Basic Biographical Details Name: | Black & Shapley | Designation: | | Born: | 1933 | Died: | 1962 or after 1964 | Bio Notes: | Arthur Frank Shapley was born on 7 December 1908 and was articled to J C Hunter of Ardrossan in 1925, studying at Ardrossan Academy. He took the certificate course at Glasgow School of Architecture and was admitted an Associate of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and of the Faaculty of Architects & Surveyors. He commenced practice in Ardrossan in 1933 with Alex W G Black as Black & Shapley; details of Black's career are yet to be established. Shapely was admitted LRIBA in early 1943, his proposers being Jack Antonio Coia, George Hunter Gardner-McLean and Gabriel Steel.
Shapely decided to withdraw from practice in 1962. Black may have already withdrawn by that date. The firm was then sold to the architect Robert Rennie for £150. He retained the office at 15 Barr street, Ardrossan as a satellite office, and it still seems to have been operating under the same name as late as 1964. Two of Black & Shapley's staff stayed on there, Robert Paton, architectural technician, and Mrs Ruby Kidd, secretary. Some time later Rennie closed the Ardrossan office and moved Bobby Paton and Ruby Kidd to the office in Saltcoats (where he already had a staff of about 8-10). | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 15, Barr Street, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | Before 1943 | After 1964 | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Avril Rennie, Robert Rennie's daughter | Information via 'website 'contact' page | | Sent December 2009 | | Information from Arthur Shapley per Adrian Shapley | Information via website | | Sent 2008 |
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