Basic Biographical Details

Name: Philip Hill Spence
Designation:  
Born: 2 April 1933
Died: 1 March 2019
Bio Notes: Philip H Spence graduated from the School of Architecture, Glasgow College of Art though it would appear that he undertook further study as he is recorded in later directories as BArch, Strathclyde University. He was admitted ARIBA in 1958 and ARIAS in 1960. He began practice in partnership with Robert William Kelly Cupples Rogerson in the late 1950s or early 1960s. By the mid-1980s he was operating as Philip Spence Associates. It is as yet unclear when Rogerson retired or withdrew.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3272, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1960sAfter 1994Remained at this address after the practice became Philip Spence Associates.
Item 2 of 3129, Buchanan Street, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, ScotlandPrivate1960 *  
Item 3 of 334, Mount Vernon Avenue, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, ScotlandPrivateBefore 1964 *After 1970 

* 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 2Rogerson & SpenceMid 1950s Partner 
Item 2 of 2Philip Spence Associates1980s 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 startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 48 Ruchazie Church  GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 481960sCarnegie Public LibraryRutherglen LanarkshireScotlandAdditions? Alterations?
Item 3 of 481960sGovan Old Parish ChurchGovan GlasgowScotlandEnvelope repairs; upgrading and repositioning ealry Christian stone coffins
Item 4 of 481960sHotelMilngavie DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 5 of 481960sLansdowne House Church of Scotland Home  GlasgowScotland 
Item 6 of 481960sPearce Memorial Hall and InstituteGovan GlasgowScotlandEnvelope repairs, upgrading and internal modernisation.
Item 7 of 481960sSewage Works for Glasgow CorporationKirkintilloch DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 8 of 481960Dalmarnock Sewage WorksDalmarnock GlasgowScotlandModernisation
Item 9 of 481961Fernhill and Cathkin Parish ChurchRutherglen GlasgowScotlandPerhaps as assistant?
Item 10 of 481961Parkhouse Special School  GlasgowScotlandMay have been an assistant?
Item 11 of 481961SOGAT House  GlasgowScotland 
Item 12 of 481962Hostel and workshopsLargs AyrshireScotlandPerhaps as assistant?
Item 13 of 481962Maisonette terrace and cottage-type Council houses, Fernhill and BlairbethFernhill/Blairbeth, Rutherglen LanarkshireScotlandMay have been involved as assistant
Item 14 of 481962Trade Union Offices for Glasgow Typographical Society  GlasgowScotlandMay have been involved as assistant
Item 15 of 481963Castlehill Primary SchoolBearsden GlasgowScotland 
Item 16 of 481963East Kilbride South ChurchEast Kilbride LanarkshireScotland 
Item 17 of 481963Loch Turret Water SchemeLoch Turret  Scotland 
Item 18 of 481964Balornock Tron Parish ChurchBalornock GlasgowScotlandPerhaps as assistant
Item 19 of 481964Red Cross Hostel and workshops, RaigmoreInverness Inverness-shireScotlandPerhaps involved as assistant
Item 20 of 481964St Mary Tron Church  GlasgowScotland 
Item 21 of 481964Swimming poolRutherglen LanarkshireScotland 
Item 22 of 481967Dennistoun LibraryDennistoun GlasgowScotlandInternal reconstruction.
Item 23 of 481967Rutherglen Town HallRutherglen LanarkshireScotlandInterior gutted during conversion to offices.
Item 24 of 481968Library, CardonaldCardonald GlasgowScotlandRogerson & Spence give Cardonald Library in their list of works in the 1970 RIBA Directory.
Item 25 of 481968Victoria Park Church  GlasgowScotland 
Item 26 of 481969Govanhill and Crosshill District LibraryGovanhill and Crosshill GlasgowScotlandReconstruction.
Item 27 of 481970sChurch of Scotland ChurchClydebank DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 28 of 481970sClydemuir Primary schoolClydebank DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 29 of 481970sSchoolDumbarton DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 30 of 481972Hillhead Public LibraryHillhead GlasgowScotland 
Item 31 of 48Before 197590 Main StreetRutherglen LanarkshireScotlandRebuilding?
Item 32 of 48Before 1975Cleansing depotRutherglen LanarkshireScotland 
Item 33 of 48Before 1975Loch Bradan WaterworksLoch Bradan AyrshireScotlandRenovation
Item 34 of 48Before 1975Queen Mary HostelBearsden GlasgowScotland 
Item 35 of 48Before 1975Red Cross hostel and workshopsLargs AyrshireScotland 
Item 36 of 48Before 1975Sewage WorksCumbernauld LanarkshireScotland 
Item 37 of 48Before 1975Swimming poolRutherglen LanarkshireScotland 
Item 38 of 481980Shieldhall Sewage WorksShieldhall GlasgowScotland 
Item 39 of 48c. 1980Ibrox LibraryIbrox GlasgowScotland 
Item 40 of 48Before 1981Local Authority HousingRutherglen GlasgowScotlandRenovation
Item 41 of 48Before 1981Local Authority HousingMaryhill GlasgowScotlandRenovation
Item 42 of 48Before 1981OfficesRutherglen LanarkshireScotland 
Item 43 of 48Before 1981Sewage Works  GlasgowScotland 
Item 44 of 481990Abbeyfield HomeCoatbridge LanarkshireScotland 
Item 45 of 481990Church of Scotland Day Care CentreKilmarnock AyrshireScotland 
Item 46 of 481990Glendaruel InnClachan of Glendaruel ArgyllScotlandExtension
Item 47 of 481990Hamilton Park Racecourse and ancillary buildingsHamilton LanarkshireScotlandRefurbishment
Item 48 of 481990Perth racecoursePerth PerthshireScotlandNew grandstand

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Allen, Nic (ed.) Scottish Architects in Conservation  p115
Item 2 of 2Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p592

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIAS, Rutland SquareRecords of membership