Basic Biographical Details Name: | Alastair Frew Wallace (or Alexander Frew Wallace) | Designation: | | Born: | 21 March 1908 | Died: | 5 April 1994 | Bio Notes: | Alastair Frew Wallace was born on 21 March 1908, the son of Alexander Wallace, coal master, and his Jean Cameron. He was articled to Keppie & Henderson in 1928, studying at the Glasgow School of Architecture. He travelled in France and Italy in autumn 1932 and the following year was admitted ARIBA in 1933, his proposers being John Keppie, Andrew Graham Henderson and William James Smith.
In that same year he was taken into partnership by Richard Mervyn Noad (generally known simply as Mervyn Noad), two years his senior, who had also served his apprenticeship with Keppie & Henderson. In 1934 Wallace made a further trip abroad, this time to America.
Both Noad and Wallace were elected FRIBA on 10 October 1950 with the same proposers - Andrew Graham Henderson, Edward Grigg Wylie and George Arthur Boswell. At that time their office was at 278 St Vincent Street. Wallace's FRIBA nomination papers give his name as Alexander Frew Wallace; the date of his change of first name is unclear, but must have been after 1939-40 when the RIBA Kalendar still listed him as Alastair.
The practice of Noad & Wallace closed in 1978.
Wallace died on 5 April 1994. His wife Jeanette Gertrude MacDougall, had predeceased him. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Solsgirth (or Salsgirth), Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1933 | After 1939 | | | 261, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1935 * | | | | 220, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1936 | After 1938 | | | 278, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1950 * | | | | The Old Manse, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland | Private | 1950 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Keppie & Henderson | 1928 | 1932 | Apprentice | | | Noad & Wallace | 1933 | After 1950 | Partner | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
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 | | | Claremont Parish Church | East Kilbride | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1933 | Broadmeadows | Symington | | Ayrshire | Scotland | House, garages, stables, lodge and formal gardens | | 1933 | Prestwick Municipal Buildings, pavilion and offices | Prestwick | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Won competition but design never executed | | 1934 | Renfrew Aerodrome Club House | Renfrew | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1935 | Thorndean | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Servants' wing | | 1936 | Broadwood | Gifford | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1936 | Glenkin | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Addition of library | | 1937 | 'Recent domestic buildings' | | | | Scotland | | | 1937 | Glasgow Empire Exhibition, Episcopal Church | Bellahouston | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1937 | House at Shandon | Shandon | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1937 | House at Troon | Troon | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1937 | Royal Northern Yacht Club | Rhu/Row | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1938 | Factory, MacLellan Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1938 | Falkirk Royal Infirmary Nurses' Home | Falkirk | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Competition design - not successful | | 1938 | Glasgow Empire Exhibition, prototype working class flats | Bellahouston | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1938 | Glasgow Empire Exhibition, Scottish Oils and Shellmex Pavilion | Bellahouston | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1938 | Glasgow Empire Exhibition, Scottish Pavilion | Bellahouston | | Glasgow | Scotland | Interior work | | 1938 | House | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1938 | House | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Alterations | | 1938 | House at Troon | Troon | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions | | 1938 | Newark Church | Port Glasgow | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions | | 1939 | Church of Scotland new buildings | Giffnock | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1939 | Episopal Church of the Good Shepherd | Hillington | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1939 | Factory | Alloa | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | | | 1939 | House | Gartocharn | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations and additions | | 1939 | House at Strathblane | Strathblane | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | | | 1939 | Queen's Hall | Dunoon | | Argyll | Scotland | Competition drawings | | c. 1939 | St Aidan's Church | Clarkston | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1940 | Factory | Lesmahagow | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1940 | House at Blanefield | Blanefield | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | | | 1945 | Martnaham Lodge | | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Interior alterations | | 1947 | Premises, Crow Road | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations and additions | | 1948 | Kingsburgh Gardens | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1948 | The Overseas League, Claremont Terrace | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1948 | UF Church at Croftfoot | Croftfoot | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1950 | Public shelters and lavatories | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1953 | Premises, Dundonald Road | Kelvinside | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations and additions | | 13 February 1953 | Church of Scotland Halls, Ryehill Road | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Plans prepared for new halls | | 1956 | Clydebank Faifley Parish Church | Duntocher | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1956 | St Mark's Episcopal Church | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire | | | Scotland | | | 1958 | Housing development, Ferniegair Estate | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire/Argyll | Scotland | | | Late 1950s | St Columba's Church, Foxbar | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1960s | Offices for Clyde Crane | Mossend | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1960s(?) | Offices for Scottish Mutual | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations | | 1960s(?) | Primary School, Bilsland Dive | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1962 | Rothiemay House | Milltown of Rothiemay | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1962 | Skelmorlie Castle | Skelmorlie | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Restoration | | 1973 | Troon Municipal Buildings | Troon | | Ayrshire | Scotland | S addition |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | The Modern Building Record | 1910 | The Modern Building Record | Volume 1 | London: Wertheimer, Lea & Co | pp 20-21 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no5148 (stored with F4554, combined box 21); F no4554 (combined box 21) |
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