Basic Biographical Details

Name: William Vernon Monaghan
Designation:  
Born: 1 February 1947
Died:  
Bio Notes: William Vernon Monaghan was born in Glasgow in 1947, the son of Henry Vernon Monaghan, mercantile clerk, and his wife Catherine McAulay Dick. He studied for the degree of BArch at the University of Strathclyde and was elected ARIBA in 1973. He was an employee of Irvine Development Corporation in the late 1960s and 1970s. He was then appointed architect to the Kirkwall office of Sinclair Macdonald & Son. In 1979 he was working in the Glasgow office of the Manchester-based practice of Michael Hyde & Partners. By 1984 he had formed his own practice which operated from the former Michael Hyde office in Bath Street.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1202, Bath Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1979 *  

* 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 6Irvine New Town Development Corporation (or Irvine Development Corporation)Late 1960sEarly 1970sArchitect 
Item 2 of 6Sinclair Macdonald & Son1970s(?) ArchitectIn charge of the Kirkwall office.
Item 3 of 6Michael Hyde & Partners1979 * Architect 
Item 4 of 6Simister, Monaghan, McKinney, MacDonald1980s Partner 
Item 5 of 6Simister Monaghan1991 Partner 
Item 6 of 6Vernon Monaghan ArchitectsLate 1990s Partner 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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 11 Town Centre, first phaseIrvine New Town AyrshireScotlandProject architect
Item 2 of 11After 1966Grieveship housingStromness OrkneyScotlandAppointed architect to the Kirkwall office and prepared detailed design and contract drawings for the Grieveship housing project.
Item 3 of 111983Housing scheme, 85-93 Govanhill StreetGovanhill GlasgowScotland 
Item 4 of 111983Maryhill 21st Century Tenement CompetitionMaryhill GlasgowScotland 
Item 5 of 111984Housing scheme, Langlands RoadGovan GlasgowScotland 
Item 6 of 111986Terraced housing, Finnart StreetBridgeton GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 11199120 Mar StreetAlloa ClackmannanshireScotland 
Item 8 of 111991Drumchapel Housing DevelopmentDrumchapel GlasgowScotland 
Item 9 of 111995Bridge TerraceShillinghill ClackmannanshireScotland 
Item 10 of 11c. 1998O'Neill Terrace housingAlexandria DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 11 of 112005Strathbungo Parish ChurchStrathbungo GlasgowScotlandAlterations to scheme

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4RIBA1979Directory of members   
Item 2 of 4RIBA1984RIBA Directory of members   
Item 3 of 4RIBA1994A Directory of RIBA Members   
Item 4 of 4Willis, Peter1977New architecture in Scotland  p13 Shopping Centre, Irvine New Town

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Courtesy of Alasdair S MacdonaldInformation supplied via 'Contact Us' page on the website Sent February 2012