Basic Biographical Details

Name: Henry Wylie & Partners
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Bio Notes: Henry (Harry) Wylie was born in 1914 and trained as an architect in the 1930s at the School of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art and also studied there for the diploma in Town Planning. He was Hew Lorimer's brother-in-law. In 1939-40 he was a member of the Edinburgh Architectural Association and had an address at 29 Barnton Gardens, Davidsons Mains, Edinburgh. In 1940 he was admitted ARIBA. He was in private practice after the Second World War, the practice name being Henry Wylie & Partners.

He died in 1996.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 115, Moray Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness1964 *  

* 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 4Henry Wylie (or Harry Wylie)Before 1964 Partner 
Item 2 of 4Francis ('Frank') Sibbald WhiteBefore 1964After 1970Partner 
Item 3 of 4Alistair Maclachlan Smith1970 * Partner 
Item 4 of 4Archibald F BrownLate 1970sBefore 1981Architect 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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 47 Union Bank of Scotland  EdinburghScotlandInterior reorganisation and improvement scheme.
Item 2 of 47After 1957Eglinton Hotels  EdinburghScotlandInterior upgerade and installation of bathrooms
Item 3 of 47After 1957Leith Public Health HospitalLeith EdinburghScotlandUpgrading of three wards
Item 4 of 471959British Olivetti Company Showroom  EdinburghScotland 
Item 5 of 471959Kellie CastlePittenweem FifeScotlandRestoration
Item 6 of 471959McCallum Advertising Showrooms  EdinburghScotland 
Item 7 of 471959Office premises for Equity & Law  EdinburghScotland 
Item 8 of 471960sBritish Olivetti Showroom  GlasgowScotland 
Item 9 of 471960sCator Consolidated Properties Ltd office  GlasgowScotlandPartnership responsibility
Item 10 of 471960sFalkirk Metropolitan HotelFalkirk StirlingshireScotlandComplete interior design
Item 11 of 471960sHydropathic InstitutionNorth Berwick East LothianScotlandSwimming pool, recreation rooms, and banqueting rooms
Item 12 of 471960sJ C White Ltd office development   Scotland 
Item 13 of 471960sJohn Menzies & Co Ltd despatch depot  AberdeenScotland 
Item 14 of 471960sKames Development Scheme ButeButeScotland 
Item 15 of 471960sOffice premises for JW and RN Oswald CA  EdinburghScotland 
Item 16 of 471960sPrivate house   Scotland 
Item 17 of 471960sPrivate house  EdinburghScotland 
Item 18 of 471960sR & W Advertising premises   ScotlandAlterations and imrpovements
Item 19 of 471960Craiglynne HotelGrantown-on-Spey MorayshireScotlandExtension and improvements
Item 20 of 471960Dano Plant Buildings (Municipal Refuse Disposal)East Calder West LothianScotland 
Item 21 of 471960University of Edinburgh, royal dispensary  EdinburghScotlandInterior reorganisation
Item 22 of 471960SBank of Scotland, New Town Branch  EdinburghScotlandInterior reorganisation and improvement scheme.
Item 23 of 471961Sandersons wallpaper showrooms  EdinburghScotland 
Item 24 of 471962British Linen Bank  EdinburghScotlandInternal remodelling
Item 25 of 471962Showrooms for Justerini & Brooks  EdinburghScotland 
Item 26 of 471963Caledonian Insurance Company  EdinburghScotlandDevelopment of hotel including 7-storey extension at east to contain 100 bedrooms, banqueting room and kitchen services.
Item 27 of 471963Dano Plant buildings (Municipal Refuse Buildings)Paisley RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 28 of 471965Free LibraryGalashiels SelkirkshireScotlandInternal alterations
Item 29 of 471966Stock Exchange premises  EdinburghScotlandRehousing, planning and interior design fo Exchange Hall and offices
Item 30 of 471967Office block for Naviewland Properties Ltd  GlasgowScotland 
Item 31 of 471968Despatch depot building for John MenziesAirdrie LanarkshireScotland 
Item 32 of 471968Despatch depot building for John MenziesKilmarnock AyrshireScotland 
Item 33 of 471968Despatch depot building for John Menzies  GlasgowScotland 
Item 34 of 47Before 1968Edinburgh Life Assurance Company  EdinburghScotlandInterior reorganisation and improvement scheme.
Item 35 of 47Before 1968Trefoil SchoolGogarburn EdinburghScotlandRecreation room and theraputic swimming pool
Item 36 of 471969Highlands and Islands Development Board exhibition  LondonEngland 
Item 37 of 47After 1969(?)World Tavern  EdinburghScotland 
Item 38 of 47Early 1960sOffices for Thomson McLintock  EdinburghScotlandOffice premises for Thomson McLintock CA
Item 39 of 471970sCommercial depot for H G Bremner   Scotland 
Item 40 of 471970sConservation Study, Melville Street  EdinburghScotlandConservation report
Item 41 of 471970sForth Bridge Lodge HotelSouth Queensferry West LothianScotland 
Item 42 of 471970sLuxury flatsDalkeith  Scotland 
Item 43 of 471970sScheme of housing for the elderly   Scotland 
Item 44 of 471970sSt Ermin's Hotel  LondonEngland 
Item 45 of 471970sWallace Arnold housing   Scotland 
Item 46 of 471973Sunbury Works, office and showroom for Whytock & Reid  EdinburghScotland 
Item 47 of 471975Lennox Tower Gardens housingBalerno MidlothianScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Municipal Annual1964Scottish Municipal Annual1964-1965  
Item 2 of 4RIBA1964The RIBA Kalendar 1964-65   
Item 3 of 4RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 4 of 4Willis, Peter1977New architecture in Scotland  p11 George Hotel/Caledonian Insurance, Edinburgh
p12 Showrooms for Justerini & Brooks