Basic Biographical Details

Name: David Dominic Scott Stokes
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Bio Notes: David Dominic Scott Stokes was the son of London architect Leonard Stokes. He left the Architectural Association in 1930 and set up practice with Peter Fleetwood Hesketh, but their office ran out of work. His father was a family friend of Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and his son, ARG Mackenzie, and his office in Lincoln's Inn was nearby Mackenzie and Wigglesworth's, and shortly after Alexander Marshall Mackenzie's death in 1933 AGR asked Stokes to take charge of the design work of the Aberdeen office. It was an arrangement on which John Gibb Marr, the elder Mackenzie's Aberdeen partner, had not been consulted and with which he may not have been entirely happy: much later Marr observed that he felt Stokes had been sent up to keep an eye on him. Introducing a London Catholic to Aberdeen society of that time was not without problems, but Stokes found that 'the natives in Aberdeen became friendly in about six months.' To emphasise the changed design direction of the practice the Stokes built an extremely smart house with Dudock pilasters and held a party mainly for the firms' clients: they had been advised 'not to invite the University people with the Town people, and not the town people with the country people' but they 'invited them all together, and the party went with great swing: save that they all turned up with chauffeurs and no provision had been made'.

Although the Aberdeen office was commissioned to build a large new office for the Halifax Building Society, by 1935 the Mackenzie & Wigglesworth practice was at a low ebb. Mackenzie's Wigglesworth and Stokes partnerships were dissolved (the latter on 31 December 1934), AGR returned to Aberdeen and Stokes 'went back to London without any reluctance' in 1936.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3London, EnglandPrivate/business c. 1933 
Item 2 of 3Aberdeen, ScotlandPrivate/businessc. 19331935 
Item 3 of 3London, EnglandPrivate/business1935  

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1A Marshall Mackenzie & Son19331936Partner 

RIBA

RIBA Proposals

This proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 1Thomas Brown12 July 1951For Fellowship

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 61932Capitol Cinema  AberdeenScotland 
Item 2 of 61933Jackson's Garage  AberdeenScotland 
Item 3 of 61934Halifax Building Society  AberdeenScotlandBy Stokes in partnership with A Marshall Mackenzie & Son
Item 4 of 61934Littleways  AberdeenScotland 
Item 5 of 61935House for Mrs StuartBanchory KincardineshireScotlandBy Stokes in partnership with A Marshall Mackenzie & Son
Item 6 of 61938St Andrew's Episcopal Church  AberdeenScotlandExecuted the design and installation of the Seabury Memorial - on behalf of Comper

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Bailey, Rebecca M1996Scottish architects' papers: a source book Edinburgh: The Rutland Pressp97

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Personal information from: Mrs AGR Mackenzie; John G Marr; Ian G Lindsay; Robert W R Mackenzie (of Perth); Mrs Adams ('Dr Marshall Mackenzie's quine'); David Stokes (interview with Charles McKean on 17 December 1985)