Basic Biographical Details

Name: Philip Cocker & Associates
Designation:  
Born: 1960
Died: 1971
Bio Notes: Philip Stanley Cocker was born on 29 May 1928 in Bolton, Lancashire, and was educated at the County Grammar School from 1939. On completion of his schooling in 1944 he was articled to T E Smith & Son of Bolton, and while serving his articles he studied part-time at Manchester School of Art. In Smith’s office he was involved in projects for factories, public houses, private houses, surveying and drafting.

On completion of his apprenticeship in 1948 he secured an appointment as an assistant in Manchester City Architects Office, where he worked on a residence for unmarried pregnant girls and also saw the construction of the first building to his own designs - a block of public toilets with a tapered concrete flat roof. After two years in that office he was appointed Assistant Architect to the Housing Architects Office in the same city, where he was personally responsible for the design of flats, sheltered cottages and groups of shops with maisonettes above, as well as being involved in the planning and layout for the main programme of 3000 dwellings per year.

Cocker was admitted ARIBA in 1952. The following year he secured the post of Senior Architect in Middlesbrough Town Council’s Chief Architects Office. While in this post he was lead architect for a programme of some 1000 houses per annum, and carried out personal design work on three small district shopping centres with housing above. At the same time, he was studying Town and Country Planning as an external student at Manchester University, where he received his diploma in 1955; he became an Associate of the MTPI in the same year.

He moved to Scotland in 1956 to join the Chief Architects Office at Glenrothes New Town Development Corporation as an architect/planner. Here he focused on the design of residential districts, green landscaping and exhibitions, while spending his evenings working on architectural competitions and furniture construction. In 1960 he won the competition for the District Shopping Centre and adjacent housing at Grangemouth, as a result of which he set up his own practice there in the same year under the practice title Philip Cocker & Associates. It was also in 1960 that he became an Associate of the RIAS.

He was admitted FRIAS in 1966 and FRIBA in 1968. In 1971 he took Iain McLachlan and Kenneth Donald into partnership, the firm being known thereafter as Philip Cocker & Partners.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 366, Lumley Street, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, ScotlandBusiness19601971main office to 1970; branch office thereafter
Item 2 of 344, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness19681971branch office
Item 3 of 311, Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness19701971main office

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 2Philip Stanley Cocker19601971Proprietor 
Item 2 of 2Thomas Bryan Michie19671970Architect 

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 491960sOffices for Bovis  EdinburghScotlandDate uncertain
Item 2 of 491960s(?)Offices for Thomson McLintock  EdinburghScotlandReconstruction
Item 3 of 491960District Shopping CentreGrangemouth StirlingshireScotlandWon open competition to secure job.
Item 4 of 491960Kersiebank Avenue Housing and Shopping Centre, GrangemouthGrangemouth StirlingshireScotlandDesign No. 2 awarded 1st prize
Item 5 of 491961Avongrange Arms, TheGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 6 of 491961The Scores HotelSt Andrews FifeScotlandnew bar
Item 7 of 491962Airfield Housing Scheme, 24 housesGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 8 of 491962Competition design for housing siteBlackburn West LothianScotlandWinning competition design.
Item 9 of 491962District Shopping Centre, betting shopGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 10 of 491962House, 3 Saltcoats DriveGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 11 of 49196326 Saxe Coburg Place  EdinburghScotlandSubdivision into 4 flats.
Item 12 of 491963Airfield 5 housing schemeGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 13 of 491963Avongrange Arms, TheGrangemouth StirlingshireScotlandAdditional bar.
Item 14 of 491963House, 2 Saltcoats DriveGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 15 of 491963Link housing, PolmontbankPolmont StirlingshireScotland 
Item 16 of 491963Link housing, SouthfieldBarnton EdinburghScotland 
Item 17 of 491963Zetland Park, badminton and changing pavilionGrangemouth StirlingshireScotlandWon limited competition to secure job.
Item 18 of 4919648 Royal Circus  EdinburghScotlandSubdivision into 8 flats.
Item 19 of 491964Clydesdale Bank manager's house, ParkCumbernauld LanarkshireScotland 
Item 20 of 491964Mahratta RestaurantGrangemouth StirlingshireScotlandNew bar.
Item 21 of 491964Office block, Flemington RoadGlenrothes FifeScotlandThis may be the same as the 'Offices, Queensway' - see separate record.
Item 22 of 49196529 Craigmillar ParkCraigmillar EdinburghScotlandConversion to 10 flats.
Item 23 of 491965Airfield 7 housing schemeGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 24 of 491965Avongrange Arms, TheGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland16-bedroom hotel extension.
Item 25 of 491965Cramond Green and Craigleith House housingCramond EdinburghScotland 
Item 26 of 491965Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Pathology Laboratories  GlasgowScotlandReconstruction
Item 27 of 491965Masterplan for 670-acre development, GlenbervieStirling StirlingshireScotland 
Item 28 of 491965Offices, QueenswayGlenrothes FifeScotland 
Item 29 of 491965Town Centre DevelopmentGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 30 of 4919669 Morningside ParkMorningside EdinburghScotlandSubdivision into 10 flats.
Item 31 of 491966Cumbernauld Village RedevelopmentCumbernauld LanarkshireScotland 
Item 32 of 491967Craigshill 6 housing schemeLivingston West LothianScotland 
Item 33 of 491967Twelve Advance Factories, EastfieldGlenrothes FifeScotland 
Item 34 of 491967Village 7, Village 8 and Village 9, housing and expansion of villageCumbernauld LanarkshireScotland 
Item 35 of 4919684 Cargill Terrace  EdinburghScotland 
Item 36 of 49196843 flats, Sydenham Road  GlasgowScotlandDesign and planning approval.
Item 37 of 491968Grangemouth Docks, amenity blockGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 
Item 38 of 491968Howden L housing schemeLivingston West LothianScotland 
Item 39 of 491968Link Housing, Brington RoadWest Ferry DundeeScotland 
Item 40 of 491968Link Housing, St Bernard's Crescent  EdinburghScotlandAddition - final termination to W tenement
Item 41 of 491968Shop and offices for Pearl Assurance Company, High StreetKirkintilloch DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 42 of 491968The Dutch Inn public house, SkinflatsFalkirk StirlingshireScotland 
Item 43 of 491969Liberton Golf ClubLiberton EdinburghScotlandExtensions.
Item 44 of 491969Scout hall, BlinkbonnyFalkirk StirlingshireScotland 
Item 45 of 491970House, Whitehouse RoadCramond EdinburghScotland 
Item 46 of 491970Muirfield Park housingGullane East LothianScotland 
Item 47 of 491970The Dutch Inn public house, SkinflatsFalkirk StirlingshireScotlandAddition of dining room.
Item 48 of 49197130 flats, Ellisland RoadNewlands GlasgowScotland 
Item 49 of 491971Grangemouth Rugby ClubhouseGrangemouth StirlingshireScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Courtesy of Philip CockerInformation sent via DSA website, November 2009 Biography and job list.