Basic Biographical Details

Name: William George Brown
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Bio Notes: William George Brown studied for the Diploma in Architecture at the School of Architecture, Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen. He was admitted ARIBA in 1948. Around that time he was living in rented accommodation in Aberdeen. He moved to Edinburgh in the early 1950s and formed a partnership with Donald Punyer Whitehorn as Whitehorn & Brown. The office was in Rutland Street. By the early 1960s he had set up his own practice under the style W G Brown & Co. with an office at 32 Chambers Street. By 1970 Brown had retired or died and the practice was run by F M Howie and F D MacGregor. They had an office at 8 Morningside Road.

Details of Brown's birth (and perhaps death) have been difficult to establish but he may have been born on 9 June 1915 and died in January 1998.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 7Clayforbie, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, ScotlandPrivate1948  
Item 2 of 7C/o Morrison/79, Chapel Street, AberdeenPrivate1950 *  
Item 3 of 711, Rutland Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusinessc. 1954  
Item 4 of 732, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusinessc. 1964  
Item 5 of 78a, Morningside Road, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate/business(?)1970s  
Item 6 of 7Highgate Cottage, Forest Row, Sussex, EnglandPrivate1970s  
Item 7 of 716, Almond Court East, Braehead Park, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1970 *  

* 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):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1W G Brown & Coc. 1963 Partner 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3RIBA1950The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 London: Royal Institute of British Architects 
Item 2 of 3RIBA1954RIBA Kalendar 1953-54   
Item 3 of 3RIBA1964The RIBA Kalendar 1963-64   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1School of Architecture, Garthdee, Aberdeen, RGIT: former pupils, 1937-1970Galletly, James