Basic Biographical Details Name: | F A MacDonald & Partners | Designation: | Architectural practice, Engineers | Started: | | Ended: | | Bio Notes: | Reinforced concrete consultants, based in Glasgow. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this architectural practice, engineers: | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 11, Woodside Crescent, Woodlands Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1948 * | 1954 | |  | 72, Victoria Street, London, England | Business | 1959 * | | London branch |  | 3, Golden Square, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business | 1959 * | | Aberdeen Branch Office |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this architectural practice, engineers (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | James Taylor | 1917 | 1918 | Draughtsman | |  | W A Fairhurst | 1950s | | Engineer | |
Buildings and DesignsThis architectural practice, engineers 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 |  | Before 1914(?) | Haymarket Flour Mills | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |  | Before 1914(?) | Mills for Robert Craig & Sons | Caldercruix | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |  | 1930 | Glen Bridge | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | As consulting engineers |  | 1933 | Fountain Brewery for William McEwan & Co | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Reconstruction |  | 1934 | Pittencrieff Park, Music Pavilion and public shelter | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Music pavilion, public shelter etc - in collaboration with John Fraser? |  | 1935 | Bridge over the River Dee | Dinnet | | Aberdeenshire | | |  | 1935 | Jubilee Bridge | Inverbervie | | Kincardineshire | Scotland | |  | 1935 | Open-air Swimming Pool | Burntisland | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1936 | Bridge over the River Eden | Guardbridge | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1937 | Bridge over the River Dee | Aboyne | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Design overall by F A Macdonald & Partners but Bennet Mitchell responsible for architectural treatment |  | 1937 | Commercial building, Candleriggs | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Engineers drawings signed by Dunbar himself (the client) |  | 1938 | New Leven Bridge | Leven | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1947 | Bull Metals Offices, Bulldate Street | Yoker | | Glasgow | Scotland | Extensions |  | 1947 | Cooper MacDougall Robinson Ltd. Lothian Road | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Extension |  | 1948 | Cooper MacDougal & Robertson Storage Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1948 | Lower North Water Bridge | Montrose (near) | | Angus | Scotland | With Sir Frank Mears |  | 1950 | Schemes for Bull's Metals and Melloid Co Ltd, South Street | Scotstoun | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | As architects and engineers to prepare plans for two schemes |  | 1950 | Whitehill Street School | Dennistoun | | Glasgow | Scotland | As consultant engineers |  | 1951 | Buildings for the National Gas Board, Maryhill | Maryhill | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1951 | Dawsholm Gas Works | Maryhill | | Glasgow | Scotland | As architects and engineers |  | 1951 | Water Tower, Cranhill | Cranhill | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1952 | Clydebank Redevelopment Housing | Clydebank | | West Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |  | 7 November 1952 | Scottish Gas Board Buildings, Cleveden Drive | Kelvinside | | Glasgow | Scotland | ... & Civil Engineers for new buildings |  | 1953 | Reservoir, Garthamlock | Garthamlock | | Glasgow | Scotland | Appointed consultants to invite tenders and supervise erection of water tower and reservoir |  | 3 April 1953 | Premises of Scottish Gas Board, Cleveden Road | | | Glasgow | Scotland | New buildings |  | 10 April 1953 | Dawsholm Gas Works | Maryhill | | Glasgow | Scotland | To prepare plans for new buildings |  | 29 May 1953 | Glasgow Corporation Shops, Toryglen | Toryglen | | Glasgow | Scotland | Plans in hand for new shops |  | 1954 | Premises of Bull's Metal & Marine Ltd, Bulldale Street | Yoker | | Glasgow | Scotland | Architects and engineers for new building |  | 15 February 1957 | Shieldhall Buildings | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Builder p 344 |  | 1959 | Ballochmyle Bridge | Mauchline | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |  | 6 February 1959 | Sewage Treatment Works at Newmill | Newmill | | Banff, Aberdeenshire | Scotland | accepting tenders per Builder p297 |  | 6 March 1959 | New Victoria Bridge (over River Tay) | | | Perth, Perthshire | Scotland | employed as consulting engineers per Builder p477 |  | 8 May 1959 | Bridge over the River Ness | | | Inverness, Inverness-shire | Scotland | 'drawings and documents from the consulting engineers...Dep. £15. Tenders by June 9.' per Buider p871 |  | 18 December 1959 | Victoria Bridge, River Ayr | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | consulting engineer; accepting tender applications by 31 Dec, per Builder p921 |  | 1960 | Queen's Bridge | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 8 January 1960 | Tay Road Bridge | | | Dundee, Angus | Scotland | appointed consulting engineers per Builder p82 |  | 17 June 1960 | Bridge over River Ayr, Howford | Howford | | Ayrshire | Scotland | consulting engineers per Builder p1168 |  | 26 August 1960 | Covered reservoir, Greenhill | Greenhill, nr. Hareshaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | per Builder p399 |  | 1961 | New Technical College, Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |  | 20 January 1961 | New concrete reservoir, Legbrannock | Newarthill | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | accepting applications from contractors/builders with £5 deposit per Builder p158 |  | 10 March 1961 | Clear Water Reservoir, High Street | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | accepting applications with £5 deposit per Builder p482 |  | 7 April 1961 | Clyde Bridge, Clydeferry Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | appointed project consultants per Builder p680 |  | 1962 | Red Road Housing | Balornock | | Glasgow | Scotland | Consulting engineers
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this architectural practice, engineers: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p22 |  | Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | Cover, p31, p65, p75, p232 Photograph of construction, p233 Photographs of construction and opening, p234, p235; p237, p239, p262, p315, p318, p321, p329, p381, Gazetteer 2 |  | Macdonald, F A & Partners | 1914 | Reinforced concrete construction: a handbook for engineers and architects by F A Macdonald & Partners … | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this architectural practice, engineers: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 10 November 1950 | | | p483 |  | Builder | 16 June 1950 | | | p825 |  | Builder | 5 January 1951 | | | p27 |  | Builder | 2 November 1951 | | | p605 |  | Builder | 11 May 1951 | | | p674 |  | Builder | 18 January 1952 | | | p121 |  | Builder | 7 November 1952 | | | p688 |  | Builder | 3 April 1953 | | | p549 |  | Builder | 10 April 1953 | | | p581 |  | Builder | 29 May 1953 | | | p849 |  | Builder | 19 February 1954 | | | p346 |  | Builder | 6 February 1959 | | | p297 |  | Builder | 8 May 1959 | | | p871 |  | Town and Country Planning | 7 August 1982 | | | p177-9 'The story of Red Road Flats' |
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