Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Campbell Davidson | Designation: | | Born: | 29 June 1873 | Died: | 1917 | Bio Notes: | William Campbell Davidson was born on 29 June 1873 and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and between 1883 and 1889 at Robert Gordon's Technical College, followed by one year at the Durham College of Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1889-90. He was articled to the Great North of Scotland Railway Engineers Department 1890-1895 and remained as assistant 1895-97. During the latter period he formed a very brief partnership with James Watt with whom he built two houses in Broomhill Road and Hammerfield Avenue, but he accepted a similar appointment in the Great Western Railway's Engineer's Department in 1897. He remained there until 1903, when owing to ill health he he was compelled to resign. His health did not recover until 1905 when he formed a second partnership with Watt in Aberdeen as Watt and Davidson, carrying on their business as architects and civil engineers at 216 Union Street. This did not prosper in the difficult conditions after 1906 but lasted until 1910 when Davidson secured a post in Aberdeen Harbour Commissioners' Engineers Department. His career with the Great North of Scotland Railway Company and the Aberdeen Harbour Commissioners has parallels with that of Alexander Ellis Diack a decade earlier.
Davidson was elected LRIBA in late summer 1910, his proposers being William Edgar Gauld, George Gilbert Irvine and Arthur Hay Livingstone Mackinnon. He died in 1917. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 48, Devonshire Road, Aberdeen, Scotland | Private | Before 1910 | After 1914 | |
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Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1897 | Two houses, Walker Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | Two houses, Forest Avenue | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1909 | Terraced house and shop, Carmelite Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Shop front added at 10a | | Before 1910 | 10 Carmelite Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Reconstruction | | Before 1910 | 161 and 163 George Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Redecoration | | Before 1910 | 2, 4, 6 & 8 Exchange Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations | | Before 1910 | 217 Union Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Redecoration | | Before 1910 | 27 Maiden Street | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Additions | | Before 1910 | Carnegie Hall | Dyce | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Competition design | | Before 1910 | Cottage, Market Street | Stoneywood | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Cottage, Shelton Street | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Detached villa | Banchory | | Aberdeenshire/Kincardineshire | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Dwelling house and shops | Stoneywood | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Dwelling house and shops, Great Western Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Dwelling house for six tenants, Maiden Street | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Dwelling house, Fraser Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Dwelling houses, Hay Crescent | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Farmhouses | Banchory Devenick | | Kincardineshire | Scotland | Additions | | Before 1910 | Gordon House | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Alterations etc | | Before 1910 | Mannofield Parish Church | Mannofield | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Competition sketches for new hall | | Before 1910 | Potterton House, Potterton Estate | Potterton | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Alterations to house; alterations to farmhouse on estate; new farmhouse; farm steadings | | Before 1910 | Property, Provost Blaikie's Quay | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations and electric installation and hoist | | Before 1910 | Rosebank | Stonehaven | | Kincardineshire | Scotland | Addition - height raise by one storey | | Before 1910 | Stable, North Silver Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Addition | | Before 1910 | Villa for two tenants, Victoria Road | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Villas for two tenants, Queen Street | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Villas, Balmoor Terrace | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Villas, Cranford Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Villas, Devanha Gardens | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Villas, Rosebery Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1910 | Woodend Cottage | Stoneywood | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | November 1917 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p14 | | RIBA Journal | April 1918 | XXV | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p 121 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v3 no191 (microfilm reel 30) |
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