Basic Biographical Details Name: | Arthur Bracewell & Son | Designation: | | Born: | 1952 | Died: | 1959 | Bio Notes: | Arthur Bracewell was born in 1886. He was articled to William Rhodes Nunns in Bingley, Yorkshire from 1901 to 1906, studying at Keighley Technical & Art School. He presumably remained with Nunns as assistant after completing his apprenticeship, but took a short course at the Royal College of Art under William Richard Lethaby in 1908, and in the same year made a study tour of 'the eastern counties'. In 1911 he was taken into partnership by Nunns with offices in Bingley and Keighley, but the partnership was dissolved in 1915, presumably on account of the war.
Bracewell was admitted ARIBA in 1919, his sole proposer being Arthur Beresford Pite; at that time his address was Willowbank, Keighley. Later, probably in 1926, he moved to Tillicoultry, establishing himself at Middleton Mill where he designed and built an office for himself. He had been persuaded to come to Scotland by the proprietors of Middleton and Devonpark Mills in order to execute work for them. He subsequently moved to Oak Mill, Tillicoultry and divided his time between there and an office in the Garden City of Saltaire near Bradford. In 1952 his son Arthur Geoffrey Bracewell joined the practice, the name becoming Arthur Bracewell & Son. Both father and son held the post of Tillicoultry Burgh Architect. Arthur Bracewell died in 1953.
In 1959 John Harrison and John Coton were assumed into partnership and the practice became Bracewell, Harrison & Coton. The firm still practices today under the name Bracewell Stirling Architects. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Oak Mill, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | Business | 1952 | | | | 38, Walker Terrace, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | Business | c. 1954 | | |
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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 | | 1952 | 16-18 Mar Street | Alloa | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | | | Before 1953 | Tillicoultry Glen pathways | Tillicoultry | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | | | 1954 | Butterfly Inn | Tillicoultry | | Clackmannanshire | 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 | p110 |
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