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.Design Journal, 1967, https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/DIAD/id/9247/

The practice was established in the 1930s by Frank Quentery Farmer and Bernard Frankland Dark.AHR Net https://architecture.arthistoryresearch.net/firms/farmer-dark

Selected works

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  • Willington Power StationCoucill 2017 https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/240588937/Pioneering_Power_ECLAS_Final.pdf
  • Marchwood Power Station
  • Belvedere Power Station
  • Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, LiverpoolModern Mooch https://modernmooch.com/tag/farmer-and-dark/
  • Bowater factory, GillinghamRIBA https://www.ribapix.com/factory-for-bowater-packaging-ltd-gillingham-kent-the-water-tower-looking-north-east_riba87552#
  • Loewy offices, PooleRIBA 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
  • Fanum House, Basingstoke
  • Glenmere Community Primary School in Wigston was built in 1964 and listed at Grade II in 2025.Twentieth Century Society https://c20society.org.uk/news/lincolnshires-innovative-glenmere-school-listed

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