Basic Biographical Details Name: | J & J A Carrick | Designation: | | Born: | 1934 | Died: | 1982 | Bio Notes: | James Carrick was born on 28 January 1880 in Glasgow. In 1893 he was articled to Peter Macgregor Chalmers and he remained as assistant until he joined the office of James Kennedy Hunter in Ayr. In the following year, 1900, he joined James Miller's Glasgow office for experience helping with the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901. He returned to Hunter's in 1903. During these periods he studied at Glasgow School of Art and at The Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College under Charles Gourlay and Alexander McGibbon, becoming an assistant teacher of Building Construction at the Technical College from 1901 to 1903. In 1904 he made a study tour of medieval and other buildings in the North of England, visiting Carlisle, Hexham, Newcastle, Durham, York, Ripon, Selby, Fountains and Kirkstall. Later travels took him to France, Spain, Italy, Egypt and India.
As an assistant Carrick had a larger-than-usual role in Hunter's office, particularly after his return from Miller's in 1903, an album of photographs preserved within the practice recording projects for which he had executive responsibility. His role in the others during his time as chief assistant are unknown. That role increased significantly when he became associate-in-charge rather than partner (a very early instance of such an arrangement) in 1910, and he was admitted LRIBA on 19 December of that year, his proposers being Hunter himself, James Miller and Henry Edward Clifford. He also taught Architecture and Building Construction at Ayr Academy from 1906 to 1910.
Carrick was on war service from 1915 to 1919 and reached the rank of Captain of the Royal Artillery, returning to his previous position in Hunter's office in 1920. When Hunter retired in 1928, Carrick left to set up practice on his own account, Hunter's practice being continued by his assistants Henry Sloan McNair and Andrew Douglas as James K Hunter Architects.
Carrick's son, James Andrew Carrick, born on 33 April 1911 and apprenticed to James Miller whilst studying at the Glasgow School of Architecture, joined his father's practice in 1931 or 1932 and was taken into partnership in 1934 under the style of J & J A Carrick. He had spent a month in England in 1930 to study ecclesiastical architecture, and in 1931 had won the Alexander Thomson travelling studentship, which he used for a three-month study tour of Rome and Northern Italy two years later; and in 1932 he had been runner-up for the Grissell Medal. He had obtained his diploma and passed the professional practice exam in summer 1933, enabling him to be admitted ARIBA on 4 December that year, his proposers being Andrew Graham Henderson, John Keppie and James Archibald Morris, an old friend of his father's. In 1934, the same year he was taken into partnership, he spent a month studying Greek buildings in Sicily and Southern Italy as Bourdon Memorial Student.
The elder Carrick was an excellent Arts and Crafts architect, mainly in an English Tudor-Jacobean idiom close in style to Miller's work. In the younger Carrick's hands the direction of the practice quickly changed, although traditional Arts and Crafts could still be provided according to the tastes of the client. The son was a significant modernist, as can be seen at Gourock and Rothesay Pavilions and to a lesser degree at Ayr Ice Rink, but his career was curtailed by the Second World War.
The elder Carrick died suddenly on 15 March 1940. The younger Carrick resumed practice after the war and was elected FRIBA in 1953, at which time he was still practising from Wellington Chambers. The practice continued operating in central and southern Scotland until 1982 when it merged with Cowie Torry and Partners and became Carrick Cowie and Torry. The new partnership took over the practice of T K Irving and Partners of Stranraer in 1985 and in 1999 changed its name to Carricks, James Andrew Carrick having died in 1989. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Wellington House/7, Alloway Place, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1934 | After 1964 | | | 3, Barns Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1980 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | | 1930s | Seafield House and lodge | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Casualty and Outpatients' Departments | | 1934 | Building and décor for the Pageant of Ayr | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1934 | Coatbridge Public Baths, swimming pool and clinic | Coatbridge | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Competition design - not placed | | 1934 | House for J Hendrie | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1934 | House for Miss Dobbie | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1934 | House for Mrs Cunningham | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1934 | House for Mrs Popplewell | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1934 | House for R W Gordon | Symington | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1934 | House for T McBurnie | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1934 | Stair House | Tarbolton | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Restoration and reconditioning | | After 1934 | Burns Museum | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Extension | | After 1934 | Council housing | Girvan | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | After 1934 | Farm buildings, Blackhill | Ayr (near) | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | After 1934 | Farm buildings, Broomberry | Ayr (near) | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | After 1934 | Farm buildings, Low Kilphin | Ballantrae | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | After 1934 | Farm buildings, Whitehill | Ayr (near) | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | After 1934 | Souvenir Shop at Burns Monument | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | After 1934 | Villa, 1 Craigweil Road | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Extensions | | 1935 | Birch Hills | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1935 | Cambusdoon Feuing | Cambusdoon | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1935 | Cragburn Pavilion | Gourock | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1935 | Craigwell | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1935 | Private residence | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1935 | The Hirsel | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1936 | Cottage at Glen Tachur | Pinwherry | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1936 | Glencarse | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1936 | Holy Trinity Church | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Repairs after fire damage | | 1936 | Kirkhill | Colmonell | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1936 | Private residence | High Corton, near Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1936 | Private residence | Alloway | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1936 | Rothesay Pavilion | Rothesay | Bute | | Scotland | Won competition to secure job (plus £200 premium) | | 1936 | Shoe store | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations and shop front | | 1936 | St John's Mission Church | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1937 | Ayr Ice Rink | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1937 | Enterkine House | Stair (near) | | Ayrshire | Scotland | New chauffeur's house | | 1937 | Ottoline Drive, feuing at Darley Wood | Troon | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1937 | Villa, Ottoline Drive | Troon | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1938 | Auchinleck Barony Church | Auchinleck | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations after fire | | 1938 | Doonholm | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Reconditioning of several staff cottages | | c. 1938 | Davidson Memorial Cottage Hospital | Girvan | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Extension to right | | c. 1938 | Kirkcaldy Town Hall | Kirkcaldy | | Fife | Scotland | Design drawn | | c. 1938 | Luton Town Hall and Municipal Buildings | Luton | | Bedfordshire | England | Designs | | 1939 | Shop premises | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations | | After 1939(?) | Ballochmyle House | Mauchline | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations | | c. 1939 | Queen's Hall | Dunoon | | Argyll | Scotland | Designs | | c. 1950 | Sauchrie House | Sauchrie | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Restoration | | 1953 | Peden Church | Auchinleck | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1958 | Castlehill Church | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1960 | County Buildings and Sheriff Court | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Royal Scots Fusiliers Memorial in grounds | | 1960 | Symington Parish Church | Symington | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Low Neo-Romanesque porch added | | 1961 | St Cuthbert's Church | Monkton and Prestwick | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1962 | Warehouse for Hugh Lauder & Co Ltd | Kilmarnock | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Extension | | 1963 | Ayr Racecourse and Grandstands | Wallacetown | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Eglinton Stand and other buildings | | 1963 | Ladyburn Factory, Offices and laboratories for Alginate Industries Ltd | Girvan | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1963 | Racecourse building for Western Meeting Club | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1967 | Fire Station | Irvine | | | | | | 1968 | Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Additions and improvements (other than hostel) | | 1968 | Clydesdale Bank | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Reconstruction of High Street branch | | 1968 | Davidson Memorial Cottage Hospital | Girvan | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Extension | | 1968 | Kelso Racecourse, stables and hostel | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | | 1968 | Ladyburn Factory, Offices and laboratories for Alginate Industries Ltd | Girvan | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Further extension work | | 1968 | Private housing for Bovis | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1968 | Private housing for Bovis | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1968 | Private housing for Bovis | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1968 | Speculative Housing | Cunning Park, Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1969 | Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Staff hostel | | 1969 | Speculative Housing | Rozelle, Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1969 | Villa, 1 Craigweil Road | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Gymnasium and classrooms added. Also Assembly Hall which may be the same as the gymnasium? | | After 1970 | Fire Station | Skelmorlie | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1971 | Kilkerran Estate, caravan park and leisure centre | Maybole | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1972 | Flats, Savoy Park area | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | | | 1972 | Golf Clubhouse, Belleisle | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1974 | Ayr County Hospital | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1974 | Halifax Building Society branch | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1974 | Private House for Ambion Scotland | Drymen | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | | | 1983 | Airport Club | Prestwick | | Ayrshire | Scotland | New facade | | 1984 | New Church | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | conversion to dance studio | | 1986 | Trustee Savings Bank | Saltcoats | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | | | Johnston, W T | 2003 | Artists of Scotland | | Officina Publications CDROM | | | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p141 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Ayrshire Archives | Carricks Practice Records | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v6 no342 (microfiche reel 31); F no3528 (box 25) (James Carrick) |
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