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Basic Biographic Details

Crawford & Neil
Architectural practice
Year Only
1950
Date Not Known
Douglas Lindsay Crawford was born in 1900 or 1901 and attended Glasgow School of Architecture. He was articled to Alexander Nisbet Paterson in Glasgow. In 1928 he became as assistant with Stewart Tough & Alexander in Greenock. He does not appear in Greenock Post Office directories, suggesting that he lived outside the burgh. He was taken into partnership in the 1940s and he was joined in 1944 by John Tonner. In the late 1940s the practice took over the Boston Menzies & Morton which also operated in Greenock. At that time it was being run by Mr Stirling with an office in William Street.

James Neil joined the firm in 1950, the name changing at this point to Crawford & Neil. In 1953 he was in partnership with Neil at 133 Cathcart Street. He died on 12 November of that year aged fifty-three.

In 1958 Robert Ewing Lowe McCready was assumed into partnership followed by Frederick Whiteford Phillips in 1966 and by J S Kennedy in 1989. The practice designed various schools for Renfrew County Council as well as St Mark's.

Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this architectural practice:

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
133 Cathcart Street Greenock Renfrewshire ScotlandBusinessIn year 1953In year 1954Clydesdale Bank Buildings
23a (or 29a) Union Street Greenock Renfrewshire ScotlandBusinessIn year 1965After 1970Directories of 1984 and 1987 gives 29A Union Street

Partners, Employees and Pupils

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

Employees or Pupils2

NamePositionDate FromDate ToNotes
Douglas Lindsay CrawfordPartnerIn year 1950In year 1953
James NeilPartnerIn year 1950In year 1970
Robert Ewing Lowe McCreadyPartnerIn year 1958In year 1993
Frederick Whiteford PhillipsPartnerIn year 1966After 1984
John RamsayArchitectIn year 1979In year 1984

Buildings and Designs

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

Buildings and Designs

BuildingPartnership GPRoleDate FromDate ToTown DistrictIslandCity CountyCountryNotes
Contractor's depotArchitectural practiceIn year 1952GlasgowScotlandTo prepare plans
New Arts Guild Theatre and Arts Centre, Campbell StreetArchitectural practiceIn year 1952GreenockRenfrewshireScotlandReconstruction and additions
Oil and Cake Mills Co Ltd, James Watt DockArchitectural practice1952/12/05GreenockRenfrewshireScotlandTwo schemes
Oil and Cake Mills Co Ltd, James Watt DockArchitectural practice1953/06/26GreenockRenfrewshireScotlandAdditions and alterations
Greenock Municipal BuildingsArchitectural practice1953/07/10GreenockRenfrewshireScotlandReconstruction
Dancehall, Robertson Street and Brougham StreetArchitectural practice1953/08/14GreenockRenfrewshireScotlandConversion of existing building to dance hall
Premises of Scott's Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd, Madeira StreetArchitectural practice1953/12/04GlasgowScotlandPlans in hand for \'improvements\'
West End BathsArchitectural practice1954/04/02GreenockRenfrewshireScotlandReconstruction scheme
Fire StationAArchitectural practiceIn year 1958In year 1968GreenockRenfrewshireScotland
Fire Station, area headquarters, workshops and officesAArchitectural practiceIn year 1958In year 1968JohnstoneRenfrewshireScotland
Fire StationAArchitectural practiceIn year 1958In year 1968Port GlasgowRenfrewshireScotland
Prudential Assurance officeAArchitectAfter 1958Before 1968PerthPerthshireScotlandAlterations
Prudential BuildingAArchitectural practiceAfter 1958Before 1968GlasgowScotlandAlterations
Prudential Assurance Company BuildingsDArchitectural practiceAfter 1958Before 1968EdinburghScotlandAlterations
Prudential Assurance OfficesAArchitectural practiceAfter 1958Before 1968FalkirkStirlingshireScotlandAlterations

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:

Bib ref

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Greenock Post Office directoriesGreenock Post Office directories
RIBARIBA Directory 19701970p110

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architectural practice:

Period ref

Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Builder1953/08/14p264
Builder1953/07/10p80
Builder1953/06/26p1004
Builder1952/12/05p852
Builder1952/05/09p721
Builder1954/04/02p616
Builder1953/12/04p903