Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Jardine | Designation: | Architect | Born: | 16 April 1920 | Died: | 24 May 2005 | Bio Notes: | William Jardine was born at Clarenceton, Dunscore, on 16 April 1920, the youngest of the five children of William Jardine, dry stone dyker, and his wife Elizabeth Scott. He attended Dunscore Primary School and Wallacehall Academy at Closeburn. His older brothers Charles and James had followed their father into dry stone dyking but both subsequently became gardeners, James becoming junior gardener on the Craigdarroch estate. After leaving school William was articled in the Barbour & Bowie practice from 1935 to 1940.
During the Second World War William enlisted with the Royal Infantry, receiving his basic training at Redford Barracks. He was moved to Kent prior to sailing to Durban in South Africa. He subsequently saw active service in Egypt, Palestine and Syria and later in Sicily and the Italian mainland. In June 1944 he was given compassionate leave to return home as his mother had finally succumbed to the arthritis from which she had suffered for a number of years.
As he prepared to rejoin his regiment he was offered a civilian job, planning war housing in Stirling in preparation for the troops returning home. This he accepted and spent 6 months in this job. He then applied for and was accepted to a junior position with Wylie Shanks & Wylie. He married Margaret, daughter of the head gardener at Craigdarroch, on 21 September 1950. They initially set up home in Killermont but soon moved to a bungalow in the Garscube Estate, Bearsden.
Whilst working with Wylie Shanks & Wylie, Jardine continued to study through a correspondence course and sat the Special Final exam in Edinburgh in late 1952, being elected ARIBA in January 1953. The following year he was invited to become a partner in the practice. By that date Walter Underwood had also been taken into partnership, although the practice title did not change to Wylie Shanks & Underwood until sometime between October 1956 and April 1957. When Underwood withdrew in 1960, the firm name was changed to Wylie Shanks & Partners.
Jardine was particularly involved with the design and construction of factories and industrial estates. He became the chief consultant to the Scottish Industrial Estates Corporation (SIEC), a position he held for many years. Other clients included Glasgow University and the Glasgow Health Board. He became senior partner in the practice after the retirement of George Shanks 1963 and of Frederick Wylie in 1969. He was elected FRIAS in 1962 and FRIBA on 26 June 1963, his proposers being Frederick Wylie, George Shanks and William McCrea.
During the 1970s the practice expanded and was able to offer engineering as well as architectural services to their clients. About this time Jardine became a member of the Merchant’s House of Glasgow and of the Royal Automobile Club. Outwith his professional life he enjoyed fishing which he did in the company of a number of friends including Joseph Henderson, who had a joinery business in Bishopbriggs and whom he had first met when they were working on the renovation of the High School in Glasgow.
He retired in April 1982. The family moved back to Dumfriesshire where he designed their house and where he was known locally as a ‘quiet smart and courteous gentleman, his younger looks and agile mental ability belying his age’.
He died aged 84 on 24 May 2005 following a short illness. His wife, Margaret Walker Galloway, retired bank clerk, of whom he had been a full-time carer for some time as she suffered from Parkinsons Disease died sixteen days later. They were survived by their son Scott.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Clairmont, Corstorphine Road, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | Private | | 2004 | |  | 15, Inveroran Drive, Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Private | 1953 * | | |  | Inverairn/52, Ballater Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1962 * | 1963 | |  | 12/13, Clairmont Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1963 * | After 1981 | Address of Wylie Shanks |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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Buildings and DesignsThis architect 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 |  | 1951 | Rolls Royce Factory | East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | As assistant in practice |  | 1954 | Glasgow Maternity Hospital | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations and additions |  | 1954 | Killearn Hospital | Killearn | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Alterations and extension to wards, labs and X-ray and operating theatres |  | 1954 | Royal College of Science and Technology Students Union | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Responsible for original design |  | 1957 | Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Pathology Department | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Extension and alterations |  | 1957 | Royal College of Science and Technology, James Weir Engineering Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1957 | Scottish Industrial Estate, Euclid (Great Britain) Ltd, plant at Newhouse | Newhouse | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |  | Late 1950s | Glasgow Western Infirmary, Radiotherapy Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1960s | Factory for National Cash Registers | Wester Gourdie | | Angus | Scotland | |  | 1960s | Factory for Wrangler | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1960 | Stow College of Building and Printing and Stow College of Commerce and Distributive Trades | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1961 | Factory for National Cash Registers | | | Dundee | Scotland | Partner in charge with ron Wilson |  | 1962 | Office block for Colvilles | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |  | 1962 | Warehouse for William Collins Sons & Co, Publishers | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Partner in charge with Ed Hanlon |  | 1964 | Computer installations, NCR Ltd, Honeywell | | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |  | 1964 | Scottish Industries Exhibition 1964 | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Overall design |  | 1965 | Glasgow Dental Hospital and School | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1965 | Motherwell and Wishaw Civic Centre | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Competition design - won competition to secure job |  | 1965 | Norwich Union Office Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | After 1966 | Factory for Holo-Krome Ltd., Kingsway West | | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | 1967(?) | Carnegie Library | Airdrie | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Responsible for Conversion to Airdrie Arts Centre in 1967? Or for further work c.1973? Unclear. |  | 1967 | Central Depot, Upper Clyde Water Board | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1967 | Scottish Industrial Estate, Euclid (Great Britain) Ltd, plant at Newhouse | Newhouse | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Extension - partner in charge with Ed Hanlon |  | 1968 | Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms, Buchanan Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | New banking hall inserted - partner in charge with Peter Williams |  | 1960s or 1970s | Advance factory for SIEC | Kirkconnel | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | |  | 1970s | Advance factory for SIEC | Wick | | Caithness | Scotland | |  | 1970s | Industrial development | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |  | 1970s | Western Infirmary, Oncology Unit | | | Glasgow | | Extension |  | 1970 | General Motors Factory | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |  | 1970 | General Motors Factory | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |  | 1970 | Glasgow Dental Hospital and School | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Teaching block |  | 1970 | Rolls Royce Factory | Hillington | | Glasgow | Scotland | New factory |  | 1970 | Water Department Headquarters | | | Glasgow | Scotland | With W T Deveney, engineer. |  | After 1970 | Elliott Brothers Marconi Developments premises | | | | Scotland | New build? Extensions? |  | After 1970 | Factory block for Industrial Estates Managment Corporation for Scotland | | | Dundee, Angus | Scotland | Extensions |  | After 1970 | Filtrona Factory | | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | After 1970 | Industrial development for General Motors | | | | Luxembourg | |  | After 1970 | Trane Heating and Airconditioning Factory | Donibristle | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1970 | Veeder Root Factory | | | Dundee | Scotland | Extensions or new build? |  | 1972 | Offices for Rolls Royce | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1973 | Drewsteighton School | Bearsden | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | Before 1973 | Clydesdale Bank, overseas branch | Hillington | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1975 | St Jude's Episcopal Church | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Interior subdivision as offices |  | 1975 | William Collins Publishers Ltd | Bishopbriggs | | Glasgow | Scotland | As senior partner |  | 1977 | Factory for Levi Strauss UK Ltd | | | Dundee | Scotland | Partner in charge with Wilson |  | 1977 | Sales Centre, Factory and offices for Caithness Glass | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1980s | Caithness Glass factory and offices | Wick | | Caithness | Scotland | |  | 1980s | Caithness Glass Visitor Centre | Wick | | Caithness | Scotland | |  | 1980s | Caithness Glass Visitor Centre | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this architect: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p151 (incorrectly states that he was a partner in the Wylie firm from 1946) |  | RIBA | 1964 | The RIBA Kalendar 1963-64 | | | |  | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | |  | Wylie Shanks Architects | 2012 | Wylie Shanks Architects: a centenary retrospective 1912-2012 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this architect: | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes |  | H M Register House | Death Register | | |  | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |  | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | Obituary by Scott Jardine. |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F no5623 (combined box 91) |
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