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Flockhart, William
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1852-1913
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William Flockhart was born in Kilmarnock in 1852, the son of a tailor. In 1870 he was articled to Adamson and McLeod and took classes at the Glasgow School of Art, where in his first year he won a 3rd Grade Prize in National Competition in elementary design for drawing from an architectural exhibit in an art gallery or museum. In both 1870 and 1871 he won a 2nd Grade Prize in local examinations, but the class in which he won is not recorded.
It is assumed that he remained with McLeod after the dissolution of his partnership with Adamson c.1871-72, moving to Campbell Douglas & Sellars as assistant in 1876-77. In 1878, his design for Brompton Oratory made the final four, and although it did not win, it attracted a lot of praise. After further study in London and Paris, he joined the office of William Wallace in Bond Street in London, progressing to become a partner in the firm.
Many of his buildings were country house commissions, in the home counties or London mansions, but he also undertook work for the Rosehaugh estate in Ross and Cromarty.
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- GSA Records
- www.scottisharchitects.org.uk