Archive Record
JOHN BROWNRIGG (1911-2002), ARCHITECT OF GUILDFORD: PAPERS, 1813-1980
Reference Number: 7350
Descriptive Information about the Record (click to expand) Provenance Presented by Charles Brooking, on behalf of the Brownrigg family, between February 2003 and October 2004. The photographs of Surrey Almshouses (7350/3/15) were presented by Mr Brooking on behalf of John Brownrigg's daughter in March 2006.
-Introduction John Annesley Brownrigg was born on 5 May 1911 and was educated at Fernden School, Haslemere, and Charterhouse.
In September 1928, he entered the office of Mr H S Goodhart-Rendel, FRIBA, as a junior assistant and, in October 1929, went on to obtain the Bartlett Exhibition in Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University of London. There, he took a full degree course in architecture while doing practical work in various offices during vacations, and he graduated as BA (Arch) Lond. in July 1934.
In April 1934, he was employed as an assistant in the London County Council's Architect's Department where he worked on maintenance of hospitals and Institutions. He then went on to become Assistant Art Director at Fox-British Films Ltd in September 1934, being involved in the design and construction of film sets.
In November 1935, Brownrigg took over the projects of his father, Annesley Harold Brownrigg FRIBA of Annesley Brownrigg and Hiscock, Chartered Architects, while the latter had surgery on a duodenal ulcer. Annesley Brownrigg died very shortly after and his son's personal papers show that his father's untimely death hit him very hard.
In November 1935, he set up in practice on his own account in Guildford, focusing mainly on domestic work. From September 1940 to March 1941, he worked as panel architect on War Damage Valuation for the War Damage Commission. He had to abandon his fledgling practice when he was called up to serve in the Royal Navy in March 1941. He progressed to Lieutenant, RNVR, and served on HMS Queen.
After demobilization in April 1946, Brownrigg met Newman Turner at the Architectural Association where they were both attending a refresher course and together they restarted the practice. Stephen Cruickshank, another AA graduate, joined the firm a few months later.
Although Duncan Scott had previously been in practice with Annesley Brownrigg, it was not until 1955 that he joined forces with Brownrigg and Turner to form the practice now known as Scott Brownrigg & Turner.
Brownrigg's architecture had a predominantly local focus. A great number of his projects were in Guildford and the surrounding area and the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in the town marked a high point in his career.
A large part of Brownrigg's portfolio consisted of residential projects. He designed numerous housing developments as well as private houses, including a London residence for Stirling Moss and a house in Manhattan, New York, for another private client.
One of Brownrigg's major interests was in the possibilities and variations of new ways of providing residential accommodation and he was instrumental in the research and development of timber-framed pre-fabricated houses designed for Guildway.
Other commercial work included several offices and shops in the centre of Guildford as well as facilities for the Water Board at Shere.
Brownrigg was stimulated by natural habitats and materials, exemplified by the house he built for himself and family within a disused quarry in the centre of Guildford.
He was also a natural and energetic teacher who regularly gave classes in Guildford until shortly before his death at the age of 91 in 2002.
-The records The records include Annesley Brownrigg's RIBA certificates, 1908-1920; correspondence, newspaper cuttings and associated papers relating to Annesley Brownrigg's practice, 1930s; accounts, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and associated papers relating to John Brownrigg's practice, [1928]-1980; architectural plans including relating to The Hospital of the Blessed Trinity, Guildford, 1928-1972; correspondence and associated papers relating to professional architectural bodies and panels including the South Eastern Society of Architects;
files relating to war damage valuation, 1939-1941; newsletters of the Guildford Chapter of the South Eastern Society of Architects, [1956]-1959; articles by John Brownrigg regarding the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, 1961-1967; 'Bulletin' magazines of Scott Brownrigg and Turner, 1962-1964; brochures for exhibitions of the work of members of the South Eastern Society of Architects, 1963-1965; and 'SBT News', house newspaper of Scott Brownrigg and Turner, Feb 1979-Sep 1980.
The records also include John Brownrigg's personal papers and correspondence, nd [1911 x 1929]-1975, including those relating to his involvement with the Guildford Society, 1954-1975, and the Guildford Rotary Club, 1962-1975, and some short stories and drawings.
-Arrangement Some of the more unwieldy bundles have been split and the records have been sorted into papers of Annesley Brownrigg's practice, papers of John Brownrigg's practice, John Brownrigg's personal papers, and miscellaneous papers with cross-referencing where necessary.
-Related records For exhibition boards displaying scale plans, photographs and artistic representations of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre produced by Scott Brownrigg and Turner, nd [c.1964], see 4580/15-20; for a file of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Artistic Director's correspondence with Scott Brownrigg & Turner concerning the construction of the theatre, including architectural drawings, 1964-1969, see 7018/2/2/1; and for a promotional booklet about Scott Brownrigg & Turner and newspaper cutting from the Surrey Mail celebrating the firm's 80th anniversary, nd [c.1990], see 7307/File 7.
For references to other buildings worked on by Annesley Brownrigg and Hiscock, see 1268, 6400 and SHOT; for further references to Brownrigg and Turner, see 1370; and for other references to Scott Brownrigg and Turner and buildings they worked on, see 1344 and 1634.
Scott Brownrigg & Turner, John Brownrigg RIBA 1911-2002, an appreciation of his professional life (2002)
-Related records For exhibition boards displaying scale plans, photographs and artistic representations of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre produced by Scott Brownrigg and Turner, nd [c.1964], see 4580/15-20; for a file of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Artistic Director's correspondence with Scott Brownrigg & Turner concerning the construction of the theatre, including architectural drawings, 1964-1969, see 7018/2/2/1; and for a promotional booklet about Scott Brownrigg & Turner and newspaper cutting from the Surrey Mail celebrating the firm's 80th anniversary, nd [c.1990], see 7307/File 7.
For references to other buildings worked on by Annesley Brownrigg and Hiscock, see 1268, 6400 and SHOT; for further references to Brownrigg and Turner, see 1370; and for other references to Scott Brownrigg and Turner and buildings they worked on, see 1344 and 1634.
Scott Brownrigg & Turner, John Brownrigg RIBA 1911-2002, an appreciation of his professional life (2002)
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series: 7350/1/ - PAPERS OF ANNESLEY BROWNRIGG'S PRACTICE Date: 1908-1948 Certificates recording Annesley Brownrigg's election as Associate (2 ... Title Certificates recording Annesley Brownrigg's election as Associate (2 Mar 1908) and Fellow (5 Jan 1920) of the Royal Institute of British Architects. 2 items Reference 7350/1/1 Unit Date 2 Mar 1908 -5 Jan 1920 Start Date 19080302 End Date 19200105 File marked 'Private' containing Annesley Brownrigg & Hiscock cor... Title File marked 'Private' containing Annesley Brownrigg & Hiscock correspondence and associated papers relating to St Christopher's Church Hall, 1911; Memorial Hall, Haslemere, [1912-1913]; The White House, Milford, 1920-1933; 13 Park Place, St James' Street, SW1, Jul 1920; freehold house, Derby Road, Haslemere, May 1913-Mar 1921; Surbiton Housing Scheme, Mar 1920-May 1921; Stanemore, Rowe Lane, Pirbright, Mar 1935; alterations and additions to The Beeches, Effingham/East Horsley, Oct 1935- Jan 1937. Also includes correspondence with bank, Nov 1920-1935; and other correspondence regarding 'Uni-cola' fa?de slabs of Fenning & Company Ltd, Feb 1935; and Enticknap Bros, builders of Wormley, Mar 1935. [For further records relating to The Beeches, see -/1/9-10] Reference 7350/1/2 Unit Date 1911-1937 Start Date 19110101 End Date 19371231 Specification for alterations and additions to 'The Spinning Walk', S... Title Specification for alterations and additions to 'The Spinning Walk', Shere, for Dr G E Davidson, by Arthur Keen, architect, 4 Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn, WC1 Reference 7350/1/3 Unit Date Sep 1927 Start Date 19270900 End Date 19270900 Letter notifying Annesley Brownrigg of his nomination by the Committe... Title Letter notifying Annesley Brownrigg of his nomination by the Committee of the Guildford Chapter of the South Eastern Society of Architects (SESA) to serve on the Advisory Panel to the Hambledon Rural District Council to discuss the question of standard plans Reference 7350/1/4 Unit Date 13 Jul 1931 Start Date 19310713 End Date 19310713 File relating to Hambledon Rural District Council Advisory Panel of A... Title File relating to Hambledon Rural District Council Advisory Panel of Architects. Includes correspondence regarding voluntary panels of architects, and local properties; guidance notes for South Eastern Society of Architects (SESA) Panels regarding elevations of buildings, Sep 1933; Hambledon Panel notes of design; scheme for standard plans devised by Hambledon Panel in association with the Guildford Chapter of SESA, [Oct 1931]; notes on the design of small houses, 1931; minutes of Panel Members Conference, 16 Jul [1934], at RIBA, including report of the Architects Advisory Panels Committee; and other papers relating to the Architects Advisory Panels Committee. Properties referred to include proposed bungalows at Holdish Farm Estate, Shamley Green, for Mr C Beagley, Aug 1934; 'White House', [Milford], Dec 1933; proposed bungalow at Churt, Sep 1936; wooden bungalow, Pitch Place, Elstead; semi-detached bungalows, Gaston Gate, Wonersh; and proposed addition to bungalow, King's Road, Cranleigh, Aug 1931. Annesley Brownrigg was at one time Secretary for [Hambledon] panel of architects Reference 7350/1/5 Unit Date 1931-1948 Start Date 19310101 End Date 19481231 File relating to proposed house for Mrs Dorothy Cowell in 1 Tree Hill... Title File relating to proposed house for Mrs Dorothy Cowell in 1 Tree Hill Road, Guildford, by Annesley Brownrigg & Hiscock. File contains correspondence referring to Annesley Brownrigg's illness and death, and Mrs Cowell's resulting refusal to agree to John Brownrigg taking over the design and supervision of building the house; colour and pencil scale working drawings, Jan-Feb 1935; and various sketch plans. Also includes separate 8th scale working drawings of proposed house, Feb 1935 Reference 7350/1/6 Unit Date Feb 1933 -Jan 1936 Start Date 19330200 End Date 19360100 Papers of Annesley Brownrigg & Hiscock relating to the layout of ... Title Papers of Annesley Brownrigg & Hiscock relating to the layout of Tuns Gate site, Guildford, for Guildford Borough Council, 1934, including proposals and correspondence. Also includes papers relating to proposed additions to Rondle Wood, Rogate, near Petersfield, Sussex, for Sir Ernest Gowers, 1935, including correspondence, rough sketches and sketch plans Reference 7350/1/7 Unit Date 1934-1935 Start Date 19340101 End Date 19351231 Papers of Annesley Brownrigg & Hiscock, 30 High Street, Guildford... Title Papers of Annesley Brownrigg & Hiscock, 30 High Street, Guildford, containing correspondence, articles of agreement and plans relating to proposed house [no.2] for Mrs Mallet, Plot 7, Snowdenham Links Estate, Bramley Reference 7350/1/8 Unit Date 1934-1935 Start Date 19340101 End Date 19351231 Eighth scale sketches of proposed alterations and additions to 'The B... Title Eighth scale sketches of proposed alterations and additions to 'The Beeches', Horsley, for Mrs Brewer by Annesley Brownrigg & Hiscock. [For further records relating to The Beeches, see -/1/2 and -/1/10] Reference 7350/1/9 Unit Date Sep 1935 Start Date 19350900 End Date 19350900 File of correspondence and related papers regarding building alterati... Title File of correspondence and related papers regarding building alterations and additions to 'The Beeches', East Horsley/Effingham, for Mrs Brewer. Includes plan and sketches. [For further records relating to The Beeches, see -/1/2 and -/1/9] Reference 7350/1/10 Unit Date 1935-1936 Start Date 19350101 End Date 19361231 8th scale working drawings of proposed weekend cottage at High Cognor... Title 8th scale working drawings of proposed weekend cottage at High Cognor, Haslemere, for Henry Jackson esq Reference 7350/1/11 Unit Date Oct 1935 Start Date 19351000 End Date 19351000 8th scale working drawings of proposed house at Marley Heights, Hasle... Title 8th scale working drawings of proposed house at Marley Heights, Haslemere, for Henry Jackson esq Reference 7350/1/12 Unit Date Nov 1935 Start Date 19351100 End Date 19351100 Coloured plans of proposed alterations and additions to The Ivy Leaf ... Title Coloured plans of proposed alterations and additions to The Ivy Leaf Club, Godalming, by Annesley Brownrigg FRIBA, architect. Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch. 1 sheet Reference 7350/1/13 Unit Date nd [pre Dec 1935] Start Date 19351200 End Date 19351200 Plans of Saint Paul's Vicarage, Camelsdale, Haslemere, an army hut co... Title Plans of Saint Paul's Vicarage, Camelsdale, Haslemere, an army hut conversion by Annesley Brownrigg, 48 Drayton Gardens, SW10. Ink and colour on fabric. Scale: 1/6th inch to 1 foot Reference 7350/1/14 Unit Date nd [1930s] Start Date 19300101 End Date 19391231
series: 7350/2/ - PAPERS OF JOHN BROWNRIGG'S PRACTICE Date: [1928]-1980 sub series: 7350/2/ - General papers relating to practice Date: 1932-1980 Bundle of papers including invoice statements from Ladymead Joinery W... Title Bundle of papers including invoice statements from Ladymead Joinery Works Ltd, Guildford; P G Whitney, wheelwright and general engineer, Bramley Foundry; and Franks & Company, coal and coke merchants, Bramley; builders' trade price list for Angel, Son & Gray Ltd, ironmongers, Guildford, May 1932; and customer notices from Skeet & Jeffes Ltd, builders' merchants, Woking Reference 7350/2/1 Unit Date 1932-1971 Start Date 19320101 End Date 19711231 Notes and sketches regarding office organization and furniture, and o... Title Notes and sketches regarding office organization and furniture, and other notes and sketches relating to properties Reference 7350/2/2 Unit Date nd [1935 x 1940] Start Date 19350101 End Date 19401231 Folders containing copies of the profit and loss account of John Brow... Title Folders containing copies of the profit and loss account of John Brownrigg's practice for the years ended 27 Nov 1936, 27 Nov 1937, 27 Nov 1938 and 27 Nov 1939, and balance sheets as at those dates, and accompanying letters from A D Bevan & Co, chartered accountants, Jul 1937-Dec 1940. 4 items Reference 7350/2/3/1-4 Unit Date 1936-1940 Start Date 19360101 End Date 19401231 File of personal correspondence with colleagues including H L Hicks, ... Title File of personal correspondence with colleagues including H L Hicks, FRIBA of Newcastle Upon Tyne; and M F Nicholas, BA, ARIBA, regarding professional matters; Guildford School of Arts and Crafts about John Brownrigg giving his time in the evenings to prepare Intermediate Art Students for their exam in architecture, Dec 1946; potential and previous members of staff; students; and his younger cousin, David, serving in the Palestine Police. Also includes Brownrigg's resume of education and architectural experience as of Nov 1936. Properties referred to include 'Marigold', Lower Manor Road, Milford; and Step Cottage, Puttenham Reference 7350/2/4 Unit Date 1936-1948 Start Date 19360101 End Date 19481231 Bundle of loose business invoices ... Title Bundle of loose business invoices Reference 7350/2/5 Unit Date 1942-1957 Start Date 19420101 End Date 19571231 File containing papers relating to the short courses for teachers of ... Title File containing papers relating to the short courses for teachers of architecture held by Ministry of Education at RIBA, Apr 1949; South Eastern Society of Architects Education Committee's Regional Conference for teachers of Architecture, Oct [1949]; and classes and syllabus in Building Science (Mechanics and Material) at the Building Department of the County Technical College, Guildford. With correspondence, including with Gerry K A Brownrigg, 1950, and rough notes Reference 7350/2/6 Unit Date 1949-1954 Start Date 19490101 End Date 19541231 Newsletters of the Guildford Chapter of the South Eastern Society of ... Title Newsletters of the Guildford Chapter of the South Eastern Society of Architects, of which John Brownrigg was Honorary Editor for a time. Includes issues Vol.1 No.3, Vol.2 Nos.1-3; and Vol.4 Nos.1-2. 7 items Reference 7350/2/7/1-7 Unit Date [1956] -Dec 1959 Start Date 19560101 End Date 19591200 'Bulletin' magazines of Scott Brownrigg & Turner: No.1, Dec 1962;... Title 'Bulletin' magazines of Scott Brownrigg & Turner: No.1, Dec 1962; No.2, Spring 1963; and No.4, Winter 1964. 3 items Reference 7350/2/8 Unit Date 1962-1964 Start Date 19620101 End Date 19641231 Brochures for exhibitions of the work of members of the South Eastern... Title Brochures for exhibitions of the work of members of the South Eastern Society of Architects, at C Brewer & Sons Ltd, Quarry Street, Guildford, 11-23 Mar 1963; and Angel, Son & Gray Ltd Showrooms, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, 26 Apr-1 May 1965. Brochures feature Scott Brownrigg & Turner as exhibitors. 2 items Reference 7350/2/9 Unit Date Mar 1963 -May 1965 Start Date 19630300 End Date 19650500 'SBT News', The house newspaper of Scott Brownrigg & Turner: Feb ... Title 'SBT News', The house newspaper of Scott Brownrigg & Turner: Feb 1979, Jun 1980 and Sep 1980. 3 items Reference 7350/2/10 Unit Date Feb 1979 -Sep 1980 Start Date 19790200 End Date 19800900
sub series: 7350/2/ - General building project notebooks and mixed original files Date: 1935-1960 File containing rough sketches of buildings and furniture, and associ... Title File containing rough sketches of buildings and furniture, and associated notes relating to the following jobs: proposed additions to ['Burners'], Pirbright, for E W Travis esq, Feb 1938; Bramley Mill, Snowdenham Road, Bramley; 'Little Place', Pyle Hill, Mayford, Mar-May 193[8]; new classroom, Fernden School, Haslemere, Jul 1938; cottage at Northiam, Sussex; proposed house, Wonersh Park, Nov 1938; Cottage No.1, Devil's Punch Bowl, Dec 1937; ['Saville'], Guildford Road, Cranleigh; land near Sta[n]ford House; Charles Cottage, West Horsley; and Gadbridge Farm, Sep 1938. [For further records relating to the cottages at Devil's Punch Bowl, 1937-1938, see -/2/23; for further records relating to Bramley Mill, see -/2/12, -/2/18-19 and -/3/9; for further records relating to Fernden School, see -/2/13-14 and -/2/21-22; and for further records relating to 'Little Place', Mayford, see -/2/13] Reference 7350/2/11 Unit Date Dec 1935 -Nov 1938 Start Date 19351200 End Date 19381100 File of miscellaneous papers including pencil and ink sketches; newsp... Title File of miscellaneous papers including pencil and ink sketches; newspaper cuttings including an article from the Guildford and Godalming Times, 16 Apr 1960, referring to Bridge House in Guildford; magazine cuttings from The Lady, 27 Apr 1939; and notes relating to work done at Bramley Mill, Feb [1937]. [For further records relating to Bramley Mill, see -/2/11, -/2/18-19 and -/3/9] Reference 7350/2/12 Unit Date [1937]-1960 Start Date 19370101 End Date 19601231 Notebook containing sketches and accompanying notes mainly relating t... Title Notebook containing sketches and accompanying notes mainly relating to John Brownrigg's visit to the Paris Exhibition, Aug-Sep 1937, but also including sketches relating to projects. Work featured includes 'Little Hatch', Wonersh, [1938]; Fernden School, Haslemere, Sep [1938]; 'Little Place', [Ryder Hill], Mayford; 'Morningside', Hindhead; other unnamed cottages and houses, and furniture. Several pages are loose and others fragile. [For further records relating to Fernden School, see -/2/11, -/2/14 and -/2/21-22; for further records relating to 'Little Place', Mayford, see -/2/11] Reference 7350/2/13 Unit Date [1937-1938] Start Date 19370101 End Date 19381231 Notebook containing pencil and ink sketches of buildings, ironwork de... Title Notebook containing pencil and ink sketches of buildings, ironwork design and furniture, and accompanying notes. Includes work in Merrow, Wonersh, and Itchingfield, Sussex, 1939; at Cottesmore School, Feb [nd]; Lake Cottages, Shamley Green, Feb 1939; Fernden School, Haslemere; and Henley Park Farm, Mar [1939]; and for a multi-purpose building to act as a school, camp and emergency centre (including air raid shelters) for school children and teachers. Some pages are loose and others fragile. [For further records relating to Cottesmore School, see -/2/25; for further records relating to Fernden School, see -/2/11, -/2/13-14 and -/2/21-22] Reference 7350/2/14 Unit Date [1939] Start Date 19390101 End Date 19391231 Plans and sketches relating to unnamed properties including block pla... Title Plans and sketches relating to unnamed properties including block plan of location of properties belonging to Mrs J E Roots, H S Roots esq and C [R]oots esq between [Dawnays] Hill (leading to Brookwood and Guildford) and School Lane. Outer plan is in very poor condition. 11 sheets Reference 7350/2/15/1-11 Unit Date nd [20th cent] Start Date 19000101 End Date 19991231
sub series: 7350/2/ - Headley Down Cottages Date: 1933-1937 File relating to 4 pairs of new cottages in Curtis Lane, Headley Down... Title File relating to 4 pairs of new cottages in Curtis Lane, Headley Down, for the Headley Public Utility Society Limited, including correspondence, site plan, and articles of agreement, Jul 1933 Reference 7350/2/16 Unit Date Jun 1933 -Oct 1937 Start Date 19330600 End Date 19371000
sub series: 7350/2/ - 'Copse Hanger' Date: 1935-1937 File and loose papers relating to proposed house [later known as 'Cop... Title File and loose papers relating to proposed house [later known as 'Copse Hanger'] at Primrose Hill/Ridge, Godalming, for J C Withers, esq, including correspondence, articles of agreement, 8th scale colour working drawings and sketch plans Reference 7350/2/17 Unit Date Aug 1935 -May 1937 Start Date 19350800 End Date 19370500
sub series: 7350/2/ - Bramley Mill Scope: For further records relating to Bramley Mill, see -/2/11-12 and -/3/9. Date: 1936-1950 File relating to alterations to Bramley Mill, Snowdenham Road, Bramle... Title File relating to alterations to Bramley Mill, Snowdenham Road, Bramley, which John Brownrigg leased in order to convert it into a private residence and re-let it. File includes correspondence regarding the Youth Hostel Association, analysis of water supply, utilities, and rents from Mr and Mrs R S King; lease of Bramley Mill for 21 years by Mrs Ricardo of Bramley Park, widow, to John Brownrigg, 1936; Hambledon Rural District Council plan of Bramley Mill Lane site and proposed 2 pairs of permanent houses, Jan 1947; specification notes; pencil sketches, ground and first floor plans, and 8th scale working drawings of alterations to Bramley Mill Reference 7350/2/18 Unit Date May 1936 -Jan 1947 Start Date 19360500 End Date 19470100 File relating to Bramley Mill, Snowdenham Road, Bramley, including co... Title File relating to Bramley Mill, Snowdenham Road, Bramley, including correspondence regarding its sale to John Brownrigg and proposed work to be carried out Reference 7350/2/19 Unit Date Mar 1947 -Jun 1950 Start Date 19470300 End Date 19500600
sub series: 7350/2/ - Whitmore Farm Date: 1936-[1937] File relating to alterations to Whitmore Farm Cottage, Pyle Hill, Sut... Title File relating to alterations to Whitmore Farm Cottage, Pyle Hill, Sutton Green/Worplesdon, for Mr Wolsey, including correspondence and 1/8th scale sketch plans Reference 7350/2/20 Unit Date 1936-[1937] Start Date 19360101 End Date 19371231
sub series: 7350/2/ - Fernden School, Haslemere Scope: Brownrigg worked on Fernden School in 1938-39; for further records relating to the school, see -/2/11 and -/2/13-14. Date: nd [1937]-1940 Prospectus for Fernden School, Haslemere, preparatory for the public ... Title Prospectus for Fernden School, Haslemere, preparatory for the public schools and the Royal Navy. Contents also includes location map and pictures of the school and surrounding area Reference 7350/2/21 Unit Date nd [?1930s] Start Date 19300101 End Date 19391231 File relating to work done at Fernden School, Haslemere, for Mr C A G... Title File relating to work done at Fernden School, Haslemere, for Mr C A G Brownrigg, including conversion of existing classroom into a Memorial Library, conversion of changing room into air raid shelter, and additions to Long Mead Cottage. File contains specifications of works, correspondence and working drawings of proposed Memorial Library and furniture, and air raid shelter Reference 7350/2/22 Unit Date Jul 1937 -Jan 1940 Start Date 19370700 End Date 19400100
sub series: 7350/2/ - Devil's Punch Bowl, Hindhead Date: 1937-1938 File relating to conversion of 5 cottages and further building develo... Title File relating to conversion of 5 cottages and further building development of 4 houses at Highcombe Bottom, Devil's Punch Bowl, Hindhead, for W G Lambert, esq. Includes specification of work to be carried out at Cottage No.1, Apr 1938; correspondence with F W Marten of Marten & Carnaby, surveyors, valuers, estate agents and auctioneers, relating to water supply analysis and the sale of the property to The National Trust; correspondence with Hambledon Rural District Council relating to the District Council's refusal of planning permission; sketch drawings, and related papers. Also includes specification of work to be carried out at Horne Park Cottages, Brickhouse Lane, Newchapel. [For further records relating to Cottage No.1, Devil's Punch Bowl, Dec 1937, see -/2/11] Reference 7350/2/23 Unit Date Nov 1937 -Jul 1938 Start Date 19371100 End Date 19380700
sub series: 7350/2/ - Silkmore Lane, West Horsley Date: 1938 1/8th inch scale working drawings of proposed new cottage, Silkmore L... Title 1/8th inch scale working drawings of proposed new cottage, Silkmore Lane, West Horsley, for Miss Ward Hunt by John Brownrigg. 1 sheet Reference 7350/2/24 Unit Date Apr 1938 Start Date 19380400 End Date 19380400
sub series: 7350/2/ - Cottesmore School Date: nd [?1939] Plans of furniture and [boys' toilets], and watercolour painting of d... Title Plans of furniture and [boys' toilets], and watercolour painting of dining room for Cottesmore School, Hove, by John Brownrigg. 4 sheets. [For further records relating to Cottesmore School, see -/2/14] Reference 7350/2/25 Unit Date nd [?1939] Start Date 19390101 End Date 19391231
sub series: 7350/2/ - War damage Scope: John Brownrigg worked as a Panel architect on war damage valuation for the War Damage Commission, Sep 1940-Mar 1941. Date: 1939-1941 File relating to war damage to properties including valuation details... Title File relating to war damage to properties including valuation details, prices and compensation claims. Includes list of properties affected in Shalford, Shamley Green, Godalming, Cranleigh, Worplesdon and Milford Reference 7350/2/26 Unit Date 1939-1941 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19411231 Bundle of indices of war damage (divided into districts of Guildford)... Title Bundle of indices of war damage (divided into districts of Guildford) Reference 7350/2/27 Unit Date 1940-1941 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19411231 Bundle of correspondence with Frederick J Hodgson, 'key man to Panel'... Title Bundle of correspondence with Frederick J Hodgson, 'key man to Panel', the Panel, and District Valuer with regard to war damage to properties Reference 7350/2/28 Unit Date 1940-1941 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19411231 War damage valuation file labelled 'D – Completed Schedules'. Includ... Title War damage valuation file labelled 'D – Completed Schedules'. Includes lists of claims, war damage compensation reports, rough notes and sketch maps Reference 7350/2/29 Unit Date 1940-1941 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19411231 Correspondence from Valuation Office regarding Brownrigg's war-time d... Title Correspondence from Valuation Office regarding Brownrigg's war-time duties and his call up for the Navy. 3 sheets Reference 7350/2/30 Unit Date 8-19 Mar 1941 Start Date 19410308 End Date 19410319
sub series: 7350/2/ - Ellens Green Memorial Hall Date: 1948 Plan for main hall window at Ellens Green Memorial Hall, Ewhurst ... Title Plan for main hall window at Ellens Green Memorial Hall, Ewhurst Reference 7350/2/31 Unit Date 10 Jul 1948 Start Date 19480710 End Date 19480710
sub series: 7350/2/ - Chantry View Road, Guildford Date: [1953]-1976 Plans for proposed house [and bungalow] at The Quarry, Chantry View R... Title Plans for proposed house [and bungalow] at The Quarry, Chantry View Road, Guildford, for John Brownrigg, including working drawings, 8th inch scale plans, sections of levels, and plans of quarry site, drainage and electrical cabling. 4 rolls and 6 flat sheets Reference 7350/2/32/1-10 Unit Date [Jan 1953 -Dec 1964] Start Date 19530100 End Date 19641200 Black and white photographs of an unnamed bungalow built on platform ... Title Black and white photographs of an unnamed bungalow built on platform on hillside, surrounded by trees with other houses on the horizon [possibly John Brownrigg's bungalow at The Quarry, Chantry View Road, Guildford?]. 2 items Reference 7350/2/33 Unit Date nd [1950s -1960s] Start Date 19500101 End Date 19691231 Plans of proposed additions to 3 Chantry View Road, Guildford. 1 rol... Title Plans of proposed additions to 3 Chantry View Road, Guildford. 1 roll Reference 7350/2/34 Unit Date 1976 Start Date 19760101 End Date 19761231
sub series: 7350/2/ - The Hospital of the Blessed Trinity, Guildford Scope: The plans suggest that John Brownrigg's firm began to work on the hospital in c.1956. Date: 1928-1972 Rolls of plans relating to The Hospital of the Blessed Trinity [known... Title Rolls of plans relating to The Hospital of the Blessed Trinity [known as Abbot's Hospital], High Street, Guildford, by R Duncan Scott or Scott Brownrigg & Turner, architects. Includes plans for bathroom and scullery; bracing of front wall, 1956; alterations including kitchen and bathroom, 1962; ground and first floor plans; proposed wrought iron railing to North Street frontage of Trinity Hospital, Mar 1957; central heating and hot water, Apr 1964; timber flooring; proposed flat for Major and Mrs Mostyn, 1971; and boiler chamber, 1964. The earliest plans are dated Nov 1928 and include east elevation of quadrangle, and ground, mezzanine and first floor plans, for which [Clemence] & Co were architects. Also includes pencil drawings, blueprints, and some related notes. 7 rolls Reference 7350/2/35/1-7 Unit Date 1928-1972 Start Date 19280101 End Date 19721231
sub series: 7350/2/ - Ekstrom House, New York Date: 1956-1957 Sketch plans and elevations and sketch drawing of Ekstrom House, 525 ... Title Sketch plans and elevations and sketch drawing of Ekstrom House, 525 East 85th Street, New York, USA. 2 rolls and 1 sheet Reference 7350/2/36 Unit Date Nov 1956 -Jan 1957 Start Date 19561100 End Date 19570100
sub series: 7350/2/ - Redevelopment of Upper High Street, Guildford Date: 1958-[1959] Newspaper article from the Daily Telegraph relating to a major rebuil... Title Newspaper article from the Daily Telegraph relating to a major rebuilding scheme in Upper High Street, Guildford Reference 7350/2/37 Unit Date 9 Sep 1958 Start Date 19580909 End Date 19580909 File of papers relating to the proposed re-development of Upper High ... Title File of papers relating to the proposed re-development of Upper High Street, Guildford, Stage II, and alterations to the Municipal Offices. Includes floor plans and sketches Reference 7350/2/38 Unit Date 6 Nov 1959 Start Date 19591106 End Date 19591106 Addendum report for proposed redevelopment of Upper High Street, Guil... Title Addendum report for proposed redevelopment of Upper High Street, Guildford, Stage II including alterations to the Municipal Offices; with revised site plan Reference 7350/2/39 Unit Date nd [1959] Start Date 19590101 End Date 19591231
sub series: 7350/2/ - Catteshall Hatch Date: 1960 Plan including site plan, plans, elevations and sections of house for... Title Plan including site plan, plans, elevations and sections of house for Mr A J Potter, 9 Catteshall Hatch, Farncombe, by Scott Brownrigg & Turner Reference 7350/2/40 Unit Date 25 Feb 1960 Start Date 19600225 End Date 19600225
sub series: 7350/2/ - Cedar Homes Ltd of Guildford Scope: The records suggest that John Brownrigg started his involvement with Cedar Homes Ltd in c.1960. Date: Dec 1950-1969 File relating to Cedar Homes Ltd of Guildford, and its 'America Line'... Title File relating to Cedar Homes Ltd of Guildford, and its 'America Line' houses. Includes correspondence regarding John Brownrigg's provision of estimates, plans and drawings for the company, and other issues concerning design and construction; advertisement for 'America Line' houses from The Builder supplement, 30 Sep 1960; notes from meeting between Cedar Homes Ltd and John Brownrigg, 31 Oct 1960; newspaper cuttings including Daily Mail article, 25 Apr 1960, regarding the American packaged house; correspondence, sketches and plan of site for proposed bungalow for H Bacon esq at land adjacent to Neerem, New Road, Tilthams, May 1960; plan of land at Green Lane, Binscombe, Godalming, showing layout for 100 dwellings, nd; plans and sketches of various models of house and bungalow produced by Cedar Homes Ltd, Dec 1950-1968; specification for 3 models of garage, Jul 1959; and 'confidential' builders' notes about 'America Line – Brick Skin Houses', Jun 1960. Also includes letter to Major J R More- Molyneux of Cedar Homes Ltd regarding 'America Line' houses, 14 Jul 1960 Reference 7350/2/41 Unit Date Dec 1950 -1968 Start Date 19501200 End Date 19681231 Folder of information from Cedar Homes Ltd, Artington, Guildford, rel... Title Folder of information from Cedar Homes Ltd, Artington, Guildford, relating to Guildwood 'America Line' brick skin houses including 'The Long Island' model. Includes copy plans Reference 7350/2/42 Unit Date 1956-1960 Start Date 19560101 End Date 19601231 Article on 'Timber Housing and Insulation' ... Title Article on 'Timber Housing and Insulation' Reference 7350/2/43 Unit Date Nov 1958 Start Date 19581100 End Date 19581100 Plan of standard model of the 'America Line' 'Long Island House' by C... Title Plan of standard model of the 'America Line' 'Long Island House' by Cedar Homes Ltd Reference 7350/2/44 Unit Date 13 Apr 1960 Start Date 19600413 End Date 19600413 Bundle of papers including negative and positive prints of drawings o... Title Bundle of papers including negative and positive prints of drawings of the 'America Line Long Island House' by Cedar Homes Ltd, nd; other sketch drawings of the 'Long Island House'; copy of preliminary sketch plan of the 'Long Island House' by John Brownrigg, 26 Jul 1960; negative copy of plan showing standard model of house with fireplace, 13 Apr 1960; and ink sketches of garden and interior Reference 7350/2/45 Unit Date [1960] Start Date 19600101 End Date 19601231 Copy preliminary sketch plan of Cedar Homes Ltd's 'America Line' 2 be... Title Copy preliminary sketch plan of Cedar Homes Ltd's 'America Line' 2 bedroom model Reference 7350/2/46 Unit Date Apr 1960 Start Date 19600400 End Date 19600400 Article regarding Cedar Homes Ltd's 'America Line' packaged houses, r... Title Article regarding Cedar Homes Ltd's 'America Line' packaged houses, reprinted from The Illustrated Carpenter and Builder Reference 7350/2/47 Unit Date 27 May 1960 Start Date 19600527 End Date 19600527 Pencil and ink sketches of the 'Long Island House' by Cedar Homes Ltd... Title Pencil and ink sketches of the 'Long Island House' by Cedar Homes Ltd, Architects: Scott Brownrigg and Turner Reference 7350/2/48 Unit Date Jul 1960 Start Date 19600700 End Date 19600700 Plans of Guildway Patio House. Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot 1 roll ... Title Plans of Guildway Patio House. Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot 1 roll Reference 7350/2/49 Unit Date 1969 Start Date 19690101 End Date 19691231 Ink illustration of unnamed bungalow [possibly a Cedar Homes Ltd desi... Title Ink illustration of unnamed bungalow [possibly a Cedar Homes Ltd design?] Reference 7350/2/50 Unit Date nd [mid 20th cent] Start Date 19340101 End Date 19661231
sub series: 7350/2/ - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford Date: 1961-1967 Newspaper article from the Guardian relating to an 'ambitious' theatr... Title Newspaper article from the Guardian relating to an 'ambitious' theatre project in Guildford being planned by Mr John Brownrigg Reference 7350/2/51 Unit Date 5 Oct 1961 Start Date 19611005 End Date 19611005 File containing articles written by John Brownrigg on the Yvonne Arna... Title File containing articles written by John Brownrigg on the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and related correspondence Reference 7350/2/52 Unit Date 1961-1967 Start Date 19610101 End Date 19671231 Leaflet entitled 'Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust Guildford' promoting th... Title Leaflet entitled 'Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust Guildford' promoting the Founders' [donation] Scheme. Includes 2 miniature sketches of the theatre [for inclusion in the leaflet?] Reference 7350/2/53 Unit Date [1963] Start Date 19630101 End Date 19631231 Bulletin for Association of British Theatre Technicians, Year 2, Numb... Title Bulletin for Association of British Theatre Technicians, Year 2, Number 3, including article entitled 'Mechanised Theatre for the 20th Century' by David Poulson. Leaflet includes sheet of handwritten notes Reference 7350/2/54 Unit Date Jan 1964 Start Date 19640100 End Date 19640100 Pencil sketches [of a theatre]. On reverse of one of the sheets is a... Title Pencil sketches [of a theatre]. On reverse of one of the sheets is agenda for council meeting of South Eastern Society of Architects (SESA), 24 Feb 1955. 3 sheets Reference 7350/2/55 Unit Date nd [mid 20th cent]-1955 Start Date 19340101 End Date 19551231
sub series: 7350/2/ - Chandler C of E (Aided) Junior School, Witley Date: 1971-1972 Papers relating to the design of accommodation for Chandler C of E (A... Title Papers relating to the design of accommodation for Chandler C of E (Aided) Junior School, Witley, including sketches/working drawings, plans, schedule of teaching accommodation, correspondence, and agenda and directive for Consultants Meeting No.1, 1 Nov 1972 Reference 7350/2/56 Unit Date 1971-1972 Start Date 19710101 End Date 19721231
sub series: 7350/2/ - The County Club, Guildford Date: nd [mid 20th cent] Copy sketch plans of conversion of ground floor of The County Club, 1... Title Copy sketch plans of conversion of ground floor of The County Club, 160 High Street, Guildford, to form arcade and 9 small shop units. 10 sheets Reference 7350/2/57/1-10 Unit Date nd [mid 20th cent] Start Date 19340101 End Date 19661231
series: 7350/3/ - JOHN BROWNRIGG'S PERSONAL PAPERS Date: [post 1908]-1975 File entitled 'School of Architecture History and Drawing plates' inc... Title File entitled 'School of Architecture History and Drawing plates' including specimen plates from 'The Domestic Architecture of England During the Tudor Period' by Thomas Garner, architect, and Arthur Stratton, architect, nd [1911 x 1929]; and hand painted sketches of room interiors, nd Reference 7350/3/1 Unit Date nd [c.1911] -1955 Start Date 19100101 End Date 19551231 File of John Brownrigg's personal correspondence to Joyce (his wife) ... Title File of John Brownrigg's personal correspondence to Joyce (his wife) and diary entries and notes about his thoughts and feelings and the depression he suffered from in 1935-1936. Also includes correspondence with Taylor Woodrow (Building Exports) Ltd, London, regarding availability of architectural services in Nyasaland, Mar 1959; newspaper cuttings from The Surrey Advertiser and County Times, 3 Aug 1940, relating to Guildford Town Council business; and 2 plates of houses from The Builder, 22 Sep 1922 Reference 7350/3/2 Unit Date Sep 1922 -Mar 1959 Start Date 19220900 End Date 19590300 Pencil sketch of Vitr? western France ... Title Pencil sketch of Vitr? western France Reference 7350/3/3 Unit Date nd [?1937] Start Date 19370101 End Date 19371231 File of personal correspondence relating to John Brownrigg's terminat... Title File of personal correspondence relating to John Brownrigg's termination of his tenancy of offices at 9 High Street, Guildford, Mar 1940; unsuccessful application for Colonial Employment in Fiji, Feb 1940; late Aunt Laura E Key's unsigned will; finances; the wartime struggles of unemployed architects as highlighted by correspondence from his Bartlett School of Architecture colleagues; letting of the office accommodation in Guildford, Dec 1939; status as a registered architect, 28 Feb 1939, and membership of the Architectural Association and RIBA, 1938-1939; the compilation of a National Register of Architects, 1939; life assurance policy, 1938; enquiries as to vacancies for office juniors and assistants in the Brownrigg office; and possible architectural work in connection with air raid precautions, Apr 1938 Reference 7350/3/4 Unit Date 1938-1940 Start Date 19380101 End Date 19401231 File containing rough drafts and typed copies of short stories, poems... Title File containing rough drafts and typed copies of short stories, poems and film stories written by John Brownrigg, and an envelope of pencil sketches including a portrait of 'John Brownrigg The Author' by A Brownrigg Reference 7350/3/5 Unit Date [1940s] Start Date 19400101 End Date 19491231 2 short stories by Ivan Brig [an alias for John Brownrigg?] and a let... Title 2 short stories by Ivan Brig [an alias for John Brownrigg?] and a letter from John Brownrigg to 'Lilliput', pocket magazine of Hulton Press Ltd, London, asking for them to be considered for publication, 30 Mar 1942. Also includes rough notes Reference 7350/3/6 Unit Date 1942 Start Date 19420101 End Date 19421231 File containing papers including John Brownrigg's application for pre... Title File containing papers including John Brownrigg's application for pre-natal allowance due to the imminent birth of his daughter Gail while serving in the Royal Navy, Jun 1945; his RIBA demobilization and post-war employment questionnaires; personal correspondence with his wife, Mrs Joyce Margaret Brownrigg; notes for talks to architecture students at Guildford School of Art, Sep 194[8]; correspondence relating to his application for job as Deputy Architect for Emergency Training Colleges for Teachers at the Board of Education, 1945; minutes of SESA Guildford District Chapter General Committee Meeting, 11 Jan 1945; and his CV as of 31 May 1945 Reference 7350/3/7 Unit Date 1944-1948 Start Date 19440101 End Date 19481231 File of papers relating to the purchase and sub-sale of 'High Mill', ... Title File of papers relating to the purchase and sub-sale of 'High Mill', Moor Park, Farnham, by John Brownrigg and Miss Bates, 1952; a design for John Brownrigg's studio; perspective sketches; and sailing, [1951]. Includes correspondence, sketches and 3 pages from an unknown publication featuring 'Appleacre', a 4-bedroom family house in Guildford for which Brownrigg and Turner were the architects, nd Reference 7350/3/8 Unit Date 1951-1952 Start Date 19510101 End Date 19521231 File of personal receipts and invoices including those relating to wo... Title File of personal receipts and invoices including those relating to work done on Bramley Mill, and school fees for John Brownrigg's children, Gail and Patrick. [For further records relating to Bramley Mill, see -/2/11-12 and -/2/18-19] Reference 7350/3/9 Unit Date 1951-1953 Start Date 19510101 End Date 19531231 Letter from Duncan Smyth asking John Brownrigg to write him a letter ... Title Letter from Duncan Smyth asking John Brownrigg to write him a letter of recommendation to the Cultural Director of the French Embassy about his sculpture Reference 7350/3/10 Unit Date 22 Mar 1952 Start Date 19520322 End Date 19520322 Lists of visitors at Woodcote Epsom Lodge 6293 ... Title Lists of visitors at Woodcote Epsom Lodge 6293 Reference 7350/3/11 Unit Date 1952-1955 Start Date 19520101 End Date 19551231 File of John Brownrigg entitled 'The Guildford Society', containing a... Title File of John Brownrigg entitled 'The Guildford Society', containing agendas and minutes of committee meetings and Annual General Meetings, May 1954-May 1975; annual reports, 1955-1973; correspondence between John Brownrigg and [associates]; blueprint sketch drawing of taxi/public shelter in front of Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford; Society policy statements and draft constitution, Dec 1958-Sep 1974; Society Sub-Committee and Planning Group reports and recommendations; Guildford Society Newsletter, Mar and Jun 1969, Sep 1970, Sep and Dec 1971, Oct 1972, and Feb 1973; leaflets promoting Society activities including Environment Exhibition, Guildford, 10-24 Jun 1972; income and expenditure account, year ended 31 Mar 1975; and Society programmes, 1971-1974 Reference 7350/3/12 Unit Date 1954-1975 Start Date 19540101 End Date 19751231 File of John Brownrigg entitled 'Guildford Rotary Club' containing co... Title File of John Brownrigg entitled 'Guildford Rotary Club' containing correspondence and papers, agendas and minutes of Rotary Club Committees and some newsletters. Correspondence highlights John Brownrigg's role as Chairman of the Guildford Rotary Club's Community Service Sub-Committee Reference 7350/3/13 Unit Date 1962-1975 Start Date 19620101 End Date 19751231 Notes relating to Picture Post magazine, the rebuilding of landmarks ... Title Notes relating to Picture Post magazine, the rebuilding of landmarks and buildings of historical interest after air raid damage and architectural planning for 'a better Britain' Reference 7350/3/14 Unit Date nd [?post 1945] Start Date 19450101 End Date 19451231 Photographs of Surrey Almshouses taken by John Brownrigg or his fathe... Title Photographs of Surrey Almshouses taken by John Brownrigg or his father, Annesley Brownrigg. Some are identified on back and include Abbots Hospital (Guildford), and buildings in Reigate and Dorking. 18 items Reference 7350/3/15 Unit Date nd [post 1908] Start Date 19080101 End Date 19081231
series: 7350/4/ - MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS Date: 1813-ND [POST 1935] Plan 'of an Estate situate at Point Pleasant near Wandsworth belongin... Title Plan 'of an Estate situate at Point Pleasant near Wandsworth belonging to Josephus Gattey Esq'. Names of landowners and their claims to land are given. Surveyor: G Mills Ink and colour on paper, in very poor condition. Scale: approx. 2" to 3 chains. Size: approx. 14.5" x 9.25" Reference 7350/4/1 Unit Date 1813 Start Date 18130101 End Date 18131231 Plan showing 4 sketches of land in Wandsworth. Names of landowners a... Title Plan showing 4 sketches of land in Wandsworth. Names of landowners are given. Ink and colour on fabric. Various scales. Size: approx. 19.75" x 30.25" Reference 7350/4/2 Unit Date nd [post 1881] Start Date 18810101 End Date 18811231 Copy sketch drawing of estate in Birmingham/Staffordshire featuring L... Title Copy sketch drawing of estate in Birmingham/Staffordshire featuring Lichfield Road to Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield. Stamped 'Robert [?] and Sons Ltd' Reference 7350/4/3 Unit Date nd [post 1935] Start Date 19350101 End Date 19351231
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