Basic Biographical Details

Name: Haswell-Smith & Partners
Designation:  
Born: 1972
Died: 1990
Bio Notes: Haswell-Smith started his own practice in Nairobi, Kenya in 1954 and took Ian McFarlane in as partner in 1957. They closed the firm in 1960 and on returning to Edinburgh Haswell-Smith joined Bernard Laurie Matthew and set up practice at 15 Queen Street as Matthew, Smith & Partners. In 1972 he formed Haswell-Smith & Partners at 66 Frederick Street and took Philip Samuel Black into partnership in 1974. John Gray followed as partner in charge of the newly-opened Glasgow office. James Davidson was also a partner for a few years in charge of the Aberdeen office.

The practice specialised in the conservation of historic gardens.

Haswell-Smith retired as a partner in 1985 and Philip Black then left the firm. John Gray invited John Alexander Smith to become partner in charge of the Edinburgh office in 1988 but the firm was dissolved in 1990.







Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 61, Oak Lane, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1962  
Item 2 of 647, Queen Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness1970s1980s 
Item 3 of 666, Frederick Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness19721989 
Item 4 of 6Blackwood, Lanarkshire, ScotlandBusiness19751976 
Item 5 of 642, Quarry Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ScotlandBusiness19761989Glasgow branch practice
Item 6 of 616, North Silver Street, Aberdeen, ScotlandBusiness1981 *1989 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 6Ian C McPherson1970s Architect 
Item 2 of 6James Davidson1970s Partner(?)In charge of the Aberdeen office for a few years.
Item 3 of 6John Gray1970s1990Partner(before 1979)
Item 4 of 6Hamish Haldane Haswell-Smith19721985Senior Partner 
Item 5 of 6Philip Samuel Black19741985Partner 
Item 6 of 6John Alexander Smith19881990PartnerAfter the retirement of Haswell-Smith.

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 671970Saltoun Hall  East LothianScotlandConversion of house and stables into flats
Item 2 of 671972Kinema Ballroom, the Castleton BarDumfermline FifeScotlandRedesign and internal works
Item 3 of 671972LibraryBlackridge West LothianScotland 
Item 4 of 671972Murieston Housing Phase IIIMurieston EdinburghScotland 
Item 5 of 671972Newbyth HouseEast Linton East LothianScotlandConversion and conservation - fire broke out during work and destroyed interiors
Item 6 of 671972Peel TowerBeattock DumfriesshireScotlandConversion to residential use
Item 7 of 671972Preston Crescent HallInverkeithing FifeScotland 
Item 8 of 671972Sheltered housingBlackburn West LothianScotland 
Item 9 of 671972Standard Sheltered Housing Design Unit   Scotland 
Item 10 of 671973Community CentreBlackridge West LothianScotland 
Item 11 of 671973Craiglockhart SchoolCraiglockhart EdinburghScotlandAlterations
Item 12 of 671973Culross Park HouseCulross Fife Renovation
Item 13 of 671973Designs for log houses   Scotland 
Item 14 of 671973Housing at North StreetLeven FifeScotlandModernisation
Item 15 of 671973Housing at Railway Station site, Phases I & IILeven FifeScotland 
Item 16 of 671973Linburn House and other buildings on siteWilkieston MidlothianScotlandHostel extension and entrance lodge
Item 17 of 671973Old Town HallStrathaven LanarkshireScotlandConservation
Item 18 of 671973Old Water MillStrathaven LanarkshireScotlandConversion to theatre and clubhouse and restoration
Item 19 of 671973Premises, Forsyth's Close  EdinburghScotlandRehabilitation
Item 20 of 671973Royal Blind Asylum  EdinburghScotlandExtensions to Muirburn Lodge
Item 21 of 671973Sheltered housingInverkeithing FifeScotland 
Item 22 of 671973Twelve houses, Seawall sitePrestonpans East LothianScotland 
Item 23 of 671973Whitefoord House  EdinburghScotlandRenovations
Item 24 of 671974348 housesKirkcaldy FifeScotlandModernisation
Item 25 of 67197456 housesGartcosh GlasgowScotland 
Item 26 of 67197480 Special, Sheltered and General HousesNewmains LanarkshireScotland 
Item 27 of 67197484 houses at Central ParkNew Stevenson LanarkshireScotland 
Item 28 of 671974Armadale Primary SchoolArmadale West LothianScotland 
Item 29 of 671974Buildings in High StreetInverkeithing FifeScotlandConservation
Item 30 of 671974Housing at Railway Station site, Phases I & IILeven FifeScotlandPhase II
Item 31 of 671974Housing SchemeGartcosh LanarkshireScotland 
Item 32 of 671974Housing, North Grange RoadPrestonpans East LothianScotland 
Item 33 of 671974Sheltered housing (twenty-five units)Lesmahagow LanarkshireScotland 
Item 34 of 671974Stoneyburn Primary schoolStoneyburn West LothianScotland 
Item 35 of 671975Farm buildings, Oak LaneClermiston Edinburgh Conversion to offices
Item 36 of 671975Western Isles Council Housing   Scotland 
Item 37 of 67Before 1975600 housing unitsHallglen, Falkirk StirlingshireScotland 
Item 38 of 67Before 1975Cowdenknowes SchoolGreenock RenfrewshireScotlandAlterations
Item 39 of 67Before 1975Health CentreKirriemuir AngusScotland 
Item 40 of 67Before 1975Redevelopment of Dunfermline Centre for Ravenstone SecuritiesDunfermline FifeScotland 
Item 41 of 67Before 1975Sheltered housing for Help the Aged HA  EdinburghScotland 
Item 42 of 67Before 1975Shopping CentreGalashiels SelkirkshireScotland 
Item 43 of 67Before 1975Shopping Centre for Owenmore  EdinburghScotland 
Item 44 of 67Before 1975Tynecastle Lane School  EdinburghScotland 
Item 45 of 67Before 1975Wolfson House, buildings for the disabled  EdinburghScotland 
Item 46 of 671976Housing scheme, Wester Cornton (SSHA)Stirling StirlingshireScotland 
Item 47 of 671977HousesAboyne AberdeenshireScotland 
Item 48 of 671977HousesStrachan AberdeenshireScotland 
Item 49 of 671977HousesBanchory KincardineshireScotland 
Item 50 of 671977Pahlavi Library  TeheranIranArchitectural competition
Item 51 of 671978100 houses, ViewparkBellshill LanarkshireScotland 
Item 52 of 671978Fifteen housesFordoun KincardineshireScotland 
Item 53 of 671978Fifty housesCowdenbeath FifeScotland 
Item 54 of 671978Sheltered housingBiggar LanarkshireScotland 
Item 55 of 671978Thomas Burns home for blind women  EdinburghScotlandExtensions
Item 56 of 671979403 houses, East CookstonPortlethen AberdeenshireScotland 
Item 57 of 671979Fifty-five housesKilwinning AyrshireScotland 
Item 58 of 671979Hamilton CollegeHamilton LanarkshireScotlandRedevelopment of College for flats
Item 59 of 671979Houses of Parliament  CanberraAustraliaCompetition design
Item 60 of 671979Newbyth HouseEast Linton East LothianScotlandRebuild and conservation following 1973 fire
Item 61 of 67198060 Candlemaker Row  EdinburghScotlandConservation and alterations
Item 62 of 671980Carfin Industrial EstateCarfin LanarkshireScotlandCarfin Industrial Estate and Range Road development
Item 63 of 671982Erskine HouseDunfermline FifeScotlandConservation and conversion to flats
Item 64 of 671982James Street Hostel for YWCADunfermline FifeScotland 
Item 65 of 671982Premises, 16 North Silver Street  AberdeenScotlandConservation
Item 66 of 671982Premises, 16 North Silver Street  AberdeenScotlandConservation
Item 67 of 671983Lauriston Place Church Hall  EdinburghScotlandConversion from church hall to hostel

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 5Allen, Nic (ed.) Scottish Architects in Conservation  p46
Item 2 of 5Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp529
Item 3 of 5Jaques, R and McKean, Charles1994West Lothian: an illustrated architectural guide RIASp54, p56, p79 and pC14
Item 4 of 5RIBA RIBA Directories   
Item 5 of 5RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Courtesy of Hamish Haswell-SmithInformation sent via 'Contact Us' on website Sent December 2014