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Peter Womersley, Architect, Buildings, English Studio, Project, Info, Office, News
Peter Womersley : Architecture Information
Modern UK Architect : Scottish + English Projects
Peter Womersley Architecture - Photos of Gala Stadium
Fairydean Stadium, Galashiels FC, Borders, Scotland
1965

photos © Adrian Welch
Gala Fairydean Stadium
This building is designed in a similar architecture style to Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. The raw shuttering of the concrete, the powerful angular forms and the focus on cantilever and buttresses in tension are dominant. This building was controversially listed by Historic Scotland in late 2006.
Peter Womersley Building - News
Farnley Hey, Huddersfield, England
1955
Currently for sale (Apr 2012)
Website with sales details: http://www.wowhaus.co.uk/2011/06/04/on-the-market-1950s-farnley-hey-house-by-peter-womersley-in-farnley-tyas-near-huddersfield-west-yorkshire/#more-276
The residence has a Grade II listing.
The unusual glass design of the house won widespread acclaim
This Modern house is located in a 1.2 acre plot
Peter Womersley Architect - Key Projects
Peter Womersley Scottish Projects
Health Centre, Kelso, Borders, Scotland
1967
Group Practice building
Bernat Klein Studio, Selkirk, Borders, Scotland
1969-72
now listed, for Yugoslavian textile designer
Bernat Klein Studio project, Scottish Borders, Scotland
2002-

photo : Rebecca Wober
Klein Studio : house, by architect Peter Womersley
Dingleton Boiler House - redevelopment, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
2008-

image : studio DuB
Dingleton Boiler House
Redevelopment of the Boiler house, by architect Peter Womersley
Garleton Unit, Herdmanflat Hospital, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1965
Under refurbishment in 2012.
Monklands Leisure Centre, Bank Street, Langloan, Coatbridge
1977
One of Womersley’s final projects, rather dull
Nuffield Transplantation Surgery Unit, Western General Hospital (WGH),
Crewe, Edinburgh, Scotland
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photo © Adrian Welch
The Nuffield Transplantation Surgery Unit was a sophisticated purpose-built unit for transplantation which aimed to provide a "germ-free" environment for transplant patients.
Peter Womersley Key Building
Farnley Hey, or Farnley Tyas, Huddersfield, 1952-55, by Peter Womersley:
Farnley Hey house was built by Law Stead, a building company owned by Peter Stead, Architect, 1922-99, known for modern & inspirational architecture proposals.
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Practice Information
Former English modernist architect practice
Peter Womersley (1923-93) was a British architect, known for his work in the modernist style.
This Modernist architect lived in the Scottish Borders.
He was influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and by the American Case Study Houses.
Another Modern Architect based in the UK with buildings in Scotland is Basil Spence
Modern Architects
Iconic Buildings
Modern Houses

photo : Morley von Sternberg
Architecture Studios
Bernat Klein Studio
This bold modern studio was voted 5th of the Best 100 Modern Scottish Buildings in Oct 2005. The building is being refurbished and redeveloped by Duffy & Batt Architects
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Peter Womersley buildings - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
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