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Abercrombie & Symington
Architectural practice
Year Only
1888
Date Not Known
Thomas Graham Abercrombie (1862-1926) set up practice in Paisley in May 1886, and took on his brother-in-law Robert S Symington as an assistant the following year, taking him into partnership in 1888. In that year the practice won a competition for Greenlaw Church, Paisley, modelled on Burnet's Barony Church. In July the following year Symington emigrated to the USA as manager of Clark's Thread Mills at Newark, and Abercrombie continued to work on his own account thereafter.

Addresses

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

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
97 High Street Paisley Renfrewshire ScotlandBusiness

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
Thomas Graham AbercrombiePartnerIn year 18881889/07
Robert Stevenson SymingtonPartnerIn year 18881889/07

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
25-26 Canal StreetAIn year 1888PaisleyRenfrewshireScotlandAlterations
Greenlaw Free ChurchArchitectural practiceIn year 1888In year 1889PaisleyRenfrewshireScotland
RedholmeAIn year 1889PaisleyRenfrewshireScotlandOriginal building - listed as 'cottage, Castlehead' in Paisley Dean of Guild, but likely to be same building
Cricket pavilion, MeikleriggsAIn year 1889PaisleyRenfrewshireScotland
Tenement, 10 BroomlandsAIn year 1889PaisleyRenfrewshireScotland
67 CauseysideAIn year 1889PaisleyRenfrewshireScotlandAlterations

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:

Bib ref

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Walker, Frank ArneilSouth Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew1986p37