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George L Walls & Partners
Architectural practice
Date Not Known
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George L Walls & Partners was formed sometime after the mid-1950s and before 1964.

George Learmonth Harkess Walls was articled to Robert Lorimer from 1919 to 1925. He worked as assistant to Barbour & Bowie and with various other practices. He formed a partnership with Stewart Kaye in Edinburgh from 1936. The practice virtually closed during the Second World War when Kaye became assistant Director of Emergency Works in Scotland, but re-opened after the war. By that date Kaye was in indifferent health and apparently conscious of being out of fashion. Walls practised on his own from 1945 and by at least 1951, if not earlier, Kaye was in partnership with his son.

About 1952 George Walls went into independent practice initially with an as yet unidentified George Park Duncan and later took William Cruickshank Ritchie, Ronald James Davidson and Andrew Landles into partnership. They had all been admitted ARIBA in the mid-1950s. Before 1970 Walls had retired and the practice was being run by the three other partners as George L H Walls & Partners. By 1979 the only Davidson and Landles remained as partners, Ritchie presumably having died.

The practice was architect to the Edinburgh Savings Bank and in 1975 had designed ten branches

Addresses

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

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
14 Great King Street Edinburgh ScotlandBusinessBefore 1964After 1970
52 Albany Street Edinburgh ScotlandBusinessIn year 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
Ian Gordon CookArchitectIn year 1963In year 1968
Ronald James DavidsonPartnerBefore 1970After 1975
William Cruickshank RitchiePartnerBefore 1970After 1975
Andrew LandlesPartnerBefore 1970After 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
Primary School, GracemountAArchitectural practiceLate 1950sEarly 1960sEdinburghScotland
508 houses, West PiltonAArchitectural practice195 or 196EdinburghScotland
Private housing developmentAArchitectural practice195 or 196Gattonside, MelroseRoxburghshireScotland
Private housing developmentAArchitectural practice195 or 196CramondEdinburghScotland
Electricity Board showroomAArchitectural practice195 or 196KelsoRoxburghshireScotland
Bakery for British Bakeries LtdAArchitectural practice195 or 196EdinburghScotland
Factory for Butterworths LtdAArchitectural practice195 or 196EdinburghScotland
British Oxygen Company Ltd FactoryAArchitectural practice195 or 196EdinburghScotland
Edinburgh Savings Bank, Leith BranchAArchitectural practice195 or 196LeithEdinburghScotland
Edinburgh Savings Bank, Broxburn BranchAArchitectural practice195 or 196BroxburnWest LothianScotland
Edinburgh Savings Bank, Livingston BranchAArchitectural practice195 or 196LivingstonWest LothianScotland
Edinburgh Savings Bank, Morningside BranchAArchitectural practice195 or 196EdinburghScotland
Edinburgh Savings Bank, Sighthill BranchAArchitectural practice195 or 196SighthillEdinburghScotland
Edinburgh Savings Bank, Gorgie BranchAArchitectural practice195 or 196GorgieEdinburghScotland
Edinburgh Savings Bank, Haymarket BranchAArchitect195 or 196HaymarketEdinburghScotland

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:

Bib ref

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Municipal AnnualScottish Municipal Annual19641964-1965
RIBARIBA Directory 19701970

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architectural practice:

Period ref

Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Builder1964/10/30p950