William Barbour Shaw

William Barbour Shaw (1868-1930)

1922 C.B.E., M.Inst. C.E.; Partner, Babtie, Shaw and Morton, Civil Engrs., Glasgow; b. 1868. Ed. Gordon's Coll., Aberdeen. Pupil of late Sir W. R. Copland, Glasgow. Eight years on staff of Formans and McCall, C.E., Glasgow; 24 years in business on own account; in 1915 joined staff of Sir John Hunter, K.B.E., as Deputy-Director, Factory Cons., M. of M., afterwards Director of Factory Construction. Address: 17, Blythswood Square, Glasgow.

1930 Died. 'The death has taken place suddenly at his residence. Cruach, Bearsden, on Wednesday, of Mr William Barbour Shaw, C.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., of the firm Babtie, Shaw and Morton, civil engineers, Glasgow, Mr. Shaw, who was born in Glasgow 1868, was a pupil of the late Sir W. R. Coupland, and, before starting business on his own account in 1898, was for eight years on the staff Messrs. Formans and MacCall, civil engineers, Glasgow. In 1915 he joined the London staff of the Ministry of Munitions as Deputy Director of Factory Construction, along with Sir John Hunter. K.B.E., Director; and he took a leading part in the erection of the National Projectile Factories for the production heavy shells, and of many other factories and works called for by the Ministry. When Sir John Hunter was transferred later to the Air Ministry Mr. Shaw became Director in his stead, and continued act as such until the close of the war rendered his services unnecessary. He then returned his private practice Glasgow.'

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