SIMPSON and BRIDGMAN

Architect

The partnership between T SIMPSON and HH BRIDGMAN formed in September 1915 in Oudtshoorn. In 1918 Bridgman went to take care of an office of a relation in Salisbury (Harare), Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) (W D'Arcy CATHCART). It is not certain what date he returned to Oudtshoorn but probably about 1920. During the two years or so that Bridgman was away the office was run by Simpson. After the Second World War the firm was joined by OAH BRIDGMAN, Bridgman's son. JFR SIMPSON, no relation of T Simpson's, entered into partnership with Bridgman (after 1945?) and the firm continued to practise under the same style in Oudtshoorn; Olaf Bridgman died in 1976. The office ledgers, dating from 1915 until the end of 1940, still existed in 1985 giving details of jobs brought into the firm by each partner and responsibility for execution. The firm then still practiced under the same style.

(Greig 1971; Ferreira 1985; Simpson & Bridgman 1985)

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

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Assembly Hall, Outeniqua Public School: 1931. George, Western Cape - Architect

Barclays Bank - now FNB: 1968. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

Board of Executors Building: 1920. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape - Architect

Convent: 1922. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape - Architect

Elandskraal: 1912. Knysna, Western Cape - Architect

Fyfe's Pharmacy: 1923. Knysna, Western Cape - Architect

Hospital: 1923. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape - Architect

House C Searle: 1914. Great Brak River, Western Cape - Architect

House HB Anneberg: 1912. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

House JL Potgeiter: 1925. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

House R Gavin, Welbedacht: 1914. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

Midland Hospital: 1920. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape - Architect

Municipal Offices: 1963. Knysna, Western Cape - Architect

Music & Pupil Teachers' Dept, Girls' High School: 1912. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1922. Knysna, Western Cape - Architect

Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1921. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

NG Kerk Parsonage: 1914. Jansenville, Eastern Cape - Architect

Outeniqua Lodge: 1924. George, Western Cape - Architect

Plan for synagogue, not built: 1911. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

Poor School: 1912. George, Western Cape - Architect

Poor School: 1912. Wittedrif, Western Cape - Architect

Presbyterian Church: 1933-1934. George, Western Cape - Architect

Presbyterian Church: 1923. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

Primary School, bldg, Waterford: 1939. George, Western Cape - Architect

Public School: 1912. Aberdeen, Eastern Cape - Architect

Public School: 1916. Knysna, Western Cape - Architect

Riethuiskraal Primary School, bldg: 1934. Riversdale, Western Cape - Architect

School: 1923. De Rust, Western Cape - Architect

School: 1914. George, Western Cape - Architect

School: 1915. Klipplaat, Eastern Cape - Architect

School: 1914. Knysna, Western Cape - Architect

School: 1921. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

School at Diep Rivier (Langkloof): 1937. George, Western Cape - Architect

School bldgs: 1912. Willowmore, Eastern Cape - Architect

St George's Anglican Church - Second: 1926-1928. Knysna, Western Cape - Architect

Standard Bank and Manager's house: 1911. George, Western Cape - Architect

Store and Motor Garage: 1913. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

Teacher's house, Warmwater Primary School: 1938. George, Western Cape - Architect

Thesen & Co Saw Mills: 1916. Knysna, Western Cape - Architect

Town Hall: 1911. George, Western Cape - Architect

Town Hall: 1925. Willowmore, Eastern Cape - Architect

Wesleyan Parsonage: 1912. Oudtshoorn, Western Cape - Architect

Books citing SIMPSON and BRIDGMAN

Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pp 519

ISAA. 1969. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1968-1969 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1968-1969. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 156, 165