10 Dec
Lorne Stewart Weir
Archive, People of the Picture House
Lorne Stewart Weir’s father, Robert Weir, was a master builder who in 1881, employed 87 men. The company was called “Robert Weir and Son”. By 1881 Lorne’s eldest brother, James, was working in his Father’s business. Lorne began his career as a Clerk but it is unknown when Lorne joined his Father’s business as a joiner journeyman. In 1932, after the death of his Father, Lorne took over the family business still called “Robert Weir and Son.”
“Robert Weir and Son” was one of the main building contractors in Campbeltown and responsible for many of Campbeltown’s buildings:
- 1865: Main contractor for remodeling and extending town buildings
- 1878: Millknowe Road Houses, designed and built by Weir and Son.
- 1869- 1871: Main contractor for the building of the Sheriff Court at Castlehill
- 1885: Built the Episcopal Church Rectory
- 1896: Built “Redholm” Kilkerran Road, Campbeltown
- 1896: Built “The Gentlemen’s Club” Main Street, Campbeltown
- 1900: Built The Argyll Hotel, Main Street, Campbeltown
- 1906: Built Campbeltown Bowling Club
- 1934: Reconstruction and extension of Campbeltown Picture House, contracts for brick and masonry work
Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House | |||
Full Name | Lorne Stewart Weir | ||
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Birth date | February 16, 1872 | Birth place: Campbeltown | |
Death date | 1946 | Death place: Campbeltown | |
Father’s full name | Robert Weir (master builder) | ||
Mother’s full name (maiden name in brackets) | Martha Greenlees | ||
Spouse(s) | Mary Hogarth Cook, married April 18th 1905, Free Church, Glebe St, Campbeltown. | ||
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Relationship with Picturehouse / Rex Cinema | Lorne Stewart Weir was one of the original shareholders. He bought 50 shares in 1912. | ||
Life story in a paragraph (summary of above) | Lorne Stewart Weir’s father, Robert Weir, was a master builder who in 1881, employed 87 men. The company was called “Robert Weir and Son”. By 1881 Lorne’s eldest brother, James, was working in his Father’s business. Lorne began his career as a Clerk but it is unknown when Lorne joined his Father’s business as a joiner journeyman. In 1932, after the death of his Father, Lorne took over the family business still called “Robert Weir and Son.” “Robert Weir and Son” was one of the main building contractors in Campbeltown and responsible for many of Campbeltown’s buildings:
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External source references (e.g. census, BMD, valuation rolls, probate index, wills, parish records etc.) include ref. numbers |
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CPH archive or object collection reference | Shareholders ledger. Accounts Ledger. |