Simpson & Ayrton [also known as John W. Simpson & Maxwell Ayrton] was an architectural partnership formed in London, England in 1905 by John William Simpson (1858-1933) and Ormond Maxwell Ayrton (1874-1960).
The partnership was dissolved in 1928 following which Ayrton continued in independent partnership and Simpson went into partnership with Frank W. Knight and Henley Cornford
Extensions to Haileybury College, London Road, Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire (1905-08, 1912-14); Chapel, Gresham School, Holt, Norfolk (1912-16); offices of Crown Agents for Colonies, Milbank, London (1914-16); Brighton War Memorial, Brighton, Sussex (1921-22); the British Government Pavilion and other buildings at the British Empire Exhibition 1924-25 (including Wembley Stadium, originally known as the Empire Stadium); Tuke Buildings, Bedford College for Women in Regent's Park, London; new buildings for the National Institute for Medical Research in Mill Hill, London; new offices for the Presbyterian Church in Cheam and Bloomsbury, London; and bridges at Twickenham, Lea Valley, Barking Creek, Wanford, Findhorn, Spey.
‘Wembley Stadium’ [Architects: J. W. Simpson & Maxwell Ayrton] The Builder 20 20 October 1922 pp. 569, 577, 581, 588, 589, 596.
‘Wembley Stadium’ [Architects: J. W. Simpson & Maxwell Ayrton] American Architect vol. 125, 7 May 1924 pp. 427-430.
‘Wembley Stadium’ [Architects: J. W. Simpson & Maxwell Ayrton] The Builder January 1923 pp. 143-150