Architects

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Beveridge & Dallachy

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14/06/1926

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1935

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14/06/1926

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1975

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Thomas Johnston Beveridge studied at the School of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art from 1904, receiving his diploma in July 1909. He was awarded a National Art Survey Scholarship in 1908 and a travelling bursary in 1909. He completed his training in the offices of John Kinross for whom he retained a life-long affection and shared his artistic bias and love of the Renaissance, and Sir Robert Lorimer. From 1910 to 1914 he spent time studying old work in London, Cambridge, Guildford, Hampton Court and elsewhere, and in the latter year began collecting material for his book 'English Renaissance Woodwork 1660-1730', published in 1921. In his preface he indicates the origin of this publication: 'In 1910 I found that I had the opportunity for a prolonged measuring tour. On the advice of Mr John Kinross RSA Edinburgh, I began to study the woodwork of the period of Sir Christopher Wren, with the object of publishing drawings of it in book form later on'. Several entries in the Scott Morton Letterbook of 1909 refer to Beveridge's work with Plenderleith, the firm's craftsman, on the carvings at Ardtornish, during which he must have developed an interest in fine woodwork. Beveridge was both architect and designer throughout his life.

He commenced practice on his own account in 1920, at 22 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh, and in 1924 moved to 248 West George Street, Glasgow where he specialised in domestic architecture in a Scottish traditional style. He was an assistant teacher at Glasgow School of Architecture for eight hours per week from 1928 to 1930. He was elected LRIBA in 1931, his proposers being John Watson, Thomas Lumsden Taylor and Thomas Harold Hughes.

By c.1935 Beveridge had taken John Eadie Waddel Dallachy into partnership. Dallachy had been born on 31 May 1904 and articled to Thomas Andrew Millar on 11 November 1921, transferring after four years to the office of Keppie & Henderson for the final year of his apprenticeship. He had studied at the Royal Technical College and School of Art, Glasgow from 1923, gaining a travelling bursary in September 1926 which allowed him to spend ten days in London and Oxford. In 1928 he had been awarded his diploma and had also won the John Keppie Travelling Scholarship of £100. He had passed the qualifying exam in Edinburgh in July that year, and had been admitted ARIBA at the end of the year, his proposers being Keppie, John Watson and Thomas Harold Hughes. From 1928 to 1931 he had worked as an assistant to Wylie Wright & Wylie but had been made redundant in 1933, at which time he had been living at 7 Orr Square, Paisley.

On 6 March 1939 Beveridge was elected FRIBA, his proposers being Hughes again, William Ross and Professor William James Smith. His nomination papers state that his output included ship decoration, foundry work and the design of reinforced concrete buildings, bridges etc., in association with Macdonald & Partners of Glasgow. However his obituary in the Glasgow Herald attributed Beveridge's practice with a wider range of buildings: schools, industrial estates and country houses, along with quality oak furnishings for Glasgow Cathedral and Clarence House.

In 1957 Dallachy became an Associate of the RSA. Beveridge died in July 1964, Dallachy on 9 April 1995.

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

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Date From	Date To
248 West George Street Glasgow Scotland	Business	1950	After 1953
257 West George Street Glasgow Scotland	Business	1955	After 1970
8 Fitzroy Place Glasgow Scotland	Business	1975
Glasgow Scotland	Business

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The following individuals were employed or trained by this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position
Thomas Johnston Beveridge	203441	c. 1935	In year 1964	Partner
John Eadie Waddel Dallachy	204361	c. 1935	After 1975	Partner
Colin Macaulay Middleton	200359	c. 1975		Partner

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	City or County	Country	Notes
House, Pendicle Road	c. 1935	Bearsden	Glasgow	Scotland
Kelburne Cricket Club	c. 1935	Paisley	Renfrewshire	Scotland
Cleveden	c. 1935	Killearn	Stirlingshire	Scotland
Glasgow Cathedral	In year 1937		Glasgow	Scotland	Furniture in Blacader aisle
Johnstone Infants' School	In year 1938	Johnstone	Renfrewshire	Scotland
97-103 King Street and Bridgegate	In year 1947		Glasgow	Scotland	Additions and alterations
New structures, Scottish Tar Distillers Ltd	In year 1947		Glasgow	Scotland
Scottish Tar Distillers Ltd	In year 1948		Glasgow	Scotland
Factory, Broomland Road and Govan Road	In year 1950		Glasgow	Scotland	Architects for extension and alterations to factory. As T J Beveridge & Dallachy
St Colomba Church of Scotland, Oban	In year 1950	Oban	Argyllshire	Scotland	To prepare plans for reconstruction with additions
Town Hall, Oban	In year 1950	Oban	Argyllshire	Scotland	To prepare plans, as Thomas J Beveridge & Dallachy
School, Priesthill	In year 1950	Priesthill	Glasgow	Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland branch office and business premises	In year 1953		Glasgow	Scotland	Alterations and additions at Hope St
Premises of F J Beveridge & Co Ltd, North Wallace Street	1953/04/10		Glasgow	Scotland	To prepare plans for alterations and additions
Hillhead Established Church	1953/06/19	Hillhead	Glasgow	Scotland	Plans prepared for alterations and additions

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher
RIBA	RIBA Directory of practices	1975
RIBA	The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951	1950	London: Royal Institute of British Architects
RIBA	RIBA Directory 1970	1970

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The following periodicals contain references to this person:

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Periodical Name	Date Circ	Notes
Builder	1953/09/11	p412
Builder	1950/6/9	p793
Builder	1950/2/10	p214
Builder	1955/01/14	p116
Builder	1953/06/26	p1004
Builder	1953/04/10	p581
Builder	1953/06/19	p969
Builder	1950/11/24	p550

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