Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Shanks & Mitchell
Designation:
Born:	1889
Died:	1894
Bio Notes:	William Shanks was born in 1860 and articled to McKissack & Rowan from 1882 to 1886, studying at the Glasgow School of Art. He then became an assistant to James Chalmers prior to commencing practice in partnership with an unidentified architect named Mitchell in Glasgow in 1889. Shanks acted as architect to Shotts School Board from 1891 to 1894; he continued in independent practice when his partnership with Mitchell was dissolved in the latter year and subsequently emigrated to South Africa.

Private and Business Addresses

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	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	68, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland	Business	1889	1894

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

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	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	William Shanks	1889	1894	Partner

Buildings and Designs

This 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
	1890	Baptist Church	Airdrie		Lanarkshire	Scotland
	1890	Polmont Park Mansion, gate lodge and estate work	Polmont Park		Stirlingshire	Scotland
	1891	Five schools	Shotts		Lanarkshire	Scotland

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