Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Pearson Alison | Designation: | | Born: | 22 June 1862 | Died: | 19 November 1932 | Bio Notes: | James Pearson Alison was born on 22 June 1862 at Rosehill, Eskbank, the second son of the five children of Thomas Alison, draper and his wife, Margaret Pearson and brother of the landscape painter, Thomas Alison. He was educated in Dalkeith initially and at the Edinburgh Institution from 1876 to 1878. At about this time when Alison was fourteen his home address is recorded as 17 Buccleuch Street, Hawick, though it is as yet unclear if he was living with a relative or if his father had a house and shop in Hawick as well as Dalkeith. The family home at Rosehill, Eskbank was still occupied by the Alison family at this date. Subsequently articled to Robert Thornton Shiells, he remained with him as a draughtsman until September 1885, studying at the Royal Scottish Academy School of Art, at Professor Baldwin Brown's History of Architecture classes at Edinburgh University, and at the Heriot-Watt Institute taking classes on Sanitation. After leaving Thornton Shiells he devoted several months to study before entering the office of Charles Davidson of Paisley in March 1886, and remained there until setting up practice on his own account in Hawick two years later on the advice of a Mr Dawson of Dalkeith who was a second cousin of Alison's future wife. Before leaving Dalkeith he had managed to secure several commissions, possibly through the influence of Mr Dawson or his father who served as Lord Provost of Dalkeith from 1881 to 1884. About this time he visited most of the cathedral cities of England and travelled Normandy, Brittany and the Netherlands.
Alison set up business in Hawick in 1887 or 1888 at 19 North Bridge Street which probably initially served as both office and house. In the latter year he was asked by Patrick Laing to design a substantial villa and commissions thereafter followed swiftly as his reputation grew among the local gentry and manufacturers. In the early 1890s he moved office and house to 21 North Bridge Street. On 8 September 1892 he married Mary Lawson Blair of 19 Oakshaw Street, Paisley, daughter of Matthew Blair, draper and tailor and his wife Janet.
About 1900 by then with a wife and a family of three children Alison moved again, his office being in 'The Studio' at 45 North Bridge Street which he designed in 1900 and his residence being 'Ladylaw' in Hawick where he made some internal alterations. During this period of prosperity Alison was assisted by Alexander Inglis. Inglis was born on 22 January 1877 and served his articles with Alison from 1896. On the completion of his articles in 1901 he transferred to the office of Leadbetter & Fairley but remained with them a relatively short time, returning to Hawick to take over the joinery and architectural business of his uncle which he had inherited on the latter's death in 1902.
Alison was admitted FRIBA on 2 December 1907, his proposers being Harold Ogle Tarbolton, Hippolyte Jean Blanc and James Bow Dunn. His work usually had a quiet distinction but a few of his buildings have flashes of originality. His RIBA obituary describes him as 'a man of kindly disposition' and as a keen antiquarian. As such he supervised the excavation of the 13th-century chapel at Hermitage, and wrote a pamphlet on the results of his excavations which he donated to the Ecclesiological & Hawick Archaeological Society. He was a member of the Hawick Archaeological Society in 1897 and was one of the designers of the costumes, sets and props of the Pageant held in 1914 to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of Hornshole. He was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a member of the Hawick Callants Club.
Up to the beginning of the First World War, Alison's practice continued to flourish even to the extent that he owned and ran a car, one of the first people in Hawick to do so. His practice covered a wide area, and he still obtained jobs through family connections in Dalkeith and Eskbank and even opened a branch office in Kelso briefly. Further afield he secured a commission for a tenement block in Paisley presumably through his wife's family. The war years brought a down-turn in the fortunes of the practice. Ladylaw was let furnished and Mrs Alison moved to Edinburgh (perhaps seeking a cure for ill-health?), her husband joining her at weekends; she died there in 1916.
From the early 1920s he practised in partnership with George Hobkirk, of whom few details are known. Hobkirk was born in 1884 and came from a family of joiners and carpenters. He appears to have entered Alison's office in the first decade of the twentieth century, presumably as apprentice and later assistant. He was taken into partnership in 1923 when the first record of the name J P Alison and Hobkirk appears on plans submitted to Dean of Guild in October of that year.
Alison died at Hawick on 19 November 1932, leaving moveable estate of £3,093 15s 3d. Not only had his wife predeceased him but his son Percy died at sea on a journey home from abroad but he was survived by his two daughters. His practice continued for at least a time under the existing title of J P Alison & Hobkirk. In 1936 J Murray Aitken was taken into partnership, becoming sole partner in 1955. The firm of Aitken & Turnbull is the successor of this practice. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | ![Item 1 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 17, Buccleuch Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Private | 1876 | 1878 | | ![Item 2 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 19 (or 21?), Bridge Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Business | 1888 | 1907 | This sometimes appears as 21 Bridge Street | ![Item 3 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 2, Eskdaill Terrace (now Weensland Road), Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | Private | 1891 | | | ![Item 4 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Ladylaw, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Private | 1907 * | | | ![Item 5 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 45, Bridge Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Business | 1907 | 1932 | | ![Item 6 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 31, Bridge Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Private | After 1914 | | | ![Item 7 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Denholm Lodge, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1922 | | | ![Item 8 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Rosehill, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | Private | 1924 | | | ![Item 9 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 17, Buccleuch Street, Hawick, Roxburghshuire, Scotland | Business | 1925 | 1932 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or Pupils
RIBARIBA ProposersRIBA ProposalsThis proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | ![Item 1 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | John Manuel (junior) | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship | ![Item 2 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | Thomas Walker | 3 June 1913 | for Associateship | ![Item 3 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | Thomas Walker | 18 January 1923 | for Fellowship |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | ![Item 1 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | | Bucklands House | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Sketch drawings | ![Item 2 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | | Glebe Mill, Gatehouse | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 3 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | | Teviotdale Mills | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | New yarn store | ![Item 4 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | | Wellogate Cemetery, shelter | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 5 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1880s | Buccleuch Memorial and Science and Art School | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Probably entered competition | ![Item 6 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1882 | Burgh Chambers | Dalkeith | | Midlothian | Scotland | | ![Item 7 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1885 | Langlands Mill | Peebles | | Peeblesshire | Scotland | Alterations to waterwheel | ![Item 8 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1885 | Suburban residence | | | | | | ![Item 9 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1888 | Block of tenements for John Martin | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 10 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1888 | Premises of Robert Wright | Dalkeith | | Midlothian | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 11 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1889 | Balcary | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Including additions of studio and billiard room. | ![Item 12 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1889 | Drill Hall | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 13 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1889 | St George's Manse | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 14 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1889 | Wellwood | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 15 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890s | Barclay's Bar | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 16 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890s | County Police Station | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 17 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890s | East Bank UP Church Hall | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 18 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890s(?) | Fish-way, Denholm Cauld | Denholm | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 19 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890s(?) | Hassendean Burn | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Further alterations | ![Item 20 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890s | Hawick Old Parish Church | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Organ chamber added | ![Item 21 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890s | Hotel, North Bridge Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 22 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890 | Co-operative Society Stables | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 23 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1890 | Teviot Lodge | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | New billiard room | ![Item 24 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1890 | Borthwickbrae House | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Extension on south front and new lodge | ![Item 25 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1890 | Tenements, 26 Drumlanrig Square | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 26 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1890 | Tenements, Drumlanrig Square | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 27 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1891 | 31 Drumlanrig Square | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 28 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1891 | Buccleuch Bowling Club | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 29 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1891 | Post Office | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 30 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1891 | Tenement, 1 Melgund Place | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 31 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1892 | Dunira | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 32 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1892 | Hawick Bowling Club Pavilion | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 33 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1892 | Leaburn | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Proposed alterations | ![Item 34 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | EU Congregational Church | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 35 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | Freemasons Hall (Lodge St James BURA 424) | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 36 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | Gowanbank | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 37 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | Shop and house for William Henderson | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 38 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | Tenements, 2 and 3 Silver Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 39 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | Victoria Hotel | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 40 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | Wilton UP Church | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | In collaboration with J Chalmers (James Chalmers of Glasgow) | ![Item 41 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1894 | Allan Watt's tenements, Station Buildings | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 42 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1894 | Business Premises, The Horse | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 43 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1894 | Central Hotel | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 44 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1894 | Froylehurst | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 45 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1894 | Hawick Golf Club House | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 46 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1894 | Liberal Club | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 47 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Block of shops with house above | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 48 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Constitutional Club | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 49 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | R Pringle and Son's premises | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions | ![Item 50 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Tenements, 11 and 12 Sandbed | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 51 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Tenements, 16 North Bridge Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 52 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Tenements, 39 North Bridge Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 53 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Teviot Lodge | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Proposed additions | ![Item 54 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Wellfield | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Proposed additions | ![Item 55 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Wellfield House | Duns | | Berwickshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions | ![Item 56 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Boston Church | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Internal reordering and perhaps pulpit and platform | ![Item 57 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Colislinn | Hawick (near) | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 58 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Hawick Co-operative Society | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | New stables | ![Item 59 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | House, Flex | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 60 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Linden Park | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Additions | ![Item 61 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Strathmore, Stewartfield | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 62 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Tenement, Oakshaw Street | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | ![Item 63 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Unionist Clubrooms | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 64 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Wool store for W Elliot & Sons | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 65 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | Block of houses and shops (including Jedvale) | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 66 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | Half-timbered villas in Salisbury Avenue | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 67 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | House and shops, High Street | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 68 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | Inchbonny House | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterated and extended to square | ![Item 69 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | Tenements, 20 Gladstone Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 70 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | Terraced house, Castlegate | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 71 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | Wilton Church Halls | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 72 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | 23 High Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 73 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | 25 High Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 74 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | Ardenlea, Stewartfield | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 75 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | Tenement, Tower Knowe | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 76 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | Tenements, 20-22 Oliver Crescent | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 77 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | Blackfriars Church | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Church offices added | ![Item 78 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | Block of buildings, 41 North Bridge Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 79 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | Block of buildings, North Bridge Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 80 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | Boston Church | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Church offices | ![Item 81 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | Co-operative Store | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 82 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | Hosiery Factory for A P Innes | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 83 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | House and shops, Exchange Street | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 84 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | Stirches House | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations including renewal of most of the interior, stables and lodge | ![Item 85 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | William Laidlaw Memorial Hall | Bonchester Bridge | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 86 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1899 | Premises of the Teviotdale Dairy Company | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 87 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1900 | Border Club within tenement | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Original building | ![Item 88 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1900 | Business premises, 19 Bridge Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations - for himself | ![Item 89 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1900 | Jedburgh Public Hall | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 90 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1900 | Town Hall | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Remodelling | ![Item 91 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | After 1900 | Netherwood | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions | ![Item 92 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1900 | East Bank Church Hall | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 93 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1901 | Carnegie Free Library | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Competition design - not successful | ![Item 94 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1901 | Tenements, 16 Drumlanrig Square | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 95 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1901 | Tenements, 2, 7 Loan | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 96 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1901 | Theatre | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations. | ![Item 97 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1901 | Trinity Lands | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Plan showing new roads | ![Item 98 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1902 | Block of buildings with shops and house above, North Bridge Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 99 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1902 | Block of buildings with shops, High Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Bakery in no 16 | ![Item 100 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1902 | Tenements, 1 and 2 Duke Street | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 101 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1902 | Unspecified work for John Laing & Sons | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations? | ![Item 102 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1902 | Yarn Store for James Henderson & Co | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 103 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | After 1902 | Border Club within tenement | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 104 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | After 1902 | Linnwood, terraced housing | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Drawings not signed but probably by Alison | ![Item 105 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1902 | Hawick Cottage Hospital | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 106 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1903 | Double cottage, Douglas Road | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 107 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1903 | Four-house block, Yarrow Terrace | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 108 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1903 | Ingleside | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 109 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1903 | Masonic Hall | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 110 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1903 | Trinity Manse | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Additions | ![Item 111 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1903 or 1905 | Wellfield House | Duns | | Berwickshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions and interior | ![Item 112 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1904 | Norwood | Wilton Dean, Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 113 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1904 | Post Office | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | 2 storey addition | ![Item 114 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1904(?) | Prestonpans Public Library | Prestonpans | | East Lothian | Scotland | Competition design - won competition and secured job | ![Item 115 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1905 | Langheugh | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 116 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1906 | Cocklecootie (Coille) | Hawick, near | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 117 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1906 | Harwood, Bonchester Bridge | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Servants' accommodation added | ![Item 118 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1906 | Kirkton Parish Church | Kirkton | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions | ![Item 119 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1907 | Langlee House | Hawick (near) | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 120 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1907(?) | Wilton Parish Church | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Addition of transept and chancel and furnishings | ![Item 121 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Ancrum Craig | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 122 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Church | Teviothead | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 123 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Crailing UF Church | Crailing | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 124 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Crown Hotel | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 125 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Hownam Parish Church | Hounam/Hownam | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Rebuilding | ![Item 126 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Jedburgh Free Church | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 127 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Police Buildings | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 128 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | St Aidans | Berwick-upon-Tweed (near) | | Northumberland | England | | ![Item 129 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Stitchel Parish Church | Stitchel/Stichill/Stichel | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations including small west chancel and north vestry and interior reordered | ![Item 130 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Three blocks of buildings | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 131 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1907 | Yarrow Halls and library | Yarrow | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | | ![Item 132 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1908 | Penchrise Peel, shooting lodge | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 133 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1908 | Wellfield | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Additions | ![Item 134 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1909 | Hallrule | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Unspecified work for estate | ![Item 135 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1909 | Melrose Parish Church | Melrose | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Competition design for reconstruction - not successful | ![Item 136 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1909 | Parish Church | Lilliesleaf | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Apse added with lateral offshoots | ![Item 137 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1910 | Brown Memorial Fountain and Clock | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 138 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1910 | Hawkhass Cottage | Hawick (near?) | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 139 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1910 | Ladylaw House | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Fireplace in hall added | ![Item 140 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1910 | Property at corner of Wellington Street and Wellington Place | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 141 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1910 | Shankend Farmhouse | Cavers | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 142 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1910 | Wilton Lodge | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Conversion to museum | ![Item 143 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1911 | Allars UF Church and hall | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Church hall | ![Item 144 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1911 | Kelso Union Poorhouse | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Conversion to hospital use | ![Item 145 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1911 | Kersheugh | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 146 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1911 | Langholm Academy Primary School | Langholm | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | Built detached gymnasium. | ![Item 147 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1911 | Mayfield | Hawick? | | Roxburghshire? | Scotland | Plan of drains as relaid | ![Item 148 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1911 | St Andrew's UF Church Halls | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Proposed additions to halls | ![Item 149 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1912 | Lodging House | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Drawings dated | ![Item 150 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1912 | Police Station | Eckford | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 151 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1912 | Wells House | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Unspecified work for estate | ![Item 152 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1913 | Borthwickshiels House | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations to pavilions and to main block; new porch added | ![Item 153 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1913 | Harden House | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Extensive alterations and additions planned but only minor alterations executed | ![Item 154 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1913 | St George's UF Church | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Rebuilding | ![Item 155 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1914 | Hawick Savings Bank | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 156 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1915 | The Bungalow | Mertoun | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 157 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1916 | Albert Mills | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Extensions and alterations | ![Item 158 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | After 1918 | War memoral | Denholm | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 159 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | After 1918 | War memorial | Lilliesleaf | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | | ![Item 160 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | After 1918 | War memorial | Teviothead | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 161 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1919 | Stonefield Mills | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Measured survey | ![Item 162 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1920s | Council Housing | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 163 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1920s | Council Housing, Renwick Terrace | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 164 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1920s | Council Housing, Rosebank | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 165 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1920 | War Memorial | Dalkeith | | Midlothian | Scotland | | ![Item 166 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1922 | Forman Memorial Hall | Roberton | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | ![Item 167 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1922 | Auction Mart | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | New sale ring | ![Item 168 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1922 | St John's Masonic Lodge III | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 169 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1923 | Bemersyde House | Bemersyde | | Berwickshire | Scotland | Remodelling for Earl Haig | ![Item 170 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1923 | Langholm Parish Church memorial tablets | Langholm | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | | ![Item 171 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1923 | Peter Scott's Factory | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | 2nd floor and attic added to Buccleuch Street block. Also single bay gabled block to right. | ![Item 172 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1925 | Rutherford Lodge | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Remodelling | ![Item 173 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1926 | Allars UF Church and hall | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Additions and furnishings, including communion table and font | ![Item 174 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1927 | Linton Parish Church | Linton, Morebattle | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Repairs | ![Item 175 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1929 | The Pavilion | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Plan of new entrance to circle | ![Item 176 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1930 | Wilton Parish Manse | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Proposed alterations | ![Item 177 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | 1931 | Blackfriars Church | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Hall added at south | ![Item 178 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1931 | Relief Church | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Remodelled as Roxy Cinema | ![Item 179 of 179](images/table_item.gif) | Early 1900s | The House of Narrow Gates | St Boswells | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | May have been the architect of addition |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 6](images/table_item.gif) | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | | ![Item 2 of 6](images/table_item.gif) | Scotlands People Website | | www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - Statutory Registers - Deaths | | | For J P Alison's marriage etc | ![Item 3 of 6](images/table_item.gif) | Scott, Frank | 1986 | J P Alison Architect | | Transactions of the Hawick Archaeological Society, pp24-25 | | ![Item 4 of 6](images/table_item.gif) | Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | | | ![Item 5 of 6](images/table_item.gif) | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | ![Item 6 of 6](images/table_item.gif) | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | Border Telegraph | November 1932 | | | Check this date | ![Item 2 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 1932 | | | p893 Obituary | ![Item 3 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | RIBA Journal | 28 January 1933 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary p241 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | ![Item 1 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Edinburgh Central Library | Edinburgh Institution records | | | ![Item 2 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Hawick Museum | Plans | | | ![Item 3 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | | ![Item 4 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | R E Scott Collection (from firm of J P Alison and Hobkirk) | | | ![Item 5 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F v18 p145 no1346 (microfilm reel 12) |
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