Basic Biographical Details

Name: Angus McDonald Taylor
Designation:  
Born: 17 September 1933
Died: 11 January 2007
Bio Notes: Angus McDonald Taylor was born on 17 September 1933, the son of William Alexander Taylor, police detective superintendent and his wife Eliza Crocket McDonald. He studied for the diploma at Aberdeen School of Architecture. He was elected ARIBA in 1958. Sometime before 1970 he was taken into partnership by Ian Thomson, Thomas (Tom) Craig and Robin Donald who established a practice in Aberdeen as Thomson Craig & Donald with an office at 59 Dee Street. The practice moved to Carden Terrace a year later. By 1970 the name had changed to Thomson, Taylor Craig & Donald. In 1979 David Miller was assumed into partnership, followed in 1980 by Alistair Hay and Charles Simpson and in 1984 by Donald Coutts and Frank Robertson.

Taylor died of calciphylaxis on 11 January 2007 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. He was married twice, first to Lorna Bandeen, a retired secondary school teacher of home economics, and second to Fiona Stella Adams or Law, an artist.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 316, Kings Gate, Aberdeen, ScotlandPrivate 2007 
Item 2 of 3116, Cornhill Drive, Aberdeen, ScotlandPrivate1958 *  
Item 3 of 317, Belvidere Street, Aberdeen, 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 1Thomson Taylor Craig and DonaldBefore 1970After 1981Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 551967Multi-storey housing, Balnagask South Section 14  AberdeenScotland 
Item 2 of 551970sAthenaeum Reading Room  AberdeenScotlandReconstruction as hotel
Item 3 of 551970sBank   AberdeenScotland 
Item 4 of 551970sBank  GlasgowScotland 
Item 5 of 551970sBankDingwall Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 6 of 551970sBankAlness Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 7 of 551970sHangars and offices  AberdeenScotland 
Item 8 of 551970sHangars and offices MainlandShetlandScotland 
Item 9 of 551970sOffice block for Aberdeen Construction Group  AberdeenScotland 
Item 10 of 551970sOffice block for British Brown Boveri  AberdeenScotland 
Item 11 of 551970sOffice block for Occidental of Britain  AberdeenScotland 
Item 12 of 551970sOffice block for Seaforth Maritime  AberdeenScotland 
Item 13 of 551970sPrimary schoolSummerston GlasgowScotland 
Item 14 of 551970sSchoolTain Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 15 of 551970sSchoolInvergordon Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 16 of 551970sTerminal complex for Aberdeen Harbour Board  AberdeenScotland 
Item 17 of 551971Multi-storey housing, Seaton BCD Phase 1  AberdeenScotland 
Item 18 of 551971SchoolUigLewisRoss and CromartyScotland 
Item 19 of 551972Dingwall AcademyDingwall Ross and CromartyScotlandSports Centre added
Item 20 of 551972Multi-storey housing, Seaton BCD Phase 2Seaton AberdeenScotland 
Item 21 of 551974Hill's Trust Primary SchoolGovan GlasgowScotland 
Item 22 of 551975Craighill Primary SchoolTain Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 23 of 551975Sports Centre for Nicolson InstituteStornowayLewisRoss and CromartyScotland 
Item 24 of 55Before 1975Cattle Market, offices and showroom for Reith & AndersonDingwall Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 25 of 55Before 1975Children's home for Ross & Cromarty County CouncilAlness Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 26 of 55Before 1975Commercial development for Neilson & MarshallCoatbridge DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 27 of 55Before 1975Commercial garage and workshop for Watson BrothersAirdrie LanarkshireScotland 
Item 28 of 55Before 1975Day CentreDingwall Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 29 of 55Before 1975Department store for United DrapersCoatbridge LanarkshireScotland 
Item 30 of 55Before 1975Department store for United DrapersKilmarnock AyrshireScotland 
Item 31 of 55Before 1975Department store for United DrapersPerth PerthshireScotland 
Item 32 of 55Before 1975Department store for United Drapers  GlasgowScotland 
Item 33 of 55Before 1975Fishmarket and Terminal Buildings for Aberdeen Harbour Board  AberdeenScotland 
Item 34 of 55Before 1975Garthdee House with East and West gatelodgesPeterculter AberdeenshireScotlandAlterations?
Item 35 of 55Before 1975Hotel development for Mr NicholsonOban ArgyllScotland 
Item 36 of 55Before 1975Local Authority housingAlness Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 37 of 55Before 1975Local Authority HousingInvergordon Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 38 of 55Before 1975Local Authority housingTain Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 39 of 55Before 1975Local Authority housing LewisRoss & CromartyScotland 
Item 40 of 55Before 1975Meat processing plant for Aberdeen Beef Packers Ltd  AberdeenScotland 
Item 41 of 55Before 1975Oil Centre for John Wood Development Co.  AberdeenScotland 
Item 42 of 55Before 1975Oil Service Complex for Seaforth Maritime Ltd  AberdeenScotland 
Item 43 of 55Before 1975Premises for Royal Aberdeen Workshops for the Blind, West Tullos Industrial Estate  AberdeenScotland 
Item 44 of 55Before 1975Primary schoolAlness Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 45 of 55Before 1975Primary schoolPriesthill GlasgowScotland 
Item 46 of 55Before 1975Production plant and offices for Thiokol ChemicalsForfar AngusScotland 
Item 47 of 55Before 1975Public house for Ushers BreweriesCumbernauld LanarkshireScotland 
Item 48 of 55Before 1975Public house for Ushers Breweries LtdBonhill DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 49 of 55Before 1975South Lodge Primary SchoolInvergordon Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 50 of 55Before 1975St Mungo's Primary School  GlasgowScotland 
Item 51 of 55Before 1975Swimming and sports complexDingwall Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 52 of 55Before 1975Tomnavoulin Distillery and offices of Invergordon DistillersInvergordon Ross & CromartyScotland 
Item 53 of 55Before 1975Warehousing for Ravenseft Industrial Estates LtdRutherglen LanarkshireScotland 
Item 54 of 55Before 1975Workshops for Vetco Offshore  AberdeenScotland 
Item 55 of 55c. 1981Office block for Radcliffe Davidson  AberdeenScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Bailey, Rebecca M1996Scottish architects' papers: a source book Edinburgh: The Rutland Pressp101
Item 2 of 4Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan1994Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Yale University Press: New Haven and LondonSeaton Housing, Aberdeen: p198, p213 (image), p240,
p367 Gazetteer 1, p396
Item 3 of 4RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 4 of 4Willis, Peter1977New architecture in Scotland  p10 Hill's Trust Primary School
p12 Offices for Seaforth Maritime Ltd

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 2H M Register HouseDeath Register  
Item 2 of 2RIAS, Rutland SquareRecords of membership