Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | William Anderson |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1 February 1854 |
| Died: | 1932(?) |
| Bio Notes: | William Anderson was born (or perhaps baptised) in Selkirk on 1 February 1854, the second youngest of a family of eight. He attended the Burgh School there from the age of eight which was unusually late but he had taught himself to read by this age. He went on to become dux and winner of the Oliver Medal at the school. At the age of thirteen he began work at the tweed mills in Selkirk but woyears later he was articled as a mason to Willaim Deans who who the principal builder in Selkirk. He later transferred to the Burgh Office of Works, his flair for sketching making him useful as a draughtsman. In 1874 Anderson moved to Edinburgh 'having secured an appointment in the offices of a well-known firm of architects there'. In about 1878 he moved back to the Borders and became principal draughtsman to Messrs Herbertson & Son, remaining with them for about ten years. In about 1889 he returned to Edinburgh and reamined there with the exception of three years spent in Inverness. He always lived in the Morningside area. In his spare time Anderson was a keen hill-walker and wrote a number of articles as well as a book 'Pentland Hills' which was published in 1926 and contained a number of his sketches. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | Business | |||
| 49, Falcon Gardens, Morningside Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1919 * | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| William Deans | c. 1869 | Apprentice | ||
| Adam Herbertson & Sons | c. 1878 | Chief Draughtsman | ||
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 | |
| 1857 | Fatlips Castle | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Tower restored as a belvidere (or private museum according to RCAHMS) and shooting box, but date is too early for this William Anderson | ||
| 1923 | Houses, 4-10 Greenbank Crescent | Edinburgh | Scotland | |||
References
Bibliographic References
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| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p809 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Border Magazine | December 1919 | Article with portrait | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information per Neil Brown. | |