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James Carrick
Architect
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15/03/1940
James Carrick was born on 28 January 1880 in Glasgow. In 1893 he was articled to Peter Macgregor Chalmers and he remained as assistant until he joined the office of James Kennedy Hunter in Ayr. In the following year, 1900, he joined James Miller's Glasgow office for experience helping with the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901. He returned to Hunter's in 1903. During these periods he studied at Glasgow School of Art and at The Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College under Charles Gourlay and Alexander McGibbon, becoming an assistant teacher of Building Construction at the Technical College from 1901 to 1903. In 1904 he made a study tour of medieval and other buildings in the North of England, visiting Carlisle, Hexham, Newcastle, Durham, York, Ripon, Selby, Fountains and Kirkstall. Later travels took him to France, Spain, Italy, Egypt and India.

As an assistant Carrick had a larger-than-usual role in Hunter's office, particularly after his return from Miller's in 1903, an album of photographs preserved within the practice recording projects for which he had executive responsibility. His role in the others during his time as chief assistant are unknown. That role increased significantly when he became associate-in-charge rather than partner (a very early instance of such an arrangement) in 1910, and he was admitted LRIBA on 19 December of that year, his proposers being Hunter himself, James Miller and Henry Edward Clifford. He also taught Architecture and Building Construction at Ayr Academy from 1906 to 1910.

Carrick was on war service from 1915 to 1919 and reached the rank of Captain of the Royal Artillery (later becoming a Major in the Territorials). He returned to his previous position in Hunter's office in 1920. When Hunter retired in 1928, Carrick left to set up practice on his own account, Hunter's practice being continued by his assistants Henry Sloan McNair and Andrew Douglas as James K Hunter Architects.

Carrick's son, James Andrew Carrick, born on 33 April 1911 and apprenticed to James Miller whilst studying at the Glasgow School of Architecture, joined his father's practice in 1931 or 1932 and was taken into partnership in 1934 under the style of J & J A Carrick. He had spent a month in England in 1930 to study ecclesiastical architecture, and in 1931 had won the Alexander Thomson travelling studentship, which he used for a three-month study tour of Rome and Northern Italy two years later; and in 1932 he had been runner-up for the Grissell Medal. He had obtained his diploma and passed the professional practice exam in summer 1933, enabling him to be admitted ARIBA on 4 December that year, his proposers being Andrew Graham Henderson, John Keppie and James Archibald Morris, an old friend of his father's. In 1934, the same year he was taken into partnership, he spent a month studying Greek buildings in Sicily and Southern Italy as Bourdon Memorial Student.

The elder Carrick was an excellent Arts and Crafts architect, mainly in an English Tudor-Jacobean idiom close in style to Miller's work. In the younger Carrick's hands the direction of the practice quickly changed, although traditional Arts and Crafts could still be provided according to the tastes of the client. The son was a significant modernist, as can be seen at Gourock and Rothesay Pavilions and to a lesser degree at Ayr Ice Rink, but his career was curtailed by the Second World War.

Carrick senior was a prominent member of the Ayr Rotary Club and was also a member of the Ayr Attractions Committee, being responsible for the architectural work for the Ayrshire Pageant 'some years ago'.

The elder Carrick died suddenly on 15 March 1940, his son resuming business after the war and continuing the practice alone thereafter. The elder Carrick left moveable estate of £9955 1s 2d. And was survived by his widow Susan Andrew Cunningham (whom he had married on 1 June 1906) who died on 30 July 1979 in her ninety-sixth year and his son and daughter.

'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'

Addresses

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Private Addresses

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AddressClassDate From CharDate From TypeDate To CharDate To TypeNotes
Kingarth/92 St Leonards Road Ayr Ayrshire ScotlandPrivate/business
Martins Alloway Ayrshire ScotlandPrivate
25 Welldyke Avenue Ayr Ayrshire ScotlandPrivateAddress given in RSA for this year. Uncertain if home address or error?

Business Addresses

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AddressClassDate From Date From TypeDate ToDate To TypeNotes
Kingarth/92 St Leonards Road Ayr Ayrshire ScotlandPrivate/businessBefore 1910After 1914
25 Wellington Square Ayr Ayrshire ScotlandBusiness1926Is listed at this address in 1939-40 RIBA Kalander
Wellington House/7 Alloway Place Ayr Ayrshire ScotlandBusiness19291940

Employment and Training

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
James Kennedy Hunter2001091889/03/041900/02AssistantReturned as assistant in 1903
Peter Macgregor Chalmers2002441893/06/041899/03ApprenticeRemained as assistant
James Miller2000011900/02/101903/11/03Assistant
James Kennedy Hunter2001091903/11/03In year 1915Assistant
J & J A Carrick200333In year 1934In year 1940Partner

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
James Andrew Carrick2003321931 or 1932In year 1934Assistant
William Archibald Park Jack203739In year 1933In year 1934Assistant

RIBA Proposers

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ProposerProposer LinkDate ProposedNotes
James Miller2000011910/12/19for Licentiateship
Henry Edward Clifford2002351910/12/19for Licentiateship
James Kennedy Hunter2001091910/12/19for Licentiateship
George Arthur Boswell2001521939/02/06for Fellowship
James Lochhead2003911939/02/06for Fellowship
Andrew Graham Henderson2015191939/02/06for Fellowship

RIBA Proposals

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PersonDate ProposedNotes
John Frederick ('Fred') Torry1939/12/12For Associateship
Thomas Findlay Lyon (Professor)1940/04/16For Associateship

Buildings and Designs

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Building NameDate StartedTown, District or VillageIslandCity or CountyCountryNotes
St Bride's ChurchIn year 1898PartickGlasgowScotlandAs assistant to P Macgregor Chalmers
Glenluce AbbeyIn year 1898WigtownshireScotlandRestoration - as assistant to P Macgregor Chalmers
Black ClauchrieIn year 1899AyrshireScotlandBilliard room: as assistant to James Kennedy Hunter
Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901In year 1900KelvingroveGlasgowScotlandAs assistant to James Miller
Central Station HotelIn year 1901GlasgowScotlandExtension - as assistant to James Miller
Glasgow Royal InfirmaryIn year 1901GlasgowScotlandAs assistant to James Miller
Dunskey HouseIn year 1903PortpatrickWigtownshireScotlandAs assistant to James Kennedy Hunter
Belleisle CottagesIn year 1903AllowayAyrshireScotlandCarrick as assistant to James Kennedy Hunter
Ayr Pavilion, Low GreenIn year 1904AyrAyrshireScotlandAs assistant to James Kennedy Hunter
GlenfairnIn year 1904AyrAyrshireScotlandAlterations and extensions, including billiard room - as assistant to James Kennedy Hunter
Carnegie Free Library, MayboleIn year 1905MayboleAyrshireScotlandAs assistant to James Kennedy Hunter
Shops and dwelling housesIn year 1905AyrAyrshireScotlandAs assistant to James Kennedy Hunter
Gordon BuildingsIn year 1905AyrAyrshireScotlandAs assistant to James Kennedy Hunter.
Montgomerie HouseIn year 1905Tarbolton (near)AyrshireScotlandInternal reconstruction: as assistant to James Miller
Portpatrick HotelIn year 1905PortpatrickWigtownshireScotlandAs assistant to James Kennedy Hunter

References

Bibliographic References

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AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Who's Who in Architecture1914
Johnston, W TArtists of Scotland2003Officina Publications CDROM
RIBAThe RIBA Kalendar 1939-19401939London: Royal Institute of British Architects

Periodical References

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Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Builder1940/04/29*p394 (Obituary)
Scotsman1940/03/18p3 Obituary

Archive References

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Archive NameSourceSource Cat NoBuilding IdItem NameNotes
RIBA Nomination PapersRIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum100005L v6 no342 (microfiche reel 31); F no3528 (box 25)