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
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Adla House: 1934. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Afrikaans Medium School: 1933. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Albany Museum - Second: 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. KuGompo City (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 Building: 1937. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Clarendon Hotel: 1932 : 1933. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Colosseum Theatre: 1936. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Coloured Secondary School, building: 1938. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Continental Hotel: n.d. : 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect 1930
| Daily Representative offices, reconstr: 1934. Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Divisional Council Buildings: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| E Baker's Building: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| East London Club: 1935. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| East London Golf Club House: 1938. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Eastern Province Building Society, Terminus St: 1934. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Fire Station: 1938. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Flats: 1932. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Flats for AE Brown: 1932. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Flats for ER Grey: 1937. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Flats for HP Krubbs: 1936. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Flats for Mrs CB Stocks: 1936. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Flats HAB Winklelman: 1937. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Flats/shops, Fleet St for Smit & Rootman: 1937. KuGompo City (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. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Gibberd, Bryant & Co, alt/add: 1934. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Girls' High School, building: 1936. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Girls' High School, building: 1935. Qonce (King William's Town), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Girls' High School, hostel: 1936. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Gonubie Manor Hotel, reconstr: 1932. KuGompo City (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. KwaMaqoma (Fort Beaufort), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Hospital: 1935. Mthatha, Eastern Cape - Architect
| Hospital for Infectious Diseases: 1933. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House CK Bradley: 1931. Arnoldton, KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Dr GJC Smythe: 1932. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House EC Makin: 1937. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House FV Bryant: 1935. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House FW Meyer: 1935. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Hasenjager, Thorburn Terrace: 1935. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House HB Robbis: 1936. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House HP Perks: 1934. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Hunter: 1933. Wilsonia, KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House JW Farrow: 1936. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Lt Col NG Lewis: 1931. Selborne, KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House MM Longmore: 1931. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Mr Ewing (of Jhb): 1938. West Bank, KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Mrs G Chatterton: 1932. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House R Bryant: 1939. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House S Max: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House W Bradford: 1931. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House WG Martin: 1930. Nahoon, KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Housewifery Dept at East London Technical College: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Irvin & Johnson cold storage: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Kaffrarian Steam Mill Co. Ltd: 1939. Arcadia, KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Land and Agricultural Bank: 1931. Nxuba (Cradock), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Langham Hotel: n.d. : 1938. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Motor show rooms and offices for Manning and Patterson: 1938. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Museum - First: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Mutual Benefit Bldg Soc: 1931. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Offices and show rooms for AJ Ries: 1935. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Panmure Theatre (Colosseum?): 1937. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Perseverance Building Society: 1939. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Phoenix Hotel - Second: 1931. KuGompo City (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: 1897 : 1914-1915 : 1921 : 1938. Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape - Architect 1938
| SA Mutual & Investment Trust Bldg, alt: 1936. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| School: 1935. Kidd's Beach, Eastern Cape - Architect
| School buildings and teachers' quarters for the Waterlily Public School: 1932. Stutterheim, Eastern Cape - Architect
| Selborne College, Principal's residence: 1935. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Shops/offices: 1931. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Smith Sign Co: 1938. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape - Architect
| St John's Church, vestry: 1931. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Standard Bank: c1931. Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Standard Bank: 1931. Nxuba (Cradock), 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. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Town Hall: n.d.. Port St John's, Eastern Cape - Architect
| Town Public School, bldg: 1931. Nqanqarhu (Maclear), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Whittaker's bldg: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| Wool Exchange: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
| YWCA: 1930. KuGompo City (East London), Eastern Cape - Architect
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