Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Macfarlane Patrick | Designation: | | Born: | 1894 | Died: | 24 April 1962 | Bio Notes: | William Macfarlane Patrick was born in Perth in 1894, the son of Andrew Graham Patrick of James Maclaren & Sons and the elder brother of the painter James McIntosh Patrick. He was educated at Morgan Academy and was articled to Henry & Frank Thomson of Dundee. He served with the Royal Engineers during the First World War, following which he returned to the office of Frank Thomson, who by then was practising alone, as an assistant. He married Jessie Carruthers Young, daughter of William Morris Young, in 1920 and set up practice on his own account c.1921. He invited his father to join him as Maclaren Soutar Salmond had still not offered him a partnership but he declined. The practice became W M Patrick & Partners after the Second World War.
In person Patrick was of average height and in appearance not unlike General Franco: his early domestic work was strongly influenced by Frank Thomson but by the 1930s he had achieved a distinctive modern manner, notably in his buildings at Kinghorne Road, Dundee and his striped brick and harl housing at Ferryden, Montrose. He died on 24 April 1962 aged 67. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 26, Yeaman Shore, Dundee, Scotland | Business | Before 1922 | After 1939 | | | 19, High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland | Business | 1932 * | | | | 10, Tay Square, Dundee, Scotland | Business | 1946 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or Pupils
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 | | c. 1922 | House for Shand | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1925 | Taylor House, Oxford Street | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1929 | Her (His) Majesty's Theatre | | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations to interior | | 1929 | Housing Estate, Kinghorne Road | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1929 | McGill Brothers premises | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1930s | Housing, Ferryden | Montrose | | Angus | Scotland | | | 1930s | Two houses for Gavine and Sturrock | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1930(?) | Garages, Forfar Road and Kingsway | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1930(?) | Garages, Strathmartine Road and Kingsway | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1931 | Double villa, Gayfield site, Royal Asylum | Montrose | | Angus | Scotland | | | 1932 | Billiards saloon | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1932 | Cinema | Montrose | | | Scotland | | | 1933 | Salvation Army, Lindsay Street | | | Dundee | Scotland | In conjunction with Oswald Archer | | 1934 | Block of shops, Kinghorne Road and Hilltown | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1936 | Burns and Harris shop, Nethergate | | | Dundee | Scotland | Shopfronts | | 1936 | St Paul's Free Church | | | Dundee | Scotland | Shopfronts flanking church | | 1937 | Block of flats, Ferry Street and Commerce Street | Montrose | | Angus | Scotland | | | 1946 | Rural Housing | Errol | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
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 | | | Scottish Biographies | 1938 | | | E J Thurston (pub.) | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Personal information from W M Patrick, J McIntosh Patrick and W Sinclair Gauldie |
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