Basic Biographical Details Name: | Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul | Designation: | | Born: | 1946 | Died: | 1976 | Bio Notes: | William Hardie Kininmonth was born in Forfar on 8 November 1904, the son of John Kininmonth and his wife Isabella McLean Hardie. He was educated at Dunfermline High School and George Watson's College and was articled to William N Thomson of Leith. While there he studied at Edinburgh College of Art 1924-29 under John Begg and at Heriot-Watt College, for some of this time also working as an assistant in the office of Rowand Anderson & Paul (1925-29). From there he obtained a place in the office of Sir Edwin Lutyens in London where he renewed his friendship with a former contemporary at Edinburgh College of Art, Basil Spence, who was three years younger. From 1929 to 1930 he attended classes at London University working in an atelier there.
Kininmonth was awarded the RIBA Diploma in 1931 and was placed second in the Rowand Anderson Silver medal competition. He returned to Edinburgh in 1910 but Paul could not afford to re-employ him. He did, however, offer him a room in his office. It had only a drawings board and a telephone but it enabled him to form a partnership with his friend and colleague in Lutyens' office, Basil Urwin Spence as Kininmonth & Spence in October 1931. It specialised in presentation work for other practices as well as original design work, supplemented by teaching at Edinburgh College of Art. Kininmonth and Spence's practice was immediately successful, Kininmonth's own modernist house at 46A Dick Place (1933) acting as an excellent advertisement. In 1934 Paul offered Kininmonth a partnership but he felt he had to decline unless Spence ws taken into partnership as well. Paul accepted this proposal and the Kininmonth & Spence partnership merged into Paul's as Rowand Anderson & Paul & Partners. Kininmonth and Spence continued teaching although by that date business had significantly recovered. This arrangement continued until June 1938 when Paul died. From 1939 to 1941 Kininmonth held the post of senior lecturer in design at Edinburgh College of Art. In 1942 he was called up and served with the Royal Engineers in Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy.
On their return from war service Kininmonth and Spence found that there was little work on offer. Spence left the practice in 1946 to found Basil Spence & Partners. Kininmonth continued the Rowand Anderson partnership as Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul. During the post-war years of this partnership Ian C Gordon, William Gray Leslie and Richard Gale Ewing were partners, but the latter two did most of the design work. In 1963 Thomas Duncan was assumed into partnership and Alex Somerville in 1976. Later that year the firm split into two with one part remaining at Rutland Square and Gordon, Duncan and Somerville moving away.
Kininmonth was President of the RSA from 1969 to 1972 and was knighted in the latter year. He died in Edinburgh in August 1988. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 16, Rutland Square, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1964 * | | | | Forres House, Forres, Morayshire, Scotland | Business | 1964 * | | Branch office? |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | | 1945 | Battery Hospital | Dunbar | | East Lothian | Scotland | Scheme for renewal or new buildings? | | 1945 | Buildings for the Forestry Commission | | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | | | 1945 | Buildings for the Forestry Commission | | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1945 | Elsie Inglis Memorial Hospital | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Scheme for new buildings? | | 1945 | Hotels | | | Morayshire | Scotland | Renovations | | 1945 | Houses for the Scottish Veterans Garden City Association | | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1945 | Housing for Dunbar Town Council | Dunbar | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1945 | Housing for Duns Town Council | Duns | | Berwickshire | Scotland | | | 1945 | Housing for Forres Town Council | Forres | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1945 | Housing for Linlithgow Town Council | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1945 | New Club | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Scheme for alterations or new building | | 1945 | Scotsman Buildings | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Scheme for redevelopment? | | 1947 | Fettes College, Library | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Proposal | | Before 1947 | George Watson's College, library | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Proposal | | Before 1947 | Nelsons Publishing Works | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Proposal for work on Nelsons | | 1949 | University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Chemistry Building | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Reported as Rowand Anderson & Partners. New first floor addition. | | 1950 | Fettes College, Concert Hall | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Hall flanked by two rubbly ranges | | 1951 | Daniel Stewart's Hospital | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Six additional classrooms - now (2014) known as the Dornoch classroom block. | | 1951(?) | King's Theatre | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | As Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth & Paul. For demolition and reconstruction work | | 1951 | New North Bridge Buildings | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Prepared plans for strengthening internal structure of Patrick Thomson's store | | 1951 | Premises, 88 Princes Street | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Prepared plans for conversion of premises | | 1952 | Fettes College, Dalmeny House | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Plans for post-fire restoration work | | 1952 | Pollock Halls of Residence | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Holland Hall and Fraser Hall | | 1953 | Renfrew Airport Terminal | Renfrew | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1954 | Adam House | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1956 | Castlehill Housing | Forres | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1956 | Drylaw Parish Church | Drylaw | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1957 | Town Hall | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 25 September 1959 | Scottish Division Headquarters, National Coal Board | | | Edinburgh, Midlothian | Scotland | per Builder p324 | | 1960s | Liberton Secondary School | Liberton | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1960 | Bruntsfield House | Bruntsfield | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Alterations for incorporation into James Gillespie's High School | | 1960 | James Gillespie's High School for Girls | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1960 | Lauriston House | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 7 October 1960 | Meldrum House | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | architects | | c. 1960 | Leanach of Culloden, House, servants' cottages and cattle courts | | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Repair and re-roofing od Old Leanach Cottage in conjunction with Alexander Cullen | | c. 1960 | Moncreiffe House | Bridge of Earn | | Perthshire | Scotland | | | 1961 | Renfrew Airport Terminal | Renfrew | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Extension to terminal building, cost £230,000. | | 1961 | Scottish Provident Offices | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 14 April 1961 | Castlehill East Housing | Forres | | Morayshire | Scotland | accepting tender applications on all trades basis for project per Builder p730 | | 1962 | Linlithgow Town Hall | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | Recasting of interior | | 1962 | Lister Institute | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1962 | Muirhouse Development Phase II | | | | | | | 1962 | University of Edinburgh Students' Union | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Substantial 3-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan Modernist style extension to SW by Sir William Hardie Kininmonth of Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth and Paul, 1962 (Blyth & Blyth, structural engineers; Arnott McLeod & Co, contractors). | | 1962 | University of Edinburgh, Student's Union | | | Edinburgh | | Extension | | 1963 | Nicol Street housing | Kirkcaldy | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1963 | West Port Housing Scheme | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1964 | Brucefield Church | Whitburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1964 | Craigsbank Parish Church | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1964 | Linlithgow Town Centre Redevelopment (CDA) | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1964 | Mary Erskine School | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1964 | Philiphaugh House (new) | | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | | | 1965 | Opera House site | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Art Deco scheme for opera house | | 1965 | St Mary Magdalene RC Church, Bingham Broadway | Duddingston | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1967 | Crown Office | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | Won third prize in competition. | | 1967 | Kippenross House | Dunblane | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Reduction of wings to width of original house | | 1967 | Post Graduate School of Medicine | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | After 1967 | Daniel Stewart's Hospital | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Additions proposed in 1967, including hall. | | 1969 | Brunton Hall and municipal offices | Musselburgh | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1969 | Millbank redevelopment | Whitburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1969 | Pollock Halls of Residence | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Further development - large group of 5-storey towers. | | 1969 | RAF Lossiemouth | Lossiemouth | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1971 | 84 George Street | | | Edinburgh | | Reconstruction into offices | | 1972 | Town Hall | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | Extension | | 1973 | Incorporation of Shoemakers premises | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | Restoration | | 1973 | Public baths | Whitburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1974 | Housing, The Vennel | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Livery Street redevelopment | Bathgate | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Pre-war housing | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | Improvements | | Before 1975 | Pre-war housing improvements | Bathgate | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Pre-war housing upgrading | Whitburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Telephone engineering centre | Livingston | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Touch Neighbourhood Centre | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p124 | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p552 | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p4 Pollock Halls; Adam House (Examination Hall); Drylaw Church pp35-6, 150, 164 Scottish Provident Offices pp74-5, 151 Martello Court p163 Pollock Halls | | Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | Martello Court: p43, p215, p216, p321, p326 p380 Gazetteer 2 p238 Photograph | | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | | | RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | | | | | Willis, Peter | 1977 | New architecture in Scotland | | | p11 Scottish Provident Offices p84-7 The New Club |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 26 October 1951 | | | p570 | | Builder | 7 December 1951 | | | p813 | | Builder | 4 May 1951 | | | p640 | | Builder | 6 June 1952 | | | p865 | | Builder | 10 January 1964 | | | p96 | | Builder | 23 October 1964 | | | p902 | | Builder | 11 December 1964 | | | p1284 |
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