Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Wallace & Flockhart
Designation:
Born:	c. 1880
Died:	c. 1883
Bio Notes:	William Wallace was articled to Campbell Douglas & Stevenson. By 1871 he was in London and was associated with Daniel Cottier the stained-glass artist and John McKean Brydon, also from Campbell Douglas & Stevenson's, in founding the decorators Morris & Co of Langham Place, London and was briefly in partnership with Brydon in 1880 before forming a partnership with his assistant William Flockhart. Flockhart had been born in Glasgow in 1852 or 1853, the son of William Flockhart, tailor and clothier, and Margaret Gibson. There was a family link of some kind to Sir William Flockhart of Duncan Flockhart & Co, Edinburgh, the chemists who developed chloroform. In 1870-75 he had been articled to Adamson & McLeod and had taken classes at Glasgow School of Art where he was a prize-winner in 1871-72. From Adamson & McLeod's he had moved to Campbell Douglas & Sellars as assistant. He had entered Wallace's office in 1879 or 1880, after a year of study in London and Paris. His earliest commission was the addition of a tower and spire to Newhaven Free Church where Sir William Flockhart was a member of the congregation. On 9 September 1880 he married Christine Lochhead at her home, 33 Granville Street, Glasgow, the minister being A A Bonnar of Finnieston Free Church, on which he had worked when with Sellars, his own address being given as 15 Marlborough Place, St James Wood. The partnership of Wallace & Flockhart was dissolved c.1883.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	27a, Old Bond Street, London, England	Business

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Thomas MacLaren	1880		Apprentice
	William Flockhart	c. 1880	c. 1883	Partner
	William Wallace	c. 1880	c. 1883	Partner
	John Thomson	1881	Before 1885	Assistant

Buildings and Designs

This 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
	1881	15 Fitzjohn's Avenue	Hampstead		London	England	Internal alterations to existing house
	1881	“The Lothians,” Hampstead	Hampstead		London	England
	1882	Old Newhaven Free Church	Newhaven		Edinburgh	Scotland	Recasting of church and addition of tower and spire. New vestry added.
	1883	Presbyterian Church	Richmond upon Thames		Surrey	England

References

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