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Ninian Macwhannell

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15/10/1860

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23/12/1939

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Ninian Macwhannell was born in Hutchesontown on 15 October 1860, son of John Macwhannell, Treasurer and later Secretary of the Glasgow School Board, and Elizabeth Parker. He was educated at Glasgow High School and was articled to Alexander Petrie in 1877, remaining as assistant until 1884 and latterly studying at Glasgow School of Art (1881 to 1884). Thereafter he spent a year as chief draughtsman to Charles Davidson of Paisley before commencing practice in 1885. His partner John Rogerson was born about 1862, the son of Provost David Rogerson of Dumbarton and Mary Roy, and was principally responsible for the designs of the partnership. Like Macwhannell, Rogerson was an apprentice in Petrie's office, which he entered at the age of twenty in 1882 for four years, remaining as assistant for a further two years and three months. During that period he studied at Anderson's College and Glasgow School of Art, passing the qualifying exam in 1889. He was admitted ARIBA on 13 January 1890, his proposers being James Archibald Morris of Ayr, John Burnet Senior and Thomas Lennox Watson.

Macwhannell married Elizabeth Sellars Mason, daughter of Robert Mason, master plumber, on 15 January 1890 at 4 Provan Place: they had one daughter. His father's connections brought a significant share of the business of Glasgow School Board, his designs for Alexandra Parade School being exhibited at the Paris Exhibition of 1900. He was elected FRIBA on 3 December 1906, his proposers being James Milne Monro, Robert Douglas Sandilands (also from Petrie's office) and C J MacLean.

Macwhannell was a man of exceptionally wide business and social interests. In 1885 he was a keen footballer in the Queens Park team; in 1901 he was very oddly Deacon of the Fleshers Incorporation, and during the Great War Inspector of Munitions at Georgetown, Renfrewshire. In 1925 he was elected to Glasgow Corporation for Pollokshaws; in 1929 he was a magistrate and President of the Association of Deacons; and in 1930 a senior Baillie. He retired from the Corporation in 1934 and was appointed Baillie of Provan in 1937. Throughout his career Macwhannell was well known for his love of the Doric, and was much in demand as a reader, reciter and lecturer. He compiled an anthology entitled 'Oor Mither Tongue' and was President of the Burns Federation from 1934 to 1937. At various times he was Head of the Scottish National Song Society, Preses of the Grand Antiquity Society, and President of the Glasgow District Branch of the Rationalist Press Association.

After a brief period of retirement, Macwhannell died at 1366 Pollokshaws Road on 23 December 1939, leaving moveable estate of £2,085 10s 6d.

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
90 Stirling Road Glasgow Scotland	Private
12 Queen Square Strathbungo Glasgow Scotland	Private
129 Whitehill Street Dennistoun Glasgow Scotland	Private
Mossgiel/1366 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow Scotland	Private

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Address	Class	Date From	Date To
58 West Regent Street Glasgow Scotland	Business	Before 1888	After 1911
11 Jane Street Glasgow Scotland	Business	Before 1914	After 1925
309 West George Street Glasgow Scotland	Business	Before 1929	After 1931
233 West Regent Street Glasgow Scotland	Business	1939

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The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position
Alexander Petrie	201493	In year 1877	In year 1882	Apprentice
Alexander Petrie	201493	In year 1882	In year 1884	Draughtsman
Charles Davidson	200125	In year 1884	In year 1885	Chief Draughtsman
John Andrew Reid	201496	In year 1908	In year 1930	Partner
Macwhannell & Reid	202719	In year 1930	In year 1939	Partner
Ninian Macwhannell	201491	c. 1888	In year 1908	Partner

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The following individuals were employed or trained by this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position
Hugh McMaster	206954	1927/08		Apprentice
Joseph Charles Miller	203498	In year 1918	In year 1923	Apprentice
Joseph Charles Miller	203498	In year 1923	In year 1925	Assistant
James Miller	204594	In year 1923	In year 1928	Apprentice
Ninian Macwhannell	201491	c. 1888	In year 1908	Partner

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The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):

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Proposer	Proposer Link	Date Proposed	Notes
James Milne Monro	200122	1906/12/03	for Fellowship
Robert Douglas Sandilands	201213	1906/12/03	for Fellowship
C J MacLean	204047	1906/12/03	for Fellowship

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This person proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):

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Person	Date Proposed	Notes
Andrew Graham Henderson	1910/01/03	for Associateship
John Andrew Reid	Late 1910s	for Licentiateship
James Balderston Whyte	1911/03/20	for Licentiateship
William Gordon Galloway	1911/03/20	for Licentiateship
Alexander Gardner	1925/11/30	for Fellowship
Joseph Charles Miller	1925/11/30	for Associateship
John Stewart	Late 1930s	for Licentiateship
John Stewart	In year 1931	for Fellowship
John Easton	1935/12/02	for Licentiateship
Joseph Charles Miller	1938/02/07	for Fellowship

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	City or County	Country	Notes
Clyde Dye Works	In year 1882		Glasgow	Scotland	Addition
Villa	After 1885	Barrhead	Renfrewshire	Scotland
Barrachuie Inn	After 1885	Barrachuie/Barachuie	Lanarkshire	Scotland
Tenements	After 1885	Pollokshaws	Glasgow	Scotland
Villa	After 1885	Newlands	Glasgow	Scotland
Engineering Works, James Street	In year 1888		Glasgow	Scotland
Greenhead Weaving Factory	In year 1888		Glasgow	Scotland
Miller's Institution	In year 1891	Thurso	Caithness	Scotland	Additions - plans only? Executed by Sinclair MacDonald
Engineering Works, James Street	In year 1891		Glasgow	Scotland	Â£1,000 additions
Tureen Street School	In year 1891	Calton	Glasgow	Scotland	Janitor's house and offices
Cottage Almshouses	In year 1893	Liberton	Edinburgh	Scotland
Glasgow Samaritan Hospital for Women	In year 1895		Glasgow	Scotland
Carron Grange House	In year 1897	Stenhousemuir	Stirlingshire	Scotland
Alexandra Parade School	In year 1897		Glasgow	Scotland
Dr Little Hospital	In year 1899	Dumbarton	Dunbartonshire	Scotland

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher
Who's Who in Architecture		1926
British Architectural Library, RIBA	Directory of British Architects 1834-1914	2001
Scottish Biographies		1938	E J Thurston (pub.)
Post Office Directories
Johnston, W T	Artists of Scotland	2003	Officina Publications CDROM
RIBA	The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940	1939	London: Royal Institute of British Architects

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The following periodicals contain references to this person:

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Periodical Name	Publisher	Date Circ	Edition	Notes
Builder		1940/01/05	*	Obituary

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The following archives hold material relating to this person:

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Building Id	Item Name	Notes
RIBA Nomination Papers	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	100005			F v17 p146 no1169
Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material	Professor David M Walker personal archive	100041			Additional research by Iain Paterson

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