Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Biographical Details Name: | Frank Pride | Designation: | Architect | Born: | 28 March 1896 | Died: | 22 January 1970 | Bio Notes: | Frank Pride was born on 28 March 1896, the son of Robert F L Pride, secretary of the linen and jute firm of Cox Brothers, and later (from 1921) of Jute Industries. The family then lived at Rosebank, Errol, but moved to 4 Oakwood Terrace, West Park Road, Dundee in 1913.
Frank Pride was articled to Leslie Ower (a family friend) and his partner David Lindsay Allan in July 1912, attending Patrick Hill Thoms's classes at Dundee Technical College from 1913. His training was interrupted by war service with the Royal Engineers from 1916. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and was awarded the Military Cross for constructing, under enemy fire, a fort bridge over the Escaut River in the Schildt in October 1918. On his return in 1919 he joined Thoms's firm of Thoms & Wilkie at 21 South Tay Street, Dundee, which had taken over the Ower & Allan firm on Leslie Ower's death in 1916.
In 1925, by which time Wilkie had effectively retired from practice, Pride was sent to St Andrews to take over the practice of Captain William Walker who had died in February: like Wilkie's, Walker's family had belonged to the parish of Longforgan and he had commenced practice in St Andrews because of his marriage to Jenny Reid McCririck who lived there. Since Wilkie was also then living in St Andrews it seems that she had turned to Thoms & Wilkie as friends to wind the practice up. Pride completed the work in hand to Thoms's entire satisfaction, supervised the construction of Thoms & Wilkie's County Buildings in Cupar and had begun to attract new business but Thoms had no interest in continuing the St Andrews branch office. This resulted in Pride commencing practice on his own account in April 1927, and merging it with the long-established practice of William Hill Walker (who was not related to Captain Walker, and who had continued the St Andrews business of Hall & Henry under his own name after the First World War, both Hall and Henry being deceased) as Walker & Pride in the same year. A branch office was opened at 8 Catherine Street, Cupar in 1930. Pride was admitted LRIBA in late 1931, his proposers being Thoms, William Salmond who was then president of the Dundee Institute of Architects, and the then secretary of the same Institute. His office address at that date was in Church Square, St Andrews, and he was living at 28 Lamond Drive.
William Hill Walker was more than comfortably off and his approach to business was somewhat relaxed. In 1933 Frank Pride bought out his partnership, continuing the practice as sole partner, but retaining the practice title of Walker & Pride. Between 1934 and 1939 he supplied all the architectural work for the St Andrews Building Company. The office was closed in September 1939 when Pride was re-commissioned in the Royal Engineers and was in charge of a bomb disposal squad during the Merseyside blitz. He was invalided out late in 1940 and did not recover sufficiently to reopen the practice until on 1942.
In 1953 Frank Pride's son Glen L Pride was taken into partnership and the office moved to the former Conservative Club at Mercat House, 1 Church Street, St Andrews, but because of national service Glen did not return to the office until 1955. Frank was elected FRIBA in April 1957, proposed by Andrew David Haxton, John Needham and Arthur Francis Stevenson Wright. besides the other work listed separately, Frank's Fellowship Nomination Paper mentions private and local authority housing undertaken by the practice in the 1950s and commercial and industrial premises, locations of which we do not know.
Frank retired in 1966 and died on 22 January 1970, leaving his son as sole partner. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | Business | 1927 | | Branch office |  | 28, Lamond Drive, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1927 | 1935 | |  | Church Square, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Business | 1927 | 1953 | Main office |  | Grayarl, Kinnessburn Road, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1935 | 1966 | |  | 1, Church Street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Business | 1953 | 1966 | |  | Pinmore/72, Hepburn Gardens, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1966 | 1970 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | Leslie Ower & Allan | July 1912 | 1916 | Apprentice | |  | Thoms & Wilkie | 1919 | 1925 | Apprentice(?) | |  | Thoms & Wilkie | 1925 | April 1927 | Architect | In charge of branch office in St Andrews |  | Walker & Pride | 1927 | 1966 | Partner | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
Buildings and DesignsThis 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 |  | 1921 | Ten houses for Leslie Town Council | Leslie | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1927 | 1 Middleshade Road | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1927 | House for Cupar District Committee of the County Council | Parbroath | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1927 | Links House | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |  | 1928 | 1 Glamis Drive | | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | 1928 | 3 Middleshade Road | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1928 | Forty houses, Maryfield, for Leslie Town Council | Leslie | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1928 | Tenement and shop at corner of South Street and Church Street | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction of shop at no 107 |  | 1929 | Baidlands | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1930s | Housing for County Council | Tayport | | Fife | | |  | 1930 | 33 South Street | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction of shop |  | 1930 | Adamson Hospital | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | New X-ray and Sterilizing Departments |  | 1930 | Eighty-four houses, Priestden Park, for Town Council | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1930 | Links House | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Conversion to clubhouse |  | 1930 | Police Station | Newburgh | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1930 | Police Station | East Wemyss | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1930 | St Andrews Co-operative Society, South Street | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | New outfitting department on three floors, including first elevator in the town |  | After 1930 | Cambo House | | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations and additions |  | 1931 | 13 Buchanan Gardens | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1931 | 5 and 7 Priestden Road | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1931 | 65 South Street | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction of shop |  | 1931 | Balcree | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1931 | Shopfront for Mitchell, butchers, Market Street | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Bay Tea Rooms | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction and additions |  | 1932 | Cottages for Local Authority | Dunshelt/Cupar Muir | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Edgewood | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Forty-six houses for Burgh Council | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Houses for Fife County Council | Pitlessie | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Houses for Fife County Council | Springfield, Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Houses, Boase Avenue, for Town Council | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Houses, Kinnessburn Road, for Town Council | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Housing for Fife County Council | Strathmiglo | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Housing for Fife County Council | Kingskettle | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | Housing for Fife County Council | Newton of Falkland | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1932 | New premises for Cupar & District Co-operative Society, Bonnygate | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1933 | Crossgate Printing Works | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | Extensive reconstruction and additions |  | After 1933 | Balcarres House | Colinsburgh | | Fife | Scotland | Various works on estate |  | After 1933 | Crawford Priory | | | Fife | Scotland | Various works on estate |  | After 1933 | Feddinch House | Cameron | | Fife | Scotland | Employed on various works on estate |  | After 1933 | Largo House | Largo | | Fife | Scotland | Various work on estate |  | After 1933 | Mountquhannie Estate | Kilmany | | Fife | Scotland | Various works on estate |  | After 1933 | Tayfield House | Newport-on-Tay | | Fife | Scotland | Various works on estate |  | After 1934 | 1-5 Lawhead Road East | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1934 | 30 and 32 Buchanan Gardens | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1934 | 53-59 Hepburn Gardens | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1934 | 6 and 8 Strathkinness High Road | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1934 | Bungalows in Kinkell Terrace for the St Andrews Building Company | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1934 | Bungalows in Priestden Park for the St Andrews Building Company | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1934 | Houses in Kinnessburn Road for the St Andrews Building Company | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1934 | Houses in St Mary's Street for the St Andrews Building Company | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | After 1934 | Rathelpie Villa, Rathelpie | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Conversion into flats |  | After 1934 | The Dunes | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Conversion into flats |  | 1935 | Adamson Hospital | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | West addition. Nurses home. |  | 1935 | Houses and flats, Muttoes Lane, for Town Council | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1935 | Housing for Fife County Council | Leuchars | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1935 | Housing, Lamond Drive site, for Town Council | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | In association with J C Cunningham? |  | 1935 | Kinburn House | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |  | 1936 | Eight houses for Fife County Council | Windygates | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1936 | Housing for Fife County Council | Strathmiglo | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1936 | Tenement for Tayport Town Council | Tayport | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1937 | 108 houses | Methilhill | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1937 | Houses for Fife County Council | Gateside | | Fife | | |  | 1937 | Twenty houses for Fife County Council | Leuchars | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1938 | Cloverlea | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1938 | One hundred and eight houses for the County Council | Methil | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1938 | Police house | Kingskettle | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1938 | Twenty houses and teacher's house for Fife County Council | Colinsburgh | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1938 | Twenty houses for County Council | Freuchie | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1938 | Twenty-two houses for Fife County Council | Lower Largo | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1944 | 16 central kitchens for school meals | | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1944 | Adamson Hospital | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | Maternity wing |  | 1946 | Housing for SSHA | Kennoway | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1946 | Kennoway Shopping Centre | Kennoway | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1946 | Netherlea | West Newport | | Fife | Scotland | Conversion into Netherlea Maternity Hospital. |  | 1947 | Adamson Hospital | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | New kitchen |  | 1947 | Housing, Devilla | Tulliallan, Glendevon | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1948 | Kinglassie Colliery, pithead baths, medical treatment centre, canteen etc | Kinglassie | | Fife | Scotland | Pithead baths |  | 1949 | 24 College Street | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Restoration and reconstruction |  | 1950s | Blocks of flats | Tayport | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1950 | Dean's Court | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction and restoration |  | 1950 | Templehall Junior Secondary School | Kirkcaldy | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1951 | Housing for Fife County Council | Kinglassie | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1951 | Housing for Fife County Council | Auchtertool | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1951 | Housing for Fife County Council | Thornton | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1951 | Housing for Fife County Council | Carnock | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1951 | Housing for Fife County Council | Torryburn | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1951 | Housing for Fife County Council | Saline | | Fife | | |  | 1951 | Housing for Fife County Council | Crossford | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1951 | Housing, Hillend for Fife County Council | Kinglassie | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1953 | Conservative Club | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Conversion to office on first floor and half of second flooring, and accommodation on rest of second and third floors |  | 1954 | Madras College, South Street | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Major alterations and additions |  | 1955 | Baker Lane housing | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Redevelopment |  | 1956 | 46, 48, 50 North Street | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction |  | 1956 | Adamson Hospital | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | New 8-bed ward |  | 1956 | House for the Misses Henderson | Wormit | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1956 | Stravithie House | Dunino | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations and east wing converted to flats |  | 1956 | Swallowgait | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction |  | 1958 | House for G L Pride | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1958 | House for W H Craig | Clattohill, Blebo | | Fife | Scotland | Initial house |  | After 1958 | Bell- Pettigrew Museum | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction from 1958 onwards |  | After 1958 | Bute Medical Building | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction from 1958 onwards |  | After 1958 | House for W H Craig | Clattohill, Blebo | | Fife | Scotland | Additions including cottage |  | After 1958 | University of St Andrews, St Mary's College | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction from 1958 onwards |  | 1960 | House for Dr Douglas McIntosh | Kirkcaldy | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1960 | Kenlygreen | St Andrews (near) | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction |  | 1962 | Seaquoin for Provost A W Scott | Elie | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1964 | St Leonard's Church and manse | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations and additions |  | 1966 | Woodmarsh for Dr Frame Flint | Kinnesswood | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1967 | Farmhouse, Newton of Kingsdale | Balbirnie | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1969 | Abbotshall Church | Kirkcaldy | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction |  | 1969 | Rufflets | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | House added in grounds |  | 1969 | St Andrews Town Hall | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction |  | 1969 | University of S Andrews, Biochemistry Building | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1969 | University of St Andrews, Life Sciences building | St Andrews | | Fife | | |  | 1970 | Sheltered housing, Kirkhill | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this architect: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p116 |  | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe 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 | | Personal information from Glen L Pride |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no3999 (box 19); F no5283 (Combined Box 68) |
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