Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Ernest Runtz & Breden
Designation:
Born:	1898
Died:	1903
Bio Notes:	George McLean Ford was born in 1867 and was articled in August 1884 to Shiells and Thomson of Edinburgh, from which office he joined that of James Bow Dunn as assistant. During this period he attended classes at the Edinburgh School of Art and at the University of Edinburgh under Professor Baldwin Brown. In 1889 he moved to London to work for John Birch, whose practice was mainly domestic. This enabled him to take classes at the Architectural Association and at the South Kensington Schools. He passed the qualifying exam in 1892 and was admitted ARIBA on 21 November that year, his proposers being Leonard Stokes, Arthur Cates and Edward Augustus Gruning. His nomination papers state that he had carried out 'several small works situated principally in Edinburgh & Leith', although none of these has yet been identified. Around 1894 he moved to the office of Goymour Cuthbert, whose main output was banking premises. In 1898 Ford commenced practice on his own account at 10 Walbrook, London, entering into partnership from 1904 with Ernest Augustus Runtz (born 1859), who had practised as a surveyor only until the previous year. Albert Charles Breden also became a partner at that time but died in January 1903. (Sources vary about the partnerships in which Runtz Ford and Breden were involved. Some indicate that Runtz and Breden were in partnership until 1903 when the latter died and then Ford was taken into partnership. However others indicate that Ford was in partnership with Runtz prior to Breden being absorbed). The firm specialised in theatre work. Ford and Runtz were both admitted FRIBA in 1908, Ford's proposers being Andrew Noble Prentice, John Glen Sivewright Gibson and John Murray (presumably John Campbell Turner Murray). Runtz died in 1913, leaving Ford in charge of the practice. Ford died in 1921.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	10, Walbrook, London, England	Business	1898	After 1908

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Albert Charles Breden	1898	1903	Partner
	Ernest Augustus Runtz	1898	1903 or 1904	Partner
	George McLean Ford	After 1898(?)	After 1908(?)	Partner	Sources vary about when Ford became a partner

Buildings and Designs

This 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
	1899	Hotel Metropole			Glasgow	Scotland
	1900	Glasgow Central Stores			Glasgow	Scotland

References

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