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Basic Biographic Details

Jack Holmes & Partners
Architectural practice
Year Only
1955
Year Only
1981
Jack C Holmes started his career working for the thread manufacturers J & P Coats. He established a practice on his own account in 1951 with an office at 93 Hope Street in Glasgow. In 1955 Holmes' wife M Kirsteen Borland was taken into partnership and the practice name became Jack Holmes & Partners. The practice moved to Kelvingrove Street in 1963. In 1964 Alfred A Wood was taken into partnership but he left after a year. In 1965 the Jack Holmes Planning Group was formed of which Jack Holmes & Partners were a part. In 1970 the sole partner (according to the RIBA Directory of that year) was Jack Holmes.

In 1973 Charles Strong, Harold Phillips and Robin Haddow joined as partners. William Charles Strong was a partner in 1975. In 1980 Robin Th'ng and Neil Maxwell joined. In 1981 the name became Holmes & Partners Architects and in 1985 Holmes Partnership.

Addresses

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

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
93 Hope Street Glasgow ScotlandBusinessIn year 1955
62 Kelvingrove Street Glasgow ScotlandBusinessIn year 1963After 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
John ('Jack') Charles HolmesPartnerIn year 1960In year 1981
Marjorie Kirsteen Borland (Mrs Holmes)PartnerBefore 1960c. 1968
Alfred Arden WoodPartnerIn year 1963In year 1965
Harold Henry PhillipsPartnerIn year 1973
Thomas Robin HaddowPartnerIn year 1973In year 1989
William Charles StrongPartnerIn year 1973

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
Deil's Craig DamAArchitectural practiceIn year 1956In year 1957BlanefieldStirlingshireScotland
LylfordAArchitectural practiceIn year 1958StrathblaneStirlingshireScotland
Electricity showroomAArchitectural practiceIn year 1958ClydebankDunbartonshireScotland
Electricity showroomAArchitectural practiceIn year 1958AlexandriaDunbartonshireScotland
House at KilmacolmAArchitectural practiceIn year 1958KilmacolmRenfrewshireScotland
Abronhill SchoolAArchitectural practice1960sCumnbernauldLanarkshireScotland
School at MaryhillAArchitectural practice1960sMaryhillGlasgowScotland
Condorrat SchoolAArchitectural practice1960sCumbernauldLanarkshireScotland
House in Mugdock RoadAArchitectural practiceIn year 1960MilngavieDunbartonshireScotland
Motherwell and Wishaw Civic CentreBArchitectural practiceIn year 1961MotherwellLanarkshireScotlandFinalist in the competition
Primary SchoolAArchitectural practiceIn year 1962EasterhouseGlasgowScotland
Wyndford Primary SchoolAArchitectural practiceIn year 1963In year 1967GlasgowScotland
St Gregory's Primary SchoolAArchitectIn year 1963In year 1967GlasgowScotland
Milngavie Central Area Development PlanAArchitectural practiceIn year 1964In year 1965MilngavieDunbartonshireScotland
Ayr central area development planAArchitectural practiceIn year 1964AyrAyrshireScotland

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:

Bib ref

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Williamson, Riches, HiggsGlasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)1990p395
Glendinning, MilesRebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 1997Tuckwell Press Ltdp173 Anderston Cross CDA, Industrial Zone
Bailey, Rebecca MScottish architects' papers: a source book1996Edinburgh: The Rutland Pressp143

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architectural practice:

Period ref

Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Building1967/2/24p115 [Ross & Cromarty expansions of towns and villages]
Herald, The1999/05/11Appreciation by Neil Baxter

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this architectural practice:

Arc ref

Archive NameSourceSource Cat NoBuildingItem NameNotes
Records of membershipRIAS, Rutland SquareObituary by Charles McKean (source not known)