Basic Biographical Details Name: | George L Walls & Partners | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | George L Walls & Partners was formed sometime after the mid-1950s and before 1964.
George Learmonth Harkess Walls was articled to Robert Lorimer from 1919 to 1925. He worked as assistant to Barbour & Bowie and with various other practices. He formed a partnership with Stewart Kaye in Edinburgh from 1936. The practice virtually closed during the Second World War when Kaye became assistant Director of Emergency Works in Scotland, but re-opened after the war. By that date Kaye was in indifferent health and apparently conscious of being out of fashion. Walls practised on his own from 1945 and by at least 1951, if not earlier, Kaye was in partnership with his son.
About 1952 George Walls went into independent practice initially with an as yet unidentified George Park Duncan and later took William Cruickshank Ritchie, Ronald James Davidson and Andrew Landles into partnership. They had all been admitted ARIBA in the mid-1950s. Before 1970 Walls had retired and the practice was being run by the three other partners as George L H Walls & Partners. By 1979 the only Davidson and Landles remained as partners, Ritchie presumably having died.
The practice was architect to the Edinburgh Savings Bank and in 1975 had designed ten branches | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 14, Great King Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | Before 1964 | After 1970 | | | 52, Albany Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1981 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployees 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 | | Late 1950s | Primary School, Gracemount | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | 100 houses | Bonnyrigg and Lasswade | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | 160 houses | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | 236 houses for West Lothian County Council | | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | 280 houses for the Local Authority | Bo'ness (Borrowstouness) | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | 508 houses, West Pilton | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | 664 houses, Hyvot's Bank | Gilmerton | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Bakery for British Bakeries Ltd | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | British Oxygen Company Ltd Factory | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s(?) | Cowgate Nursery School | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Edinburgh Savings Bank, Broxburn Branch | Broxburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Edinburgh Savings Bank, Gorgie Branch | Gorgie | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Edinburgh Savings Bank, Haymarket Branch | Haymarket | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Edinburgh Savings Bank, Leith Branch | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Edinburgh Savings Bank, Livingston Branch | Livingston | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Edinburgh Savings Bank, Morningside Branch | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Edinburgh Savings Bank, Sighthill Branch | Sighthill | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Electricity Board showroom | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Factory for Butterworths Ltd | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Private housing development | Cramond | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1950s or 1960s | Private housing development | Gattonside, Melrose | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | | 1960s | Heriot-Watt University, departments of pharmacy, biochemistry, nuclear physics and civil engineering | | | Edinburgh | | | | 1960s | Heriot-Watt University, Students' Union | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1960s(?) | Hyvot's Bank Primary School | Gilmerton | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1960s | Two halls of residence for Heriot-Watt University students | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1964 | Morningside Free Church | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Conversion to theatre | | 1969 | The Mountbatten Building | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | Early 1960s | Holy Cross Primary School | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1960s or 1970s | 1100 houses for the Local Authority | Loanhead | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | Before 1970 | Broughton Secondary School | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1974 | House, 73-75 George Street | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Redevelopment | | Before 1975 | Central redevelopment | Loanhead | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Factory for J S Crawford (builders) | Eyemouth | | Berwickshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Factory for J S Crawford (builders) | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Factory for J S Crawford (builders) | Selkirk | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Halifax Building Society | Stirling | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Halifax Building Society branch | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Halifax Building Society branch | Kirkcaldy | | Fife | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Houses | Pilton | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Houses for J S Crawford | Melrose | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Houses for J S Crawford | Galashiels | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Huddersfield Building Society office | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Huddersfield Building Society office | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 30 October 1964 | | | p950 |
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