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Basic Biographic Details

Borthwick & Watson
Architectural practice
Year Only
1967
After (Year)
1981
Borthwick & Watson appear to have operated in the late 1960s. The partners were almost certainly Peter Lamont Burnside Borthwick and James Boyne Watson who both became partners in the practice Thomas Cordiner Cunningham & Partners in or about 1970. However Frank Timpson continued the practice which in 1979 was working in association with Ian M Rae & Associates. By 1980 J M W Papworth was sole partner.

Addresses

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

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
132 West Regent Street Glasgow ScotlandBusinessIn year 1975
14 Lynedoch Crescent Glasgow ScotlandBusinessc. 1981

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
Peter Lamont Burnside BorthwickPartnerIn year 1967In year 1970
James Boyne WatsonPartnerc. 1967c. 1970
Francis ('Frank') TimpsonPartnerc. 1975
John Marshall Wyatt PapworthArchitectIn year 1979After 1994

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
Glasgow College of TechnologyAArchitectIn year 1967In year 1972GlasgowScotland
St Gregory RC ChurchBArchitectural practiceAfter 1967MaryhillGlasgowScotlandClaimed to be by this practice in joblist 1975. Perhaps presbytery and hall added after church built and mainly by this practice.
Hannah Research InstituteBArchitectural practiceBefore 1975AuchincruiveAyrshireScotlandNew laboratory. Research and animal laboratories, library and agricultural buildings followed.
Computer Centre for the Corporation of GlasgowAArchitectural practiceBefore 1975GlasgowScotland
Phillips Industries factory and officesAArchitectural practiceBefore 1975WashingtonCo. DurhamEngland
Kelvin HallGArchitectural practiceBefore 1975GlasgowScotlandNew arena
Hillpark Secondary SchoolAArchitectural practiceBefore 1975GlasgowScotlandExtension
Glasgow College of Technology, library and resources centreAArchitectural practicec. 1980GlasgowScotland
Skoda Distribution CentreAArchitectural practicec. 1980GlasgowScotland
Factory for J Watson & CoAArchitectural practicec. 1980GlasgowScotland
Ballikinrain CastleEArchitectural practicec. 1980BalfronStirlingshireScotlandAddition of classrooms
St Patrick RC Church and PresbyteryBArchitectural practiceBefore 1981AnderstonGlasgowScotlandPresbytery
Sheltered housingAArchitectural practicec. 1981EastwoodRenfrewshireScotland
Offices for Rockfall Co.AArchitectc. 1981BarrheadRenfrewshireScotland
St John's Church hallAArchitectural practicec. 1981BarrheadRenfrewshireScotland

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:

Bib ref

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Williamson, Riches, HiggsGlasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)1990p263
RIBARIBA Directory of practices1975