Basic Biographical Details

Name: Douglas Hislop Herd
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Born:  
Died: 26 January 2016
Bio Notes: Douglas Hislop Herd studied at the School of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art. He was the RIBA Recognised Schools Bronze Medallist in 1951 and was admitted ARIBA in 1954. In 1964 he was living at Meadowbank, Leslie, Fife. By 1972 he was a partner with Alison & Hutchison & Partners. He is listed in the 1984 directory but not in that of 1990 and he may have retired by then. Douglas Hislop Herd died in Mid Calder, West Lothian in 2016, aged 86

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3Meadowbank, Leslie, Fife, ScotlandPrivate1964 *  
Item 2 of 32, Strathalmond Road, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1972 *  
Item 3 of 3Craigcrook Castle, Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness1979 *After 1984 

* 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 1Alison & Hutchison & PartnersBefore 1972After 1984(?)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 60 Community or Recreation CentreBo'ness /Borrowstouness West LothianScotland 
Item 2 of 60 Teesside General HospitalStockton-on-Tees Cleveland (North Yorkshire)EnglandPhase I
Item 3 of 601957Goodlyburn Junior Secondary SchoolPerth PerthshireScotland 
Item 4 of 601959Grangemouth Housing competitionGrangemouth StirlingshireScotlandCompetition design - entry commended
Item 5 of 601960sLeith PoorhouseLeith EdinburghScotlandPost-war alterations and discreet new buildings
Item 6 of 601961Gordon BarracksOld Machar AberdeenScotlandReconstruction
Item 7 of 601962Linksview House and other housing, Giles Street and Coltfield LaneLeith EdinburghScotland 
Item 8 of 601963Elsie Inglis Memorial Hospital  EdinburghScotlandNew maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters
Item 9 of 601964Housing development, GrahamsdykeBo'ness (Borrowstouness) West LothianScotland 
Item 10 of 601964Office Block for British Hydrocarbon Chemicals Ltd, GrangemouthGrangemouth StirlingshireScotlandAggregate-clad block
Item 11 of 601965Lynebank Mental HospitalDunfermline FifeScotland 
Item 12 of 601965St Gabriel's RC ChurchPrestonpans East LothianScotland 
Item 13 of 601966Broxburn AcademyBroxburn West LothianScotland 
Item 14 of 601966Telford College  EdinburghScotland 
Item 15 of 601968Cardonald College of Technology  GlasgowScotland 
Item 16 of 601968Craigmount High SchoolCorstorphine EdinburghScotland 
Item 17 of 60After 1968Local Authority HousingBellshill LanarkshireScotland 
Item 18 of 60After 1968Local Authority housing, LindamsUddingston LanarkshireScotland 
Item 19 of 60After 1968Post Office Telephone Engineering Centre  GlasgowScotland 
Item 20 of 60After 1968Private Hotels  FifeScotland 
Item 21 of 601969Craig Phadrig HospitalInverness Inverness-shireScotland 
Item 22 of 601969Craigcrook Castle, walled garden, office block  EdinburghScotland 
Item 23 of 601969Elgin AcademyElgin MorayshireScotlandNew Technical College built in grounds of old Academy
Item 24 of 601969Indoor Swimming PoolKirkcaldy FifeScotland 
Item 25 of 601969Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion  EdinburghScotland 
Item 26 of 601969Stewartfield housing schemeBroxburn West LothianScotland 
Item 27 of 601969Teesside County Borough PolytechnicMiddlesborough Cleveland (North Yorkshire)England 
Item 28 of 601970sHousing  GlasgowScotlandRehabilitation
Item 29 of 601970s(?)John Ogilvie High SchoolHamilton LanarkshireScotland 
Item 30 of 601970sPolice headquartersMotherwell LanarkshireScotland 
Item 31 of 601970sSheltered housingLeven FifeScotland 
Item 32 of 601970sSheltered housingWhitburn West LothianScotland 
Item 33 of 601970sSheltered housingMusselburgh MidlothianScotland 
Item 34 of 601970sSheltered housingStrathaven LanarkshireScotland 
Item 35 of 601970sSwimming pool Jedburgh RoxburghshireScotland 
Item 36 of 601970sSwimming poolSelkirk SelkirkshireScotland 
Item 37 of 601970sTelephone engineering centre  GlasgowScotland 
Item 38 of 601970sTown planning studyBo'ness / Borrowstouness West LothianScotland 
Item 39 of 601970sWarehousesLanark LanarkshireScotland 
Item 40 of 601970sWarehousesAlexandria DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 41 of 601970Borrowstoun housing schemeBo'ness / Borrowstouness West LothianScotland 
Item 42 of 60c. 1970Chalmers Hospital  EdinburghScotlandAdditions and alterations and new GP unit
Item 43 of 60c. 1970City Hospital, boiler house  EdinburghScotland 
Item 44 of 60c. 1970Deaconess Hospital  EdinburghScotlandOutpatients department added
Item 45 of 60c. 1970Teesside General HospitalStockton-on-Tees Cleveland (North Yorkshire)EnglandPhase 2
Item 46 of 601971Bo'ness Public SchoolBo'ness / Borrowstouness West LothianScotlandExtension
Item 47 of 601972St Ambrose RC High SchoolCoatbridge LanarkshireScotland 
Item 48 of 601973Sheltered housing  DundeeScotland 
Item 49 of 60After 1975Housing for Glasgow District Council  GlasgowScotland 
Item 50 of 60After 1975Housing for Hamilton District CouncilHamilton LanarkshireScotland 
Item 51 of 60After 1975Housing for Lanark District CouncilLanark LanarkshireScotland 
Item 52 of 60Before 1975Sport & Leisure CentreBo'ness / Borrowstouness West LothianScotland 
Item 53 of 60c. 1975AcademyBlackburn West LothianScotland 
Item 54 of 60c. 1975AcademyBlackburn West LothianScotland 
Item 55 of 601978Salmon CourtBo'ness (Borrowstouness) Wset LothianScotland 
Item 56 of 601980sPolice headquartersLivingston West LothianScotland 
Item 57 of 601981Bo'ness Health CentreBo'ness (Borrowstouness) StirlingshireScotland 
Item 58 of 60Before 1981Esk Valley Technical College, LugtonLugton, Dalkeith MidlothianScotlandExtensions?
Item 59 of 60Before 1981Sheltered housingBo'ness / Borrowstouness West LothianScotland 
Item 60 of 601985Calderhead Junior Secondary School, ShottsShotts LanarkshireScotlandNew building added

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4RIBA1964The RIBA Kalendar 1964-65   
Item 2 of 4RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 3 of 4RIBA1972RIBA Directory 1972   
Item 4 of 4RIBA1984RIBA Directory of members   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Interview with Eric Davidson, 20 October 2010Information to Yvonne Hillyard