlandConversion of Lennox Castle into nurses' home, and addition of numerous blocks on the estate to form hospital. Also extensive buildings for a theatre/cinema in hospital grounds proposed.
Item 3 of 951929Multi-Story Car Park Waterloo Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 4 of 951929ParkhallKillearn StirlingshireScotlandEast extension
Item 5 of 951931House at Rowardennan Hotel  StirlingshireScotlandAdditions
Item 6 of 951931House for John M Ross EsqGiffnock RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 7 of 951931Offices, Ardholm Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 8 of 9519323 William StreetHelensburgh DunbartonshireScotlandConversion to two flats
Item 9 of 951932East Campbell Street UP Church  GlasgowScotlandInterior altered as East Campbell Street Lodging House Mission
Item 10 of 951932Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance and Junior Conservative Club  GlasgowScotlandAlterations - north end of Renfield Street façade reconstructed as shops
Item 11 of 951933Anderson and Robertson factoryMotherwell LanarkshireScotland 
Item 12 of 951933Craigpark Electric Cable Company's worksSpringburn GlasgowScotlandAdditions and complete reconstruction
Item 13 of 951933Milton's furnishing warehouse  GlasgowScotland 
Item 14 of 951934House for Frank M Marshall EsqWhitecraigs GlasgowScotlandWith Shanks mainly responsible
Item 15 of 951934Warehouse, 242-252 Sauchiehall Street  GlasgowScotlandInternal alterations
Item 16 of 951934Whitecraigs Mansion, garage and officesRenfrew RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 17 of 951934Wylie & Lochhead's  GlasgowScotlandWarehouse (behind main building?) This is the address given in 'Architect & Building News'.
Item 18 of 95193525-41 Hope Street  GlasgowScotlandReconstruction and additions
Item 19 of 951935Cathkin Braes Golf ClubhouseCathkin Braes LanarkshireScotlandComplete rebuild?
Item 20 of 951935Messrs McKean's building (pork factory)Port Dundas GlasgowScotland 
Item 21 of 951936Maternity hospitalGovan GlasgowScotland 
Item 22 of 951936Wylie & Lochhead, new shop front  GlasgowScotland 
Item 23 of 951937Hillington Industrial EstateHillington GlasgowScotland 
Item 24 of 951937Holm Foundry Administration Building and Amenity BuildingCathcart GlasgowScotlandAmenity block
Item 25 of 951937Premises for George Miller & Son  GlasgowScotlandAlterations - with Shanks mainly responsible
Item 26 of 951937Premises of Messrs Newman Ltd  GlasgowScotlandAlterations - with Shanks mainly responsible
Item 27 of 951937Premises of Messrs Spencer Ltd  GlasgowScotlandAlterations - with Shanks mainly responsible
Item 28 of 951937Weir's Welfare buildingCathcart GlasgowScotland 
Item 29 of 951938Carfin Industrial EstateCarfin LanarkshireScotland 
Item 30 of 951938Factory of Messrs Anderson & Robison (or Robertson)Motherwell LanarkshireScotlandWith Shanks mainly responsible
Item 31 of 951938Funeral office for Wylie & Lochhead  GlasgowScotlandWith Shanks mainly responsible
Item 32 of 951938Larkhall Industrial EstateLarkhall LanarkshireScotland 
Item 33 of 951938Modiste Establishment for Renee Eme Ltd  GlasgowScotland 
Item 34 of 951938Office block for the Law Union and Rock Insurance Co  GlasgowScotland 
Item 35 of 951938Office building for the Yorkshire Copper Works LtdBarrhead RenfrewshireScotlandWith Shanks mainly responsible
Item 36 of 951940Craigpark Electric Cable Company's worksSpringburn GlasgowScotlandExtensions
Item 37 of 951942Service flats  GlasgowScotland 
Item 38 of 951944Factory or factoriesCarfin LanarkshireScotland 
Item 39 of 951944Factory or factoriesChapelhall LanarkshireScotland 
Item 40 of 951944Factory or factoriesNewhouse LanarkshireScotland 
Item 41 of 951947Biscuit Factory, FinniestonFinnieston GlasgowScotlandExtension
Item 42 of 951947Carruthers & Sons Limited Premises  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 43 of 951947Glasgow Maternity Hospital  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 44 of 951947Malcolm Campbell Ltd, Paisley Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 45 of 951947Simpson Ltd Factory Larkhall Insustrial EstateLarkhall LanarkshireScotland 
Item 46 of 95Before 1947Engineering works of Rankin & Blackmore  GlasgowScotland 
Item 47 of 95Before 1947Factory or engineering works for James P McPhie  GlasgowScotland 
Item 48 of 95Before 1947House for Abraham Russell Esq  GlasgowScotland 
Item 49 of 95Before 1947House for J Russell Leng Esq  Glasgow  
Item 50 of 95Before 1947House for John McKean Esq  GlasgowScotland 
Item 51 of 95Before 1947House for William McPhail  GlasgowScotland 
Item 52 of 95Before 1947Rutherglen Town HallRutherglen LanarkshireScotlandScheme for restoration - or proposal for new building?
Item 53 of 95Before 1947Stonefield House and estate  ArgyllScotlandWork on estate
Item 54 of 95Before 1947Works for Lobnitz & Co, shipbuildingRenfrew RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 55 of 951948Factory Block No 111   LanarkshireScotland 
Item 56 of 951948Factory Block No 123   LanarkshireScotland 
Item 57 of 951948Factory Block No 19, BothwellBothwell GlasgowScotland 
Item 58 of 951948New Buildings, Industrial EstateNewhouse LanarkshireScotland 
Item 59 of 951949National Cash Registers (NCR) Factory  DundeeScotlandExtension
Item 60 of 951949Royal College of Science and Technology, James Weir Engineering Building  GlasgowScotland 
Item 61 of 951950Colston Milton Church  GlasgowScotland 
Item 62 of 951950Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College  GlasgowScotlandExtension
Item 63 of 951951Rolls Royce FactoryEast Kilbride LanarkshireScotland 
Item 64 of 951952Cranhill Parish Church  GlasgowScotland 
Item 65 of 951952Newhouse Industrial Estate buildingsMotherwell LanarkshireScotland 
Item 66 of 951953Hillington Industrial EstateHillington GlasgowScotlandTo re-erect two factories destroyed by fire
Item 67 of 951954Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College  GlasgowScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 68 of 951954Killearn HospitalKillearn StirlingshireScotlandAlterations and extension to wards, labs and X-ray and operating theatres
Item 69 of 951954Royal College of Science and Technology Students Union  GlasgowScotland 
Item 70 of 951954Scottish Industries Exhibition, 1954  GlasgowScotland 
Item 71 of 951955Factory for Scottish Industrial EstatesNewhouse LanarkshireScotland 
Item 72 of 951957Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Pathology Department  GlasgowScotlandExtension and alterations
Item 73 of 951957Royal College of Science and Technology, James Weir Engineering Building  GlasgowScotland 
Item 74 of 951957Scottish Industrial Estate, Euclid (Great Britain) Ltd, plant at NewhouseNewhouse LanarkshireScotland 
Item 75 of 951957St Paul's Parish Church  GlasgowScotlandSubdivision
Item 76 of 951958Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance and Junior Conservative Club  GlasgowScotlandAlterations - three balconies removed from front, attic added and interior reconstructed.
Item 77 of 951959Scottish Industries Exhibition 1959  GlasgowScotlandPlan - mainly responsible for this job
Item 78 of 95Late 1950sGlasgow Western Infirmary, Radiotherapy Building  GlasgowScotlandPartner in charge
Item 79 of 951960s(?)Advance factory for SIECKirkconnel DumfriesshireScotland 
Item 80 of 951960sEuclid/Terex factory   Luxembourg 
Item 81 of 951960sFactory for National Cash RegistersWester Gourdie AngusScotland 
Item 82 of 951960sFactory for Wrangler  GlasgowScotland 
Item 83 of 951960Stow College of Building and Printing and Stow College of Commerce and Distributive Trades  GlasgowScotland 
Item 84 of 9526 February 1960Dunbartonshire County Council OfficesDumbarton DunbartonshireScotlandcompetition assessor per Builder p403
Item 85 of 951961Factory for National Cash Registers  DundeeScotland 
Item 86 of 951962Office block for ColvillesMotherwell LanarkshireScotland 
Item 87 of 951962Warehouse for William Collins Sons & Co, Publishers  GlasgowScotland 
Item 88 of 951964Computer installations, NCR Ltd, Honeywell  LanarkshireScotland 
Item 89 of 951964Scottish Industries Exhibition 1964  GlasgowScotlandOverall design
Item 90 of 951965Glasgow Dental Hospital and School  GlasgowScotlandAlterations
Item 91 of 951965Motherwell and Wishaw Civic CentreMotherwell LanarkshireScotlandCompetition design - won competition to secure job
Item 92 of 951965Norwich Union Office Building  GlasgowScotland 
Item 93 of 951967Central Depot, Upper Clyde Water Board  GlasgowScotland 
Item 94 of 951967Scottish Industrial Estate, Euclid (Great Britain) Ltd, plant at NewhouseNewhouse LanarkshireScotlandExtension
Item 95 of 951968Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms, Buchanan Street  GlasgowScotlandNew banking hall inserted

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architect:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Glendinning, Miles1997Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75  Tuckwell Press Ltdp18 Stow College of Distributive Trades, and Building and Printing
Item 2 of 4Post Office Directories     
Item 3 of 4RIBA1939The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 
Item 4 of 4RIBA1950The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architect:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder13 March 1959  'Scottish Industries Exhibition' p529

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this architect:
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 2Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Research by Iain Paterson
Item 2 of 2RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers F no4242 (Combined Box 3)

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