Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | (Colonel) Robert W Walker |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | |
| Died: | After 1947 |
| Bio Notes: | Colonel Robert W Walker was the son of Aberdeen architect and seventh-generation owner of Portlethen farm George James Walker who latterly worked in partnership with Thomas Duncan. The Duncan & Walker practice continued under the same name following the deaths of Duncan in 1892, the elder Walker in 1914 and Duncan’s replacement William Dalton Ironside in 1915. It is not known when Colonel Robert W Walker joined the practice, but he was running it by the 1930s, with offices at 3 Golden Square, Aberdeen until 1947. He was a Fellow of the Aberdeen Society of Architects, but does not appear to have joined the RIBA. The practice closed in 1957. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 3, Golden Square, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business | Before 1930 | After 1939 | |
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Walker & Duncan | Before 193 | 1947 | Partner | |
Buildings and Designs
| This 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 | |
| 1925 | Bungalow for J Craig, Broomhill Road | Aberdeen | Scotland | |||
| 1925 | Eight Houses, Woodstock Road | Aberdeen | Scotland | |||
| 1925(?) | Elsick Estate, farm buildings | Elsick | Kincardineshire | Scotland | Additions to various buildings | |
| c. 1926 | Ballogie Home Farm, including gamekeeper's bothy and kennels | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Additions | ||
| c. 1926(?) | Ballogie House | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Addition of dining room window | ||
| 1935 | Drill Hall for Aberdeenshire Territorials | Peterhead | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | ||
| 1936 | Coatbridge Public Baths, swimming pool and clinic | Coatbridge | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Competition design - awarded second prize | |
| 1936 | Farque House | Kincardineshire | Scotland | Proposed renovations | ||
| 1936 | Old Maryculter House | Maryculter | Kincardineshire | Scotland | Alterations | |
| 1937 | Cults House | Cults | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Additions | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | ||
| RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | ||