Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Alastair Milne Grant |
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| Born: | 11 April 1909 |
| Died: | 18 July 2001 |
| Bio Notes: | Alastair Milne Grant was born in Advie on 11 April 1909, the son of Alexander Grant, civil engineer, Inverness and his wife Elizabeth Fairley Galloway Russell. He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh. He was articled in the family firm, George Gordon & Co., 6 Queensgate, Inverness in the late 1930s. He qualified in 1941. He was elected FRIAS in 1955. Early in life Grant had developed a love of flying and joined 602 City of Glasgow squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Squdron based at Abbotsinch. He regularly travelled by motorbike from Inverness to Abbotsinch at weekends to fly. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined his squadron going solo on Spitfires one week before the start of hostilities. Service with the squadron took him to Africa and later Burma and India as the commanding officer of weather forecasting unit. He had reached the rank of Wing Commander by the end of the war. He returned to Inverness in September 1945. Grant seems to have been working in the practice George Gordon & Co in the later 1940s. His major work was the new Moy Hall for the Mackintosh of Mackintosh but he also designed a number of good houses in Inverness and throughout the Highlands. He maintained a deep commitment to the profession of architecture throughout his life. He was a 'compusive draughtsman and recorder of events' according to his obituarist and was still sketching until shortly before his death. Grant was married twice, first to Eve Forbes Don (nee Lorimer) in 1947 and, after her death in 1986, to Jessie Anne Senior (nee Birkett) in 1987. Outwith his profession Grant was a long-serving member of the Rotary Club of Inverness and served as President in 1962. He designed the club badge. He was also a lifelong member of Ness Bank Church and served as an elder for more than fifty years. Grant died of broncopneumonia at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness on 18 July 2001, survived by his wife Jessie, his daughters, stepson and grandchildren. |
Private and Business Addresses
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| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 6, Queensgate, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland | Business | 1939 * | After 1955 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employers
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| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| George Gordon & Co | Late 1940s | Partner | ||
References
Bibliographic References
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| 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 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIAS Chartered Architect | 2001 | v14, no9 | December issue - death note | |
| RIAS Chartered Architect | November 2001 | v13, no8 | Obituary | |
Archive References
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| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | ||
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | Canmore ID 110196 | |