FARROW and STOCKS

Architect

In 1924 JWH FARROW was joined by CWB STOCKS in East London and in 1926 they entered into partnership, the firm known as FARROW & STOCKS in 1928. The office won first premium in the competition for the Cape Divisional Offices, Greenmarket Square in Cape Town (1925), built later elsewhere and not to their designs. The 1930s are the best-documented period of their work. They were in considerable demand throughout the Eastern Province. While the large buildings made use of classical vocabulary, some of the smaller commercial buildings such as Whittaker's Building in East London (1930-1931) were of modern design. In 1933 an attempt was made to open a Durban branch office, abandoned in 1935. In 1939 JW FARROW was admitted to the partnership (cf FARROW, STOCKS & FARROW).

(AB&E Dec 1925:3; SAB Jul 1933:39)

Cape Town: Divisional Council HQ, won in competition (AB&E Dec 1925:3) 1925; East London: Whittaker's bldg, Oxford St (SAB Jan 1930:37; SAB Mar 1931:15 ill) 1930-1; Housewifery Dept at East London Technical College (SAB Jan 1930:39) 1930; Irwin & Johnson cold storage (SAB Apr 1930:47 tend) 1930; King William's Town: Standard Bank, McClean St (SAB Apr 1930:47 tend) 1930; Queenstown: Barclays Bank (SAB Mar 1930:41; Cumming-George 1933:136) 1930?; East London: House S Max (SAB Mar 1930:43) 1930 House WG Martin, Nahoon (SAB May 1930:47) 1930; Divisional Council Bldgs, Buxton St (SAB Jun 1930:51) 1930?; E Baker's Bldg, Terminus St (SAB Jun 1930:51) 1930; Continental Hotel, add (SAB Oct 1930:45) 1930; Wool Exchange (SAB Nov 1930:95; SAB Jul 1931:27 ill) ?1930; Museum, Oxford St (SAB Nov 1930:95, tend; SAB Mar 1931:51) 1930-1; YWCA, North St (SAB Dec 1930:33) ?1930; Queenstown: Standard Bank, Cathcart Rd (SAB Jan 1931:ill) c1931; East London: Mutual Benefit Bldg Soc, Terminus St (SAB Feb 1931:41) ?1931; Phoenix Hotel, rebuilt (SAB Mar 1931:51) 1931-2; St John's Church, vestry (SAB Apr 1931:49) 1931; House Lt Col NG Lewis, Selbourne (SAB May 1931:43) 1931; Cradock: Land and Agricultural Bank (SAB Jun 1931:41) 1931; Standard Bank (SAB Jun 1931:41; Cumming-George 1:137) 1931; East London: Shops/offices, Oxford/Stephenson Sts (SAB Jul 1931:49) 1931; House W Bradford, St Patrick's Rd (SAB Aug 1931:41) 1931; Standard Bldg Soc,alt/add, Terminus St, assoc archts JL HALL, E STEVENSON (SAB Sep 1931:50) 1931; McClean (McClear?) Town Public School, bldg (SAB Oct 1931:73) 1931; East London: House MM Longmore, Athlone Crescent (SAB Nov 1931:35) 1931; House CK Bradley, Arnoldton (SAB Dec 1931:35) 1931-2; Flats, Oxford/Stephenson Sts (SAB Jan 1932:29) 1932; Clarendon Hotel (SAB Mar 1932:37; SAB Jul 1932:45) ?1932; Stutterheim: School bldgs and teacher's quarters for the Waterlily Public School (SAB Mar 1932:29) 1932; East London: House Dr GJC Smythe, St George's Rd (SAB Mar 1931:37) 1932; Tarkastad: Standard Bank (SAB Mar 1932:37) 1932; East London: Gonubie Manor Hotel, reconstr (SAB Sep 1932:41) 1932-3; King William's Town: Bowker's Creameries Factory (SAB Oct 1932:99) 1932-3; Queenstown: Frontier Hospital (SAB Oct 1932:99, tend) 1932-4; East London: House Mrs G Chatterton (SAB Oct 1932:99; SAB Jan 1933:37) 1932-3; Flats for AE Brown, St Luke's Rd (SAB Dec 1932:36) 1932; Umtata: Boys' School (SAB Oct 1932:99) 1932; East London: Hospital for Infectious Diseases (SAB Jan 1933:37 tend) 1933; Clarendon Hotel, ballroom (SAB Jan 1933:37) ?1933; King William's Town: Afrikaans Medium School (SAB Mar 1933:41) 1933; Bowker's Park Creamery (SAB Mar 1933:41) 1933; East London: Garlick's stores, Oxford St (SAB Jun 1933:41) 1933; House Hunter, Wilsonia (SAB Jul 1933:39) 1933; Gonubie Mouth: Primary School (SAB Oct 1933:33) 1933; Queenstown: Frontier Hospital (SAB Jun 1934) 1934; East London: Gibberd, Bryant & Co, alt/add, Oxford St (SAB Sep 1934:49) 1934; House HP Perks, Gately St (SAB Sep 1934:49) 1934; Eastern Province Bldg Soc, Terminus St (SAB Sep 1934:49) 1934; Adla House, Terminus St (SAB Sep 1934:49) 1934; Queenstown: Daily Representative offices, reconstr (SAB Sep 1934:55 proposed) 1934; East London: House FV Bryant (SAB Jan 1935:53) 1935; Flagstaff: Primary School (SAB Apr 1935:29) 1935; Umtata: Hospital (SAB Apr 1935:31) 1935; East London: House Hasenjager, Thorburn Terrace (SAB May 1935:53) 1935; East London Club (SAB May 1935:53) 1935; Frere: Frere hospital, alt (SAB Jul 1935:57) 1935; Kidd's Beach: School (SAB Jul 1935:57) 1935; King William's Town: Girls' High School, bldg (SAB Nov 1935:45) 1935; East London: Selbourne College, Principal's residence (SAB Dec 1935:58) 1935; House FW Meyer (SAB Dec 1935:58) 1935; Offices and show rooms for AJ Ries, Oxford St (SAB Dec 1935:58) 1935; Girls' High School, bldg (SAB Oct 1935:89; SAB Feb 1936:50) 1936?; Fort Beaufort: Hospital (SAB Dec 1935:58) 1936?; East London: Flats for Mrs CB Stocks, Currie St (SAB Apr 1936:50) 1936; Girls' High School, hostel (SAB Apr 1936:50) 1936; House HB Robbis (SAB Apr 1936:50) 1936; SA Mutual & Investment Trust Bldg, alt, Terminus St (SAB Jun 1936:55) 1936; Belgrave Hotel, Kimberley Rd (SAB Sep 1936:63) 1936; House JW Farrow (SAB Sep 1936:63, tend) 1936; Flats for HP Krubbs, Bonanza St (SAB Dec 1936:52) 1936; King William's Town: Central Woodwork Bldg, Thomas St (SAB Mar 1937:53) 1937; East London: Flats/shops, Fleet St for Smit & Rootman (SAB Apr 1937:62) 1937; House EC Makin (SAB Apr 1937:63) 1937; Flats for ER Grey (SAB Apr 1937:63) 1937; Panmure Theatre (Colosseum?), Market Sq, assoc archt PR COOKE (SAB May 1937:63) 1937-8; Flats HAB Winklelman, Rees St (SAB May 1937:63) 1937; King William's Town: Grey Hospital, Nurses' Homes (SAB Oct 1937:63) 1937?; East London: Motor show rooms and offices for Manning and Patterson, Fleet St (SAB Feb 1938:63) 1938; Fire Station (SAB Feb 1938:63) 1938; East London Golf Club House (SAB Jun 1938:64) 1938; Langham Hotel, add (SAB Jun 1938:64) 1938; Queenstown: Queen's College High School, hostel for boys (SAB Jun 1938: 67) 1938; East London: Coloured Secondary School, bldg (SAB Sep 1938:68) 1938; House Mr Ewing (of Jhb), West Bank (SAB Sep 1938:68) 1938; Cofimvaba: Primary School (SAB Oct 1938:64) 1938; Port Elizabeth: Smith Sign Co, (SAB Dec 1938:64) 1938; East London: Kaffrarian Steam Mill Co. Ltd, Mill, Dyer Sts (SAB Dec 1938 64) ?1939; House R Bryant (SAB Jul 1939:67) 1939; Perseverance Bldg Soc (SAB Jul 1939:67) 1939; Umtata: General Council Chamber and offices of United Transkeian Territories General Council (SA Archt Nov 1939:284) 1939; Port St John's: Town hall, proposed (CAD M2/2424) n.d.

All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.

List of projects

With photographs
With notes

Adla House: 1934. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Afrikaans Medium School: 1933. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect

Albany Museum: 1945. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Architect

Albany Museum, Natural Sciences Building: 1945. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Architect

Barclays Bank: 1930. Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape - Architect

Belgrave Hotel: n.d. : 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect 1936

Bowker's Park Creamery: 1932-1933. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect

Boys' School: 1932. Mthatha, Eastern Cape - Architect

Central Woodwork Bldg: 1937. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect

Clarendon Hotel: 1932 : 1933. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Colosseum Theatre: 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Coloured Secondary School, bldg: 1938. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Continental Hotel: n.d. : 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect 1930

Daily Representative offices, reconstr: 1934. Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape - Architect

Divisional Council Bldgs: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Divisional Council HQ: 1925. Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

E Baker's Bldg: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

East London Club: 1935. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

East London Golf Club House: 1938. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Eastern Province Bldg Soc, Terminus St: 1934. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Fire Station: 1938. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Flats: 1932. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Flats for AE Brown: 1932. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Flats for ER Grey: 1937. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Flats for HP Krubbs: 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Flats for Mrs CB Stocks: 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Flats HAB Winklelman: 1937. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Flats/shops, Fleet St for Smit & Rootman: 1937. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Frere hospital, alt: 1935. Frere, KwaZulu-Natal - Architect

Frontier Hospital: 1932. Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape - Architect

Garlick's stores, Oxford St: 1933. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Gibberd, Bryant & Co, alt/add: 1934. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Girls' High School, bldg: 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Girls' High School, bldg: 1935. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect

Girls' High School, hostel: 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Gonubie Manor Hotel, reconstr: 1932. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Great War Memorial 1914-1918: 1933. Peddie, Eastern Cape - Architect

Grey Hospital, Nurses' Homes: 1937. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect

Hospital: 1936. Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape - Architect

Hospital: 1935. Mthatha, Eastern Cape - Architect

Hospital for Infectious Diseases: 1933. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House CK Bradley: 1931. Arnoldton, East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House Dr GJC Smythe: 1932. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House EC Makin: 1937. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House FV Bryant: 1935. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House FW Meyer: 1935. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House Hasenjager, Thorburn Terrace: 1935. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House HB Robbis: 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House HP Perks: 1934. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House Hunter: 1933. Wilsonia, East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House JW Farrow: 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House Lt Col NG Lewis: 1931. Selborne, East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House MM Longmore: 1931. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House Mr Ewing (of Jhb): 1938. West Bank, East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House Mrs G Chatterton: 1932. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House R Bryant: 1939. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House S Max: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House W Bradford: 1931. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

House WG Martin: 1930. Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Housewifery Dept at East London Technical College: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Irvin & Johnson cold storage: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Kaffrarian Steam Mill Co. Ltd: 1939. Arcadia, East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Land and Agricultural Bank: 1931. Cradock, Eastern Cape - Architect

Langham Hotel: n.d. : 1938. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Motor show rooms and offices for Manning and Patterson: 1938. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Museum: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Mutual Benefit Bldg Soc: 1931. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Offices and show rooms for AJ Ries: 1935. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Panmure Theatre (Colosseum?): 1937. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Perseverance Building Society: 1939. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Phoenix Hotel, rebuilt: 1931. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Primary School: 1938. Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape - Architect

Primary School: 1935. Flagstaff, Eastern Cape - Architect

Primary School: 1933. Gonubie Mouth, Eastern Cape - Architect

Queen's College High School, hostel for boys: 1938. Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape - Architect

SA Mutual & Investment Trust Bldg, alt: 1936. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

School: 1935. Kidd's Beach, Eastern Cape - Architect

School bldgs and teacher's quarters for the Waterlily Public School: 1932. Stutterheim, Eastern Cape - Architect

Selborne College, Principal's residence: 1935. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Shops/offices: 1931. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Smith Sign Co: 1938. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape - Architect

St John's Church, vestry: 1931. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Standard Bank: 1931. Cradock, Eastern Cape - Architect

Standard Bank: c1931. Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape - Architect

Standard Bank: 1930. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect

Standard Bank: 1932. Tarkastad, Eastern Cape - Architect

Standard Bldg Soc,alt/add, assoc archts JL HALL, E STEVENSON: 1931. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Town hall, proposed: n.d.. Port St John's, Eastern Cape - Architect

Town Public School, bldg: 1931. Nqanqarhu (Maclear), Eastern Cape - Architect

Whittaker's bldg: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

Wool Exchange: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect

YWCA: 1930. East London, Eastern Cape - Architect