Basic Biographical Details

Name: Thoms & Nairn
Designation: Architectural practice
Started: 1982
Ended: 1987
Bio Notes: Thoms & Nairn was formed when Andrew Thoms took Douglas Nairn into partnership in 1982.

Andrew Thoms was born in the 1920s, the son of Thomas Hill Thoms and great-nephew of Patrick Hill Thoms, founder of the Thoms & Wilkie practice. He formed a partnership with Brian Somerville in 19__. After the retirement of Somerville in 1982, the practice amalgamated with the Thoms & Wilkie practice which was still operating in Dundee with Douglas Nairn and J F Anderson as partners, the name changing to Thoms & Nairn.

Douglas Nairn was the son of John Douglas Nairn who had been assumed into partnership in the Thoms & Wilkie practice in 1947, the senior partner then being Thomas Hill Thoms. John Douglas Nairn retired in 1975.

A year later, 1983, the Dundee office was closed. Trevor Black was still practising in Invergordon as Thoms & Nairn in the mid-1980s. Douglas Nairn retired in 1987.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this architectural practice:
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1Clydesdale Bank Buildings/64, High Street, Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, ScotlandBusinessc. 1986  

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this architectural practice (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3Andrew William Thoms1982 Partner 
Item 2 of 3Douglas Nairn19821987 Retired 1987
Item 3 of 3Trevor BlackMid 1980s Partner(?) 

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 startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 21982Cromarty Firth Port Authority OfficeInvergordon Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 2 of 21985St Vincent de Paul RC ChurchTain Ross and CromartyScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John1992Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) Penguin Booksp459