Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | John Ramsay Kirkwood |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | c. 1870 |
| Died: | |
| Bio Notes: | John Ramsay Kirkwood was born in Paisley in about 1870. He served his articles with the engineering practice Forman & McCall from 1884. At that time they were involved in planning the West Highland Railway. In the census of 1891 Kirkwood called himself 'engineer and architect' but his work was largely engineering - railways, docks and bridges in Ceylon, Trinidad and Australia, returning to work for McAlpines on the Murrayfield stadium, the Hall of Industry at the British Empire Exhinition in London in 1924 and the Dorchester Hotel, those for McAlpines being early examples of the use of reinforced concrete. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private/business | |||
| London, England | Private/business | |||
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Formans & McCall | 1894 | Apprentice | ||
References
Archive References
| The 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 | Information from Kirkwood's granddaughter, Sally Kirkwood. | |