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Basic Biographic Details

(Sir) Frank Mears & Partners
Architectural practice
Year Only
1953
Date Not Known
On the death of Sir Frank Mears in 1953 his partners H A Rendel-Govan and Robert James Naismith took charge of the practice and the name changed to Sir Frank Mears & Partners. In 1965 Thomas Smith Jamieson and Hugh W H Crawford were assumed into partnership, followed in 1975 by David G H Waugh. In 1985 the practice split to form Hugh Crawford: Sir Frank Mears and David Waugh: Sir Frank Mears.

In 1970 Sir Frank Mears & Partners were planning consultants to Lanarkshire and the towns of Lanark, Thurso, Perth, St Andrews, Inverkeithing, Dalkeith and Hawick. In the RIBA directory it is noted that they were by that date also planning consultants for the counties of Sutherland Moray and Nairn.

In the period up to 1975 the practice were responsible for the design and arranging construction of 2500 houses in a number of burghs (see list below).

Addresses

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

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
44-46 Northumberland Street Edinburgh ScotlandBusinessIn year 1953After 1970
175 Hope Street Glasgow ScotlandBusinessIn year 1981Branch office

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
Robert James NaismithPartnerBefore 1953After 1975
Ian Marshall Torrance Samuel Assistant ArchitectIn year 1954In year 1954
Thomas Griffon Smith JamiesonArchitectIn year 1965After 1970
Hugh William Jack CrawfordPartnerc. 1969After 1994
Horace Arthur Rendel GovanPartnerc. 1969After 1975
Alastair George CarradineArchitect1970s
David George Hamilton WaughPartnerIn year 1975In year 1985

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
Hunterston Nuclear Power StationBArchitectural practiceHunterstonAyrshireScotlandControl Tower - with R M Allison engineer
Housing, north end of Pentland TerraceAArchitectural practiceIn year 1945PenicuikMidlothianScotland
Housing to E of Pentland TerraceaArchitectIn year 1947In year 1949PenicuikMidlothianScotland
West Princes Street Gardens, Royal Scots MemorialAArchitectural practiceIn year 1950EdinburghScotland
Second Church of Christ ScientistAArchitectural practiceIn year 1951After 1952EdinburghScotland
Housing and Coronation Clock Tower, John StreetAArchitectIn year 1952In year 1959PenicuikMidlothianScotland
70-78 Baker StreetAArchitectural practiceIn year 1953In year 1959StirlingStirlingshireScotland
Redevelopment of St Andrew Street (formerly Back Street)AArchitectural practiceIn year 1954In year 1973DalkeithMidlothianScotland
Maxton CourtAArchitectIn year 1954DalkeithMidlothianScotland
1, 3, 10 and 21 Broad StreetAArchitectural practiceIn year 1955StirlingStirlingshireScotlandCompletion
Tenement, High StreetAArchitectural practiceIn year 1956DalkeithMidlothianScotland
Houses at Tait Drive and ShottsdownAArchitectural practiceIn year 1957PenicuikScotland
Group of Tenements, Hunt's CloseAArchitectural practiceIn year 1959DalkeithMidlothianScotland
Housing for East Lothian County CouncilAArchitectural practice1960sTranentEast LothianScotland
Cornbank EstateAArchitectural practice1960sPenicuikMidlothianScotland

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:

Bib ref

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
RIBARIBA Directory of practices1975
Glendinning, MilesRebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 1997Tuckwell Press Ltdp9 Image of Baker Street redevelopmentp22 Dalkeith Town Centre Redevelopment
Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, StefanTower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland1994Yale University Press: New Haven and Londonp381, Gazetteer 2. Baker Street
RIBARIBA Directory 19701970
RIBAThe RIBA Kalendar 1950-19511950London: Royal Institute of British Architects
Municipal AnnualScottish Municipal Annual19641964-1965
RIBADirectory of Practices 19811981

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architectural practice:

Period ref

Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Builder1965/02/19p440
Official Architecture and Planning1954/4p160-2 Baker Street