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Basic Biographic Details

Wilson, Hamilton & Wilson
Architectural practice
Year Only
1947
After (Year)
1981
Horace James Dick Hamilton was born on 23 March 1915 and was articled to Wylie, Wright & Wylie in October 1932, studying at Glasgow School of Architecture. He remained with the same firm for the full five years of his apprenticeship, by the end of which it had become Wylie, Shanks & Wylie, and on receiving his course certificate in June 1937 joined the office of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company as an assistant, returning to his studies at the School of Architecture and Technical College in September 1938 to obtain his diploma. He passed the Professional Practice exam in Edinburgh in December 1940 and was admitted ARIBA on 4 March 1941, his proposers being Thomas Harold Hughes and William James Smith of the Glasgow School of Architecture, and Andrew Graham Henderson. By that time he had joined the staff of Rolls-Royce Ltd in Glasgow as chief architect.

He worked on the temporary housing programme for the Ministry of Works in 1946, and from 1947 onwards practised in partnership with two unidentified Wilsons in Motherwell as Wilson, Hamilton & Wilson. The most likely candidates for these two Wilsons are as follows: Andrew Victor Wilson and his son Andrew James B Wilson. Andrew Victor Wilson opened business on his own account before 1904 in Windmillhill Street. The office was transferred to 11 Merry Street in February of that year. He died in 1946 and it would appear that Horace Hamilton joined Andrew James Branks Wilson at that point took over the practice at that point. The practice office of the Wilsons at 9 Calder Street was retained as the office.

Hamilton was elected FRIBA in 1955.

The practice was still in operation in 1970 with Hamilton as senior partner. Donald Fraser, Iain Black and Fraser A Young were all partners at this time.

Addresses

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

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
9 Calder Street Motherwell Lanarkshire ScotlandBusinessIn year 1947After 1955Certainly at 9 Calder Street in 1952 (Builder 30 May 1952, 828)
Glasgow ScotlandBusinessIn year 1947After 1955
1 Springkell Avenue Uddingston Lanarkshire ScotlandBusinessIn year 1950
153 Oxford Street Gorbals Glasgow ScotlandBusinessIn year 1951After 1955
5 Woodside Terrace Glasgow ScotlandBusinessBefore 1961After 1981

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
Horace James Dick HamiltonPartnerIn year 1947After 1970
Andrew James Branks WilsonPartnerc. 1947
Frank Arneil WalkerAssistantIn year 1960In year 1961
Iain BlackPartnerIn year 1970After 1984
Donald FraserPartnerBefore 1970After 1981
Fraser Anderson YoungPartnerBefore 1970After 1981
Roy Bryden HamiltonPartnerc. 1975

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
Building, Gilmour StreetAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947PaisleyRenfrewshire
Rolls Royce sports groundAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955HillingtonLanarkshireScotland
Rolls Royce FactoryAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955LarkhallLanarkshireScotlandExtensions
Riverside Engineering WorksAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955RutherglenLanarkshireScotlandReconstruction
British Road Services DepotsAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955ScotlandAlterations
CottagesAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955CarlukeLanarkshireScotlandConversion of condemned cottages into shops and showroom
St Bridget's Primary SchoolBArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955BailliestonGlasgowScotlandExtension
Central SchoolAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955CoatbridgeLanarkshireScotlandExtension
St Patrick's SchoolAArchitectAfter 1947Before 1955CoatbridgeLanarkshireScotlandExtension
Motherwell StadiumAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955MotherwellLanarkshireScotland
Halifax Building Society branchAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955MotherwellLanarkshireScotland
Halifax Building Society branchAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955PaisleyRenfrewshireScotland
Halifax Building Society branchAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955GlasgowScotland
Depot for Lucas Motor Car AccessoriesAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955DumfriesDumfriesshireScotland
Depot for Lucas Motor Car AccessoriesAArchitectural practiceAfter 1947Before 1955AyrAyrshireScotland

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 Renfrew1986p13
RIBARIBA Directory of practices1975
RIBAThe RIBA Kalendar 1950-19511950London: Royal Institute of British Architects

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architectural practice:

Period ref

Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Builder1951/10/12p502
Builder1954/07/23p157
Builder1949/9/2p306
Builder1951/6/1p803
Builder1950/1/13p86
Builder1951/1/5p27
Builder1954/05/21p918
Builder1952/05/23p792
Builder1951/5/11p675
Builder1952/05/30p828
Builder1955/01/21p156
Builder1951/11/9p647
Motherwell Times1948/04/09
Builder1951/5/18p719