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Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Allan Stevenson
Designation:	Architect
Born:	11 September 1849
Died:	1929(?)
Bio Notes:	Allan Stevenson was born on 11 September 1849 at Lady Yard Farm, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, the son of John Stevenson, fram and estate overseer, (who employed 2 men and 2 women by 1861) and Mary Ritchie Strawhorn. About 1860 the family lived at Garrallan Farm, Old Cumnock. The Stevenson family was well known in the district for the Dairy Farms at Changue. Nothing is yet known of his training, but he commenced practice in Ayr prior to 1876, and c. 1885 he was briefly in partnership with William Kerr, formerly his pupil and assistant, as Stevenson & Kerr. In 1885 Thomas McGill Cassels, born in 1869, was articled to Stevenson, attending classes at Ayr Academy. In 1890 he moved to the office of civil engineer Charles C Lindsay in Glasgow, leaving in the following year to become principal assistant to Peter Macgregor Chalmers, and studying at Glasgow School of Art and the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College throughout this period. He returned to Allan Stevenson's office in 1895 as managing assistant. It is not clear when he first became a partner, but he was still managing assistant at the time of his admittance as LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911. The practice did not become Allan Stevenson & Cassels until c. 1923, an event which probably marked Stevenson's death or retirement at what must have been a fairly advanced age. Cassels continued to use Stevenson's name in the practice's title thereafter. In later years the practice was taken over by Duncan McCulloch and subsequently by E A Darley, who formed the Darley Hay partnership; the Darley Hay archive was transferred to Ayrshire Archives in 2007 after the Darley Hay firm merged with Carricks to become Carricks Darley Hay. Stevenson married to Mary Jane Campbell McIlwraith about 1877 and they had at least 5 daughters. He served as secretary of the Road Surveyors Association of Scotland from its inception in 1884 until 1919. On his retirement from this post he was presented with a leather bound copy of the address given on his retirement (see images below). He died in about 1929.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect:
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	14, Cathcart Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland	Business	Before 1885	1926
	Largie, Castlehill Road, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland	Private	1924
	56, Sandgate, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland	Business	1926 *

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Stevenson & Kerr	1880s		Partner
	Allan Stevenson & Cassels	c. 1922(?)	c. 1922(?)	Partner	Stevenson may have died or retired at the time when the practice's name changed to Allan Stevenson & Cassels
	Allan Stevenson, Mair & Cassels	April 1927	August 1929	Partner

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this architect (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	William Kerr	c. 1878		Apprentice
	James Lochhead	Before 1884		Apprentice	Became assistant in 1894
	Thomas McGill Cassels	1885	1890	Apprentice
	John Forsyth McIlwraith	1889	1896	Apprentice
	Duncan McKerrow	1893	1897	Assistant
	Gilbert McGarva	26 November 1894	November 1898	Apprentice
	Thomas McGill Cassels	1895	Before 1922	Managing Assistant	Presumably promoted within this period
	Gilbert McGarva	November 1898	July 1900	Assistant
	Alexander Mair	1 August 1899	c. 1904	Apprentice
	Alexander Mair	c. 1904	1 August 1909	Assistant
	Thomas McGill Cassels	Before 1922	c. 1922	Partner	Cassels is believed to have become a partner some time before the firm changed its name to include his

Buildings and Designs

This architect 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
		Bungalow for David Clerk, Kingcase	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans - date unknown
		House, James Street	Tarbolton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - date unknown. May not be involved if later date?
		North and South Fergushill, plan of ground with railway			Ayrshire	Scotland	Date unknown
		Proposed Hotel	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Date unknown
	1874	Bridge over Water of Muck			Ayrshire	Scotland	Built
	1874	Meadowburn Bridge			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1875	Bridge	Bonneyton Burn		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1875	Bridge over Muirfoot Burn, Mansfield	New Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1875	Bridge over Water of Greenock, and Muirkirk Roads	Netherwood		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1876	Bridge over Water of Muck			Ayrshire	Scotland	Widened
	1876	Pinmore Castle			Ayrshire	Scotland	Rebuilt after fire
	1878	Barr Parish Church	Barr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1878	Mission Hall	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1878	Pinmore Chapel	Pinmore		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1879	Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Enlargement
	1879	Tenement with shops, 50 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1880	17-25 Dalblair Road	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1880	Barrhill School	Barrhill		Ayrshire	Scotland	Probably incorporated school of 1851
	1880	Bridge over Mill Lake	Overmill		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1880	Montgomerie House	Tarbolton (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan of part of basement
	1880	West Polquhirter Bridge	West Polquhirter, New Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1881	Howat Lodge	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1882	Afton Bridge			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions & alterations
	1882	Children's Convalescent Home	Dundonald		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1882	Craig House	Gatehead ( near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	W wing enlarged
	1882	Dankeith House	Dundonald (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to house, stables and kitchen offices; and new gate lodge
	1882	Doon Terrace	Newton on Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1882	Doon Terrace	Newton on Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1882	Lady Bute's Hospital	Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Probably responsible for original design as well as additions
	1883	158-160 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1883	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Grandstand and roadway
	1883	Failford House			Ayrshire	Scotland	Water supply - plans dated
	1884	Failford House			Ayrshire	Scotland	Perspective and drawing of mantelpiece
	1884	Water supply and inlet to conduit	Upper Skelmorlie		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1885	Auchinlee	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	c. 1885(?)	Dr Watt's house	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1886	Doonside Avenue bridges	Alloway (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1886	Farmhouse and steading	East Carngillan		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations and additions - plans dated
	1886	Gurphur	Ballantrae		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1886	Montgomerie House	Tarbolton (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations and additions to stables, and new gate lodge
	1886	Racecourse	Musselburgh		Midlothian	Scotland	New stands - plans dated
	1886	Tenement, 75 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1887	Golf Club	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1888	Mitchells Bacon Factory and Offices, Garden Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Original building
	1888	New Cumnock Town Hall	New Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1890	Enterkine House	Stair (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Stables, additions and alterations
	1890	Steading, Laigh Glengall			Ayrshire?	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1890	Water supply, tank and filter	Lower Skelmorlie		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	c. 1890	Doonside House and lodge etc	Alloway (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Executant architect
	1891	Golf Club	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1892	Ayr County Hospital	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1892	Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions
	1893	Dankeith House	Dundonald (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1893	Proposed burial ground near Killincraig	Kelburn		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans
	1893	Terrace of houses, Fort Street	Ayr		Ayrshire		Plainer S half
	1893	W Mitchell & Sons	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Original buliding
	After 1893	Dalblair Hotel	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1894	? & 5 Ashgrove Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Original building
	1894	Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Isolation Hospital (now Brunston House)
	1894	Black Bull Hotel	Dalmellington		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1894	Dankeith House	Dundonald (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Water supply
	1894	Hourstons Drapery Warehouse	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Original building - at no 30
	1894	Houses for James McLaughlan	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1894	Laigh Grange Farm			Ayrshire	Scotland	New dwelling house, and additions and alterations to cottages
	1894	Tenements for A Maclachlan & Son	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1894	Village Hall	Dalrymple		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1895	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Stand
	c. 1895	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Trainers' stand and office
	1896	Ayr Parish Church Halls	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1896	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions to trainters' stand and office
	1896	Burial Ground	Galston		Ayrshire	Scotland	Proposed extension - plans dated
	1896	Galston Cemetery	Galston		Ayrshire	Scotland	Extension
	1897	Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Drains, extensions and new villas (e.g. Albany House)
	1897	Cottage for James Watts, Auchendrane	Maybole (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1897	High Milton Farm, cottages			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1897	Mitchells, Garden Street and Cross Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1898	Cumnock Fever Hospital	Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1898	Public Hall, Jubilee Tower	Colmonell		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1899	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Western meeting stands - proposed WCs
	1899	Burns Monument Cottage	Alloway		Ayrshire	Scotland	Restoration
	1899	Grange Mains			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1899	Irvine Golf Club, Bogside	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Club House, Golf Club Makers' House and Cycle Shed - plans dated
	1900	Burns Museum	Alloway		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1900	Robertson Memorial Church	Ayr/Wallacetown		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1900	Southannan House	West Kilbride (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to house, offices and stables
	c. 1900	Tenements with shops	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1901	Afton Cemetery	New Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1901	Castlehill Lands, property feued to J & D Meikle in 1891	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1901	Netherplace House	Mauchline		Ayrshire	Scotland	Minor alterations
	1901	Tenement for James Hyslop	Ayr?		Ayrshire?	Scotland
	1902	75 Carrick Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1902	Fergushill School	Kilwinning		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1902	High School	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1902	Lady Bute's Hospital	Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions
	1902	School	Colmonell		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1902	Southannan House	West Kilbride (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Gate lodge and cottages
	1902	Stair School	Stair		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations - plans dated
	1902	Tenements, 71-75 Dalblair Road	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1902	W Mitchell & Sons	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations to shop
	1903	Brig o' Doon House	Alloway		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations including oriel window on N elevation.
	1903	Burns Monument Hotel	Alloway		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1903	Dairy School	Kilmarnock		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1903	House (Glenalmond?) for H C McIlwraith	St Albans		Hertfordshire	England	Plans dated
	1903	Kilmarnock Sheriff Court	Kilmarnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1904	Auchentiber Moss			Ayrshire	Scotland	Proposed division
	1904	Cemetery	Ochiltree		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans
	1904	County Buildings and Sheriff Court	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations, additions and remodelling
	1904	Glen Afton Sanatorium	New Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Acted as site architect
	1904	Knockdolian House	Colmonell (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions
	1904	Montgomerie House	Tarbolton (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Minor additions
	1904	The Place	Fairlie		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1904	Villa for William Fife	Fairlie		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1905	Afton Lodge	Tarbolton (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1905	Alderston Avenue, tomato houses for Robert Hutchison	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1905	Cemetery	Catrine		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1905	Milton Farm	Maybole		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1905	School	Carsphairn		Ayrshire/Kirkcudbrightshire	Scotland	Addition and alterations
	1906	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Saddling shed and stand
	1906	Dankeith House	Dundonald (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Further work to water supply
	1906	High Grange Farm	Maybole		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to farm buildings - plans dated
	1906	RC School	Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1906	Stair School	Stair		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to schoolmaster's house - plans dated
	1906	Three tenements for George Wyllie	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1907	Ayr Racecourse and Grandstands	Wallacetown		Ayrshire	Scotland	Executed plan by the Mannings.
	1907(?)	Creamery	Kirkmichael		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1907	Feuing plan, Shoreland	Skelmorlie		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1907	Tarbolton Parish Church	Tarbolton		Ayrshire	Scotland	New organ and pulpit, additions and alterations, and elevation of belfry
	1908	Glen Afton Sanatorium	New Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Extensions
	1908	Graveyard	Symington		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan
	1908	House	Wemyss Bay		Renfrewshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to Hydropathic, after conversion from house - plans dated
	1908	Irvine Golf Club, Bogside	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Caddie Masters' House - plans dated
	1908	Irvine Golf Club, Bogside	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions to Club House - plans dated
	1908	Loch Ericht Hotel	Dalwhinnie		Inverness-shire	Scotland	Additions
	1908	Manse	Colmonell		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1909	Dankeith House	Dundonald (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Further additions and alterations
	1909	Desks and sign for James Craig Ltd	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1909	Factory York-Street Lane	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1909	Hourstons Drapery Warehouse	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Further work - 5-bay section - at nos 22-28
	1909	Mitchells Bacon Factory and Offices, Garden Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to factory
	1909	Proposed cottage at Doonside	Alloway (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Designs
	1910	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Railings and gates
	1910	Castlehill, plan showing straightening of road near Castlehill Stables	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Thomas McGill Cassels responsible
	1910	Parish Church Hall (or Halls?)	Colmonell		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1910	Stair School	Stair		Ayrshire	Scotland	Remodelling and extension
	1911	Auchencruive/Auchincruive Colliery, Houses at Little Bogend	Annbank		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1911	Feuing plans and new roads, Kingcase	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1912	Mitchells Bacon Factory and Offices, Garden Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Cold-storage premises and Motor House
	1912	Nethergree	Beith		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1912	School	Colmonell		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1912	Shoe Factory	Maybole		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1913	Barrhill School	Barrhill		Ayrshire	Scotland	WCs
	1913	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Reconstruction of Club Stand
	1913	Club Stand Ayr Racecourse	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Executed plan
	1913	Dumfries House	Cumnock (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Minor alterations to attics and roof structure replaced
	1913	Miners' Houses	Annbank		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1913	Pinwherry School	Pinwherry		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1913	Workmen's houses for William Baird & Co	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1914	15 Beresford Terrace	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1914	Carrick Furniture House	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1914	Churchyard, Doonside Ground	Alloway		Ayrshire	Scotland	Survey
	1914	Double Cottage for J Gilchrist	Linwood		Renfrewshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1914	Enterkine House	Stair (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Survey
	1914	Mitchells Bacon Factory and Offices, Garden Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan of stableyard
	1914	Prestwick and Monkton Parish Church hall	Monkton/Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans
	1914	School	Lendalfoot		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1915	Ayrshire Sanatorium			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans
	1915	School	Corwar		Ayrshire	Scotland	Detail
	1916	Dalmore House	Stair (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Machinery sheds and water supply
	1917	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations for Auxiliary School of Aerial Gunnery
	1917	Drying Shed, 84-86 Mill Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1918	Sawmill	Tams Brig		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1919	Afton Lodge	Tarbolton (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions
	1919	Carrick House	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Internal work/additions, and conversion of stables to house
	1919	Housing for Ayr District Committee	Auchinleck		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1919	Ladywell Tannery	Maybole		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1919	Skin Works, River Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1920	43 Alloway Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1920	Britannia Place, feuing plans	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1920	Hayhill	Sinclairstown		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1920	Southside, layout for housing	Annbank		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1921	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Officials' block and lavatory building
	1921	Greenwood			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1921	Montgomeryfield			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans of ground
	1921	Newmill	Irvine		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan of ground
	1921	Nursery Hall, Whitletts	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1921	Pisgah Farm Steading	Pisgah		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1921	Proposed new road	Patna to Lethanhill		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1921	Springside Farm			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans of ground
	1922	134-136 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - new shop front
	1922	74-76 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1922	Bogside Racecourse	Bogside		Ayrshire	Scotland	Club Stand, Stewards' Stand and Press Room
	1922	Cottages for John Toll and Daniel Brakenridge	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1922	Dinwoodie	Dumfries		Dumfriesshire	Scotland	Repairs after fire
	1922	Kirkmichael House			Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations - plans dated
	1922	Skin Works, River Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1922	Townend of Dreghorn, plan of ground	Dreghorn		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan dated
	1923	Dinwoodie	Dumfries		Dumfriesshire	Scotland	New gate lodge
	1923	Kirkmichael House			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to gate lodge - plans dated
	1923	Sewers at Southannan	Fairlie		Ayrshire	Scotland	(May not have been involved - this was around the time when he retired or died)
	1924	Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions
	1924	Brick houses	Cronberry		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1925	Hall, The Glebe	Ballantrae		Ayrshire	Scotland

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architect:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Post Office Directories

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this architect:
	Source	Archive Name	Source Catalogue No.	Notes
	Ayrshire Archives (from February 2007)	Darley- Hay Partnership archive
	Courtesy of Mr Bobby Guthrie	Information sent via website		Sent October 2016
	Courtesy of Robbie Wilson	Information via website		Sent May 2008
	Professor David M Walker personal archive	Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material		Information about Darley Hay archive from Rob Close

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