Basic Biographical Details Name: | Macwhannell & Rogerson | Designation: | | Born: | 1888(?) | Died: | 1908 | Bio Notes: | 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. John Rogerson, his partner from c.1888, 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.
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 he served in various positions of civic responsibility later in life. He was well known for his love of the Doric, and was much in demand as a reader, reciter and lecturer. He was not admitted FRIBA until 3 December 1906, his proposers being James Milne Monro, Robert Douglas Sandilands (also from Petrie's office) and C J MacLean. 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.
In his earlier years Rogerson was an enthusiastic volunteer and later territorial, being awarded the TD for his services. Because his work consisted mainly of suburban schools and hospitals rather than city-centre buildings, he has been somewhat underrated as an architect, his best work being comparable with that of Morris in a similar Scots Renaissance-inspired idiom.
In 1888 John Andrew Reid joined the firm as an apprentice. Reid was born on 1 October 1870 and was initially articled to James Boucher before transferring to the Macwhannell & Rogerson practice. He attended classes at Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, where he became a lecturer in building construction under Charles Gourlay. He remained with Macwhannell & Rogerson as assistant until he was taken into partnership in 1908. The practice title then changed to Macwhannell Rogerson & Reid. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 58, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1890 | After 1911 | |
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Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1888(?) | Clyde Dye Works | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Addition | | 1888 | Engineering Works, James Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1888 | Greenhead Weaving Factory | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | After 1888(?) | Barrachuie Inn | Barrachuie/Barachuie | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | May have been done by Macwhannel independently | | After 1888(?) | Tenements | Pollokshaws | | Glasgow | Scotland | May have been done by Macwhannel independently | | After 1888(?) | Villa | Barrhead | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | May have been done by Macwhannel independently | | After 1888(?) | Villa | Newlands | | Glasgow | Scotland | May have been done by Macwhannel independently | | 1891 | Engineering Works, James Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | £1,000 additions | | 1891 | Tureen Street School | Calton | | Glasgow | Scotland | Janitor's house and offices | | 1893 | Cottage Almshouses | Liberton | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1895 | Glasgow Samaritan Hospital for Women | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1897 | Alexandra Parade School | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1897 | Carron Grange House | Stenhousemuir | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | | | 1899 | Dr Little Hospital | Dumbarton | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1900 | Stobhill Hospital | Springburn | | Glasgow | Scotland | Fourth premiated competition design (£50 premium) | | After 1900 | Neilston Parish School | Neilston | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | After 1900 | Villa | Dumbreck | | Glasgow | Scotland | William Gordon Galloway carried out the work, whilst apprentice/assistant | | 1901 | Barony Poorhouse | Foresthill | | Glasgow | Scotland | Additions | | 1901 | John Street School | Bridgeton | | Glasgow | Scotland | £15,000 additions | | 1902 | Burgh Police Buildings and Court Hall | Barrhead | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1903 | Quarrybrae School | Parkhead | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1903 | Renfrewshire Combination Poorhouse | Crookston | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1903 | University of Glasgow, New Medical Buildings | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1903 | Western District Hospital | Oakbank | | Glasgow | Scotland | Narrowly missed winning commission | | c. 1903 | Arnhall | Whiting Bay | Arran | Bute | Scotland | | | 1904(?) | Dalziel Poorhouse | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Second premiated competition design | | 1904 | Glasgow Samaritan Hospital for Women, Alice Mary Corbett Memorial Nurses' Home | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1904 | Greenhead House for Mr McPhail | Calton | | Glasgow | Scotland | Workshops, drill hall and janitor's house | | 1904 | St Mungo Vintners Co Bar | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1904 | Workshops, 63 Ladywell Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1905 | Buchanan Institute | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Additions including Workshops, drill hall, janitor's house | | After 1906 | Golf House | Pollok | | Glasgow | Scotland | William Gordon Galloway carried out the work, whilst apprentice/assistant | | 1907 | Glasgow Samaritan Hospital for Women | | | Glasgow | Scotland | New ward block | | 1908 | Terraced houses, Athol Place, Bath Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | West end altered | | Before 1908 | Villa, Albert Drive and Springkell Avenue | Pollokshields | | Glasgow | Scotland | Date unknown | | 1910 | Masonic Temple | Barrhead | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | Before 1923 | Gate Lodge at Thornliebank Cemetery | Thornliebank | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | Before 1923 | House near Larbert | Larbert | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | | | 1936 | Dunoon Hydropathic | Dunoon | | Argyll | Scotland | Extension |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p41 |
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