Basic Biographical Details Name: | Brown & Carrick | Designation: | | Born: | 1839 | Died: | c. 1854 | Bio Notes: | The Glasgow firm of Brown & Carrick was founded in 1839. James Brown was born in 1813 but nothing is known of his early years. John Carrick was born on 'the banks of the Carron' at Denny, Stirlingshire on 6 May 1819. His parents moved to Glasgow in 1823, and in 1831 he was articled to John Bryce, moving c.1836 to the office of John Herbertson as an assistant. After a short spell south of the border to gain experience he became James Brown's partner at the early age of twenty.
In 1844 Carrick obtained the appointment of Superintendent of Streets in the room of a Mr Hume who had resigned, but retained his partnership in Brown and Carrick. The office was then lodged in the jail in Saltmarket and the staff consisted only of Carrick and one clerk, but in the same year he succeded Herbertson as prison architect and the Superintendent's post in time became Master of Works and City Architect.
Brown & Carrick's most important commission was the £13,000 'United Presbyterian Cathedral' in Renfield Street of 1849, a very competent essay in Westminster Palace neo Tudor. In the same year, although still in partnership with Carrick, Brown collaborated with John Thomas Rochead on the Great Western Road terraces. Brown & Carrick are said to have carried out a great deal of good quality tenement work, but in 1854 the partnership was dissolved as Carrick was increasingly engaged in civic duties. In 1855 Brown inherited the estate of Currie at Gorebridge, and had to spend time on the management of his estate, but he maintained a small private practice from Currie House, where he died 6 July 1878. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 144, Queen Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1844 | 1845 | | | 9, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1851 | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | James Brown | 1839 | c. 1854 | Partner | | | John Carrick | 1839 | c. 1854 | Partner | | | John Grahame Peat | c. 1845(?) | 1853 | Apprentice | | | James Thomson | c. 1849 | 1854 | Apprentice | |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | APSD | | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | | | Edwards, Brian | 1990 | First architect of the second city | | RIBAJ, pp52-56 | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | Withey, K Matthew | 2003 | The Glasgow Improvement Trust: an analysis of its genesis, impact and legacy and an inventory of its buildings | | PhD thesis | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | The Bailie | 17 July 1878 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Mitchell Library | Gildard's manuscript reminiscences of John Carrick | | |
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