Basic Biographical Details

Name: George McCulloch Brand
Designation:  
Born: 18 January 1863
Died: 28 January 1954
Bio Notes: George McCulloch Brand was born at 44 Shamrock Street, Glasgow on 18 January 1863, the son of William Brand, carver and gilder (and later art critic) and his wife Agnes McCulloch. His professional training is not yet known but in the 1891 census he was described as a measurer, while his experiments with ferro-concrete suggest that he may have had some engineering experience.

Late in 1891 or early in 1892 he formed a partnership with Samuel Beglan (or Beglain) Lithgow, the practice being styled Brand & Lithgow with an office at 131 West Regent Street. This partnership was dissolved in or about 1915, probably because of lack of business or separate wartime commitments.

Brand thereafter practised on his own, but scaled down his practice to his home address at 10 Highburgh Terrace in 1933-34. He married twice, first to Margaret Brown Steven at Partick in 1904 and seemingly to Mary Ann Clough Edington at Hillhead in 1918. He died in Govan of arterio sclerosis on 28 January 1954, his usual address then being 20 Woodside Place.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 817, Montague Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1891 *  
Item 2 of 8131, West Regent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness18941920 
Item 3 of 865, Bank Street, Hillhead, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate18961900 
Item 4 of 876, Montgomerie Street, Kelvinside, Gasgow, ScotlandPrivate19041905 
Item 5 of 874, Bath Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness19241925 
Item 6 of 865, West Regent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness19291930 
Item 7 of 810, Highburgh Terrace, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate/businessc. 1933c. 1940 
Item 8 of 820, Woodside Place, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1954 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1Brand & LithgowLate 1891 or early 1982c. 1915Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This 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 20After 1888Clyde Dye Works  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 2 of 201896Warehouse for John McQueen  GlasgowScotland 
Item 3 of 201902Park Saw Mills  GlasgowScotland 
Item 4 of 201902Possil Pottery  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 5 of 201903Sentinel Works  GlasgowScotlandWith Archibald Leitch
Item 6 of 201904Covent Garden Market, warehouse  GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 201904Polmadie Iron Works  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 8 of 201905Shop and hall, Lacy Street / Glasgow RoadPaisley RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 9 of 201905The Burgh BarPaisley RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 10 of 201906Sentinel Works  GlasgowScotlandFurther additions.
Item 11 of 201906Stables, Renton Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 12 of 20c. 1907Dalmarnock Weaving FactoryDalmarnock GlasgowScotland 
Item 13 of 201910Masonic Hall  GlasgowScotland 
Item 14 of 201910Paladium CinemaScotstoun GlasgowScotland 
Item 15 of 201911Sentinel Works  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 16 of 201913Hillhead Picture House  GlasgowScotland 
Item 17 of 201914John Menzies, 90-94 West Nile Street  GlasgowScotlandProject continued by Lithgow when partnership dissolved
Item 18 of 201914Polmadie Iron Works  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 19 of 201914Whitevale Foundry  GlasgowScotland 
Item 20 of 201921Granville Picture HouseWoodside GlasgowScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Peter, Bruce1996100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas Edinburgh: Polygonp80