Basic Biographical Details

Name:	John Whitelaw Lockhart
Designation:
Born:	1877
Died:	1924
Bio Notes:	John Whitelaw Lockhart was born in 1877 and articled to Morris & Hunter of Ayr on 1 September 1894, remaining with James Archibald Morris following the dissolution of the partnership in 1896. On completion of his apprenticeship in 1899 he secured a position in the office of James Salmon & Son as an improver, enabling him to study at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College under Charles Gourlay and at the Glasgow School of Art. He was promoted to assistant and subsequently chief assistant in Salmon's office, remaining in the same firm after it became Salmon Son & Gillespie in November 1903. He left in 1904 and returned to Ayr where he was taken into partnership by John Murdoch at 62 Sandgate Street, the firm name becoming John Murdoch & Lockhart. Lockhart continued the practice under the same title after Murdoch's death in 1906 or 1907, but like so many others he appears to have suffered from the effects of the Finance Act of 1909 as he had given up his office and was practising from home by 1914. He was admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects. He died in 1924.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	62, Sandgate Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland	Business	1911 *
	Auchinlee, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland	Private	Before 1911	After 1914

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Morris & Hunter	1 September 1894	1896	Apprentice
	James Archibald Morris	1896	1899	Apprentice
	James Salmon & Son	1899	November 1903	Assistant
	Salmon, Son & Gillespie	November 1903	1904	Chief Assistant
	John Murdoch & Lockhart	1904	1924	Partner

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date proposed	Notes
	John Bennie Wilson	20 July 1911	for Licentiateship - as President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects

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
		Eagle Tavern	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - date not known (plans undated)
	After 1904	Business premises and arcade for A H Lang Esq	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	After 1904	New hall and business premises for James Craig	Ayr?		Ayrshire?	Scotland
	After 1904	North of Scotland and Town & County Bank	Ayr?		Ayrshire?	Scotland
	After 1904	Villa for Sir William Arrol	Ayr?		Ayrshire?	Scotland
	After 1904	Villa for William Douglas	Ayr?		Ayrshire?	Scotland
	1906	Double Cottage for William Douglas	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1906	Tenement, with shop, 217 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1907	30 Smith Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1907	Castlehill Estate, Peggieshill Farm	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1907	Crown Bar	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1907	Houses and cottages for Polquhairn Coal Company, Sinclairston	Ochiltree		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1907	Stranleur	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Original building
	1908	Carrick Oval	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	1908	Recliffe	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1908	Wellington Chambers	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1909	213 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Reconstruction
	1909	45 Burns Statue Square	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1909	Shops for William Fraser	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations - plans dated
	1910	33-35 Kyle Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1910	9 Charlotte Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions
	1910	Ashgrove, feuing plan	Kilwinning		Ayrshire	Scotland	Feuing plans redrawn
	1910	Castlehill, cottages for William Wilson	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland
	c. 1910	Bungalow, Ewenfield Road	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Alterations
	1911	10 Bath Place	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1911	Balloch Fishing Club	Balloch		Dunbartonshire	Scotland	New motor car house
	1911	Double cottage for Miss Hamilton, Kingcase	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1912	204 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations: new shop, 'Miss Gibb'
	1912	210 High Street	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1912	Farm Buildings and Cottage, Changue Barr			Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations to farm buildings, and new cottage
	1914	Alticane	Pinwherry		Ayrshire	Scotland	New water tank etc.
	1914	Double cottage for D S Govan	Prestwick		Ayrshire	Scotland	Plans dated
	1916	Balloch Fishing Club	Balloch		Dunbartonshire	Scotland	Additions
	1923	Barnhill Farm	Nether Rankinston		Ayrshire	Scotland	Additions and alterations
	1924	Castlehill Estate, feuing plan	Ayr		Ayrshire	Scotland

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	British Architectural Library, RIBA	2001	Directory of British Architects 1834-1914
	Who's Who in Architecture	1914

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	RIBA Journal	18 October 1924	v31	London: Royal Institute of British Architects	p677 - obituary

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
	Source	Archive Name	Source Catalogue No.	Notes
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		L v19 no1422