Basic Biographical Details

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	1911 *	1931	with Allan Stevenson
	Auchrossan/46, St Leonards Roadq, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland	Private	Before 1911	After 1914
	46, Sandgate, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland	Business	1939 *

* 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
	Allan Stevenson	1885	1890	Apprentice
	Charles C Lindsay	1890	1891	Draughtsman
	Peter Macgregor Chalmers	1891	1895	Principal Assistant
	Allan Stevenson	1895	Before 1922	Managing Assistant	Presumably promoted within this period
	Allan Stevenson	Before 1922	c. 1922	Partner	Cassels is believed to have become a partner some time before the firm changed its name to include his
	Allan Stevenson & Cassels	c. 1922	April 1927	Partner
	Allan Stevenson, Mair & Cassels	April 1927	1 August 1929	Partner
	Allan Stevenson & Cassels	1 August 1929	1945	Partner

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this architect for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date proposed	Notes
	John Bennie Wilson	20 July 1911	for Licentiateship - as President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects

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
		House, James Street	Tarbolton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - date not known
		Mole Cottage, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - date not known
		Western House	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Contribution unclear (Michael C Davis writes that the practice 'seems to have been involved in the project in some way)
	1890	Competition designs for proposed bridge over the River Clyde				Scotland	As draughtsman to Charles C Lindsay
	1890	Competition designs for proposed theatre and assembly rooms			Singapore	Singapore	As draughtsman to Charles C Lindsay
	1895	Dankeith House	Dundonald (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations? - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1896	Ayr Parish Church Halls	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1897	Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Drains, extensions and new villas - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1898	Cumnock Fever Hospital	Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1899	Irvine Golf Club, Bogside	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Club House - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1900	Robertson Memorial Church	Ayr/Wallacetown		Ayrshire	Scotland	as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1900	Southannan House	West Kilbride (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to house - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1902	Fergushill School	Kilwinning		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1902	Lady Bute's Hospital	Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1903	Dairy School	Kilmarnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1903	Kilmarnock Sheriff Court	Kilmarnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1904	County Buildings and Sheriff Court	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations, additions and remodelling - as assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1904	Montgomerie House	Tarbolton (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Minor additions - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1905	Glen Afton Sanatorium	New Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Acted as site architect - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1906	RC School	Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1907	Ayr Racecourse and Grandstands	Wallacetown		Ayrshire	Scotland	As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1907	Creamery	Kirkmichael		Ayrshire	Scotland	As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1908	House	Wemyss Bay		Renfrewshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to Hydropathic, after conversion from house - plans dated
	1908	Knockdolian House	Colmonell (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1908	Loch Ericht Hotel	Dalwhinnie		Inverness-shire	Scotland	Additions - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1909	Mitchells Bacon Factory and Offices, Garden Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to factory - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1910	Castlehill, plan showing straightening of road near Castlehill Stables	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1910	Hourstons Drapery Warehouse	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Further work - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1910	Parish Church Hall (or Halls?)	Colmonell		Ayrshire	Scotland	As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1911	Feuing plans and new roads, Kingcase	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1911	Stair School	Stair		Ayrshire	Scotland	Remodelling and extension - as managing assistant to Allan Stevenson
	1920	Ayr War Memorial	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Unsuccessful competition entry
	1922	Cottages for John Toll and Daniel Brakenridge	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1923	Double house for F H Macpherson	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1923	Sewers at Southannan	Fairlie		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1924	40-44 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1924	Ayrshire Sanatorium			Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations and additions
	1924	Hall at Annbank	Annbank		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1924	Kingsbridge & Salcombe District Cottage Hospital			Devon	England	Begun by Cassels alone; completed in partnership with Mair
	1924	Knockrivoch Farm			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1925	Blacklands			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan of grounds
	1925	Bungalow for James Smith	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1925	Bungalow for John Boyd, Kingcase	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1925	Bungalows for R W Hill	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1925	Burnton Farm, 44 Houses for Dalmellington Iron Company	Dalmellington		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1925	Double Villa for William Govan & Sons	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1925	Drumdone Estate			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans - unclear whether by Mair or Cassels
	1925	Enterkine Estate, Milton Mill	Stair (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan of ground
	1925	Galloway Creamery	Stranraer		Wigtownshire	Scotland	Manager's house - plans dated
	1925	Kirkmichael House			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions to house - plans dated
	1925	Mid Moncur, plan of ground			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1925	Mr Andrew Mitchell's ground, Kingcase	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1926	Brae of Auchendrane	Maybole (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to 'Brae Farm'
	1926	Nethermains Farm	Nethermains		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan of ground
	1926	Three-apartment flatted houses	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1926	Water supply	West Drumsuie		Ayrshire?	Scotland	Plans dated
	1926	William Culley's property	Girvan		Ayrshire	Scotland	Details drawings
	1927	Bridgend Café	Dalmellington		Ayrshire	Scotland	Billiard Saloon
	1927	Caldwell House	Uplawmoor		Renfrewshire	Scotland	Conversion to psychiatric hospital - alterations, additions and new garden wall
	1928	17 Carrick Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1928	Carrick Furniture House	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions, alterations and new footpath
	1928	Enterkine Estate	Stair (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans
	1928	Loch Ericht Hotel	Dalwhinnie		Inverness-shire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1928	Rozelle Estates, Bloomberry Farm			Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1929	42 Carrick Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations to fish restaurant
	1929	6-10 Newmarket Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations to no 6
	1929	Chalmers Road, plan	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1929	Double Cottage for John Ramsay	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1929	Enterkine Estate, Pierhill, plan of grounds	Stair (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plan of grounds
	1930	26 Barns Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1930	Housing at Whiteletts	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1930	Knockdon Estate, Glenhead Steading	Dalrymple (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Water tanks - plans dated
	1930	Rozelle Estate, South Corton			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1930	Rozelle House	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations to house, lodges, and cottages at Home Farm
	1930	Shop for J & L Freeman	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1931	50 Newmarket Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations and additions
	1931	8 and 9 Hill Street	Tarbolton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1931	Carrick Furniture Warehouse, Sunblind	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1931	Cold Storage Chambers, Mill Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Reconstruction
	1931	Cottage and shop for Mrs Fred Murdoch	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1931	Helensburgh Cottage, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1931	Knockdon Estate, cottages	Dalrymple (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations - plans dated
	1931	Knockdon Estate, Glenhead Steading	Dalrymple (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions, alterations and sheep shelter - plans dated
	1931	Knockdon Estate, house	Dalrymple (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1931	Orchard Cottage, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1932	Carrick Furniture House	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1932	Carrick House	Girvan		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1932	Joppa Cottage	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1932	Mission Hall	Crosshill		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1932	Properties of Alexander Lamb Esq, New Street and Kennedy's Close, Cathcartston	Dalmellington		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1932	Roseview Cottage, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1933	11-15 Main Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1933	? & 5 Ashgrove Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1933	Blacksmith's cottage	Culroy		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1933	Bungalow for Miss Morrison	Bogend-Symington		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1933	Carrick Furniture House	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1933	Doonbank, feuing plan	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1933	Feuing plans and new roads, Kingcase	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1933	Lochend Farm	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	New byre
	1933	Shepherds' cottages, Lochhead	Loch Doon		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1934	Arcade Café	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1934	Burnside Cottages, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1934	Corsehill, Coila	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1934	Hillend Farm			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1934	Property, Croft Street	Dalmellington		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1934	Rosebank Cottage	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1934	Seamill Hydropathic	Seamill		Ayrshire	Scotland	Unspecified work (plans dated) - uncertain whether for this or another Seamill building
	1935	52-58 York Street Lane	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1935	Burnbrae Cottage	Sundrum		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1935	Coil Cottage, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1935	Dunragit House			Wigtownshire	Scotland	Alterations and additions
	1935	Knockdon Estate, Burnhouse Steading	Dalrymple (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1935	Knockdon Estate, new house and garage	Dalrymple (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1935	Milleraig Farm	Sundrum		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations - plans dated
	1935	Mr Reid's Trust feuing	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1935	Smithy House	Drongan		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1935	Wallacetown North Church Hall	Wallacetown		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1936	233 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1936	Bungalow for James Dykes	Barclaugh		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1936	Bungalow for John Spence, Laurieston	Dundonald		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1936	Cottage, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1936	Cottages	Drongan		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1936	Cottages, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1936	High Keirs, byres	Drumgrange Estate		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1936	House at Pirnmill for David H Reid	Pirnmill	Arran	Bute	Scotland	Plans dated
	1936	House for John Kelso	Gatehouse of Fleet		Kirkcudbrightshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1936	Laurel Cottage, Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1936	Low Keirs, Farm	Drumgrange Estate		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1936	Proposed cottages for Mr John Ross	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1937	52-54 Sandgate	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations and additions
	1937	Auchenharvie, new byre	Stewarton		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1937	Glenpark Hotel	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions
	1937	Knockdolian House	Colmonell (near)		Ayrshire	Scotland	Dam across Knockdhu Burn on estate
	1937	Laigh Grange Farm			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to cot-houses
	1937	Mansfield Estate, Waterside Farm	New Cumnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations to dairy offices and byre - plans dated
	1937	Mark Farm	Stranraer		Wigtownshire	Scotland	New buildings - plans dated
	1937	Montgomerie Estate, Seamill feuing	Tarbolton (near)?		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans date
	1937	Property for Dr Innan	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1937	Sceneryhill Cottage	Rankinstone		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1937	The Cottage	Failford		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations - plans dated
	1938	46-50 Titchfield Street	Kilmarnock		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1938	Bungalow for Andrew Watt	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1938	Bungalow for Mrs Boyd Anderson	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1938	Bungalow for Robert Connell, Kayshill-Trabboch			Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1938	Bungalow for Thomas Knox	Drongan		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1938	Carclout	Patna		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1938	House for John Ross	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1938	Offices for Ayrshire Post	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1938	Property at Joppa	Coylton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1938	Victoria Engineering Works	Ayr?		Ayrshire?	Scotland
	1939	Annbank Farm	Annbank		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1939	Bungalow for Jack Freeman	Craigwell		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1939	Bungalow for John Ross	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1939	Bungalow for John Ross	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1939	Bungalow for Mrs Maria Somerville Carrie	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1939	Cottage for J J Johnston	Lugar		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1939	High Grange Farm	Maybole		Ayrshire	Scotland	Cottage nearby - plans dated
	1939	New road, Doonbank	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1939	Warrix Farm, block of 3 four-apartment cottages	Dreghorn		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1940	Cottage	Straiton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1940	Farm Cottage, Crawfordston	Annbank		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1940	Fowlers Croft, new cottage	Straiton		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1940	Merrick Hall	Dalmellington		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1941	Cottage, Dormieston-Trabboch	Dormieston/Trabboch		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations and additions - plans dated
	1942	Mount Ferguson Farm			Ayrshire	Scotland	Proposed cattle boxes - plans dated
	1944	Cattlemarket, new byre for James Craig Ltd	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1945	Double Cottages for J Hyslop	Maybole		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architect:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	RIBA	1930	The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931		London: Royal Institute of British Architects
	RIBA	1939	The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940		London: Royal Institute of British Architects
	Who's Who in Architecture	1914

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this architect:
	Source	Archive Name	Source Catalogue No.	Notes
	Professor David M Walker personal archive	Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material		Information about Darley Hay archive from Rob Close
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		L v16 no 1175