Basic Biographical Details Name: | Hugh Wilson & Lewis Womersley | Designation: | | Born: | 1964 | Died: | 1989 | Bio Notes: | This firm was established by Hugh Wilson in 1962 with an office in Blake Street, Cumbernauld. Wilson was the chief architect and planning officer for Cumbernauld New Town from 1956. In 1964 Lewis Womersley was taken into partnership the practice name becoming Hugh Wilson & Lewis Womersley. In that same year offices were opened London and Manchester. From 1968 until 1974 there was also an office in Cumbernauld town centre.
In 1970 Bill Armstrong and Eric Browning were assumed into partnership, with Ken Shone and Stuart Mackie joining in 1976 and Geoff Taplin and Malcolm Cundick joining in 1986. From 1976 there were offices in Perth and from 1985 an office in Edinburgh. In 1989 the practice was divided into Wilson Womersley Associates in Scotland and Wilson & Womersley in England but they were immediately sold to D Y Davies plc. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Bedford Square, London, England | Business | 1964 | | | | Portland Street, Manchester, England | Business | 1964 | | | | 1a, Blake Road, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1964 * | | | | 6-24, Centre South, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1964 | 1989 | | | South Methven Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Business | 1976 | | | | 25, York Place, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Business | 1980 | | | | Annandale Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1985 | | | | 22, George Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Business | 1990 | | | | 29, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1990 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p110 | | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p14 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building | 26 July 1968 | | | p152 |
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