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Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Flockton & Gibbs | | Designation: | Architectural practice | | Started: | 1878 | | Ended: | 1895 | | Bio Notes: | Thomas James Flockton was born in 1825, the son of William Flockton of Sheffield, and was articled to his father in 1836. He worked in the London offices of Scott & Moffatt and John Johnson and spent a few months engaged in railway work with Sir John Fowler before joining his father in partnership in 1845. Two years before his father's death in 1864, George Lewslie Abbott was taken into partnership as Flockton & Abbott.
In the same year, 1862, Edward Mitchel Gibbs was articled to the firm. Born in Sheffield on 18 October 1847, he remained as a principal assistant, attending classes at Sheffield School of Art. He subsequently spent time in London, studying at the Royal Academy Schools and assisting in the office of Alfred Waterhouse. He worked as superintendent of works to Archibald Neill of Leeds from 1868 until 1872 when he was taken into partnership by Flockton & Abbott, the practice title remaining unchanged.
Gibbs continued in partnership with Thomas James Flockton after the retirement of George Lewslie Abbott in 1878, and the partnership was joined by Flockton's son Charles Burrows Flockton in 1895 as Flockton, Gibbs & Flockton. Gibbs became senior partner in 1902 as Gibbs & Flockton. The partnership was joined by John Charles Amory Teather in 1908 and by Gibbs' son Henry Beckett Swift Gibbs (born 1889) in 1921. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this architectural practice: | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 15, St James' Row, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | Business | 1892 | 1895 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils| The following individuals were employed or trained by this architectural practice (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Edward Mitchel Gibbs | 1878 | 1895 | Partner | | | John Forsyth McIlwraith | 1898 | 1900 | Assistant | |
Buildings and Designs| This architectural practice 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 | | 1889 | Sheffield Municipal Buildings | Sheffield | | Yorkshire | England | Competition design - reached second stage |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this architectural practice: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | www.holytrinitymillhouses.co.uk. | | www.holytrinitymillhouses.co.uk. | | | For images of work by Amory Teather |
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