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Basic Biographic Details

Haxton & Watson
Architectural practice
Year Only
1945
Circa (Year)
1987
Andrew David Haxton was born in 1878 in St Andrews and came of a family of grocers. He was a product of the offices of Gillespie & Scott in St Andrews, Thomas Edward Marshall in Harrogate and Thomson & Sandilands in Glasgow, and was in partnership with William Walker (born 1881) from 1907 until the beginning of the First World War, when Walker enlisted and from which he never recovered. Haxton thereafter continued practice alone, his practice consisting mainly of co-operative society premises, local authority and industrial housing and cinemas, in which the firm had specialised from 1914 onwards, most of them accomplished Art Deco.

Haxton took Adam Elliot Watson, born 1908, into partnership circa 1945. Watson was a product of Glasgow School of Architecture and Wright & Wylie's office, and had spent the war in London on factory work. They continued to work together until Haxton's retirement in 1950.

Watson continued the practice until his retirement c.1973, the practice being continued thereafter by David Moir until c.1987.

Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this architectural practice:

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
5 Scoonie Place, Durie Street Leven Fife ScotlandBusinessIn year 1970After 1975

Partners, Employees and Pupils

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

Employees or Pupils2

NamePositionDate FromDate ToNotes
Andrew David HaxtonPartnerIn year 1945In year 1950
Adam Elliot WatsonPartnerIn year 1945After 1975
David Grant MoirPartner in chargec. 1973c. 1987

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):

Buildings and Designs

BuildingPartnership GPRoleDate FromDate ToTown DistrictIslandCity CountyCountryNotes
Woodlands, Leven RoadAArchitectural practiceLundin LinksFifeScotlandUndated ground-floor plan.
Social housing for the Burgh of Leven, Scoonie siteAIn year 1945c. 1947LevenFifeScotlandBegun by Haxton in 1919, completed in partnership
Bo'ness Picture House, CorbiehallBArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1947Bo\'ness / BorrowstounessWest LothianScotlandReconstruction after fire.
Proposed cinema, Lumphinnans RoadAArchitectural practiceIn year 1945LochgellyFifeScotlandUnexecuted plans.
RC SchoolBArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1947Buckhaven and MethilFifeScotlandTemporary buildings - begin by Haxton alone and completed in partnership, in conjunction with Ministry of Works and Scottish Education Department.
Denbeath Public SchoolBArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1947Buckhaven and MethilFifeScotlandTemporary buildings - begun by Haxton alone and completed in partnership, in conjunction with Ministry of Works and Scottish Education Department.
Kinglassie Public SchoolBArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1947KinglassieFifeScotlandTemporary buildings - begun by Haxton alone and completed in partnership, in conjunction with Ministry of Works and Scottish Education Department.
Primary SchoolCArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1947ThorntonFifeScotlandTemporary school buildings - in conjunction with Ministry of Works and Scottish Education Department (begun by Haxton alone, completed in partnership).
Burntisland Primary SchoolBArchitectural practiceIn year 1945c. 1948BurntislandFifeScotlandTemporary school buildings - begun by Haxton alone, completed in partnership, in conjunction with Ministry of Works and Scottish Education Department.
Newton HallCArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1972KennowayFifeScotlandAlterations - begun by Haxton in 1938, completed in partnership and continued by firm after his retirement.
Newton Hall Farm, farmhouse, steading, cartshed and granaryCArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1972KennowayFifeScotlandAlterations to farmhouse - begun by Haxton in 1938, completed in partnership and continued by firm after his retirement.
Balbirnie Estate, Sandy Brae feuing planAArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1948KennowayFifeScotlandBegun by Haxton alone in 1931, continued in partnership.
Balbirnie Estate, Milldeans FarmhouseBArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1951FifeScotlandAlterations to farmhouse and steading - begun by Haxton alone in 1939, continued in partnership.
Social housing for the Burgh of Elie and Earlsferry, unidentified siteAArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1948ElieFifeScotlandBegun by Haxton alone in 1930, completed in partnership.
Wemyss Public SchoolCArchitectural practiceIn year 1945In year 1947East WemyssFifeScotlandTemporary buildings - begun by Haxton alone and completed in partnership, in conjunction with the Ministry of Works and the Scottish Education Department.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:

Bib ref

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
RIBARIBA Directory 19701970

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architectural practice:

Period ref

Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Fifeshire Advertiser1923/02/10*Obituary of Watson
Builder1964/07/31p299

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this architectural practice:

Arc ref

Archive NameSourceSource Cat NoBuildingItem NameNotes
Haxton & Watson CollectionNational Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSNumerous plans and drawings.