Farmer and Dark
Farmer and Dark was an architectural practice known for public sector works in post-war Britain. They designed several power stations for the Central Electricity Generating Board during this period.[1]
The practice was established in the 1930s by Frank Quentery Farmer and Bernard Frankland Dark.[2]
Selected works
- Willington Power Station[3]
- Marchwood Power Station
- Belvedere Power Station
- Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Liverpool[4]
- Bowater factory, Gillingham[5]
- Loewy offices, Poole[6]
- Fanum House, Basingstoke
- Glenmere Community Primary School in Wigston was built in 1964 and listed at Grade II in 2025.[7]
References
- ^ Design Journal, 1967, https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/DIAD/id/9247/
- ^ AHR Net https://architecture.arthistoryresearch.net/firms/farmer-dark
- ^ Coucill 2017 https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/240588937/Pioneering_Power_ECLAS_Final.pdf
- ^ Modern Mooch https://modernmooch.com/tag/farmer-and-dark/
- ^ RIBA https://www.ribapix.com/factory-for-bowater-packaging-ltd-gillingham-kent-the-water-tower-looking-north-east_riba87552#
- ^ RIBA https://www.ribapix.com/Offices-for-Loewy-Engineering-Co-Ltd-Poole-the-first-floor-development-drawing-office-at-night-seen-from-the-north-west_RIBA122876
- ^ Twentieth Century Society https://c20society.org.uk/news/lincolnshires-innovative-glenmere-school-listed