Name: | Alexander ('Sandy') MacCallum (or McCallum) Brown |
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Born: | 31 December 1926 |
Died: | 20 November 2007 |
Bio Notes: | Alexander MacCallum (or McCallum) Brown (known as 'Sandy') was born in Manchuria on 31 December 1926, the son of James Duncan Brown, medical missionary, and his wife Emily Loudon Clow. After the family returned to Scotland, Brown attended George Watson's College. He studied part-time at Edinburgh College of Art from 1947 and began his apprenticeship in the firm of Rowand Anderson, Paul & Partners, transferring to that of Basil Spence & Partners in when Spence left the Anderson practice. He completed his degree, studying full time by this stage, from December 1949 to June 1952. During the vacations of this period he worked for Bromiton White & Smeaton in Birmingham in 1950, for C Howard Crane of Buckingham Gate, London and for R I Marshall, Londonderry, both in 1951 and again for C Howard Crane in 1952. He was awarded a scholarship and made a study tour ot Italy from August to September 1952.
He joined the practice of Tripe & Wakeham in 1952 and worked initially in London on the education programme and later in Kuwait and Cyprus. In Cyprus he was involved with work on a technical college, an elementary school, farm buildings and private housing.
He was admitted ARIBA in 1953, proposed by Basil Spence, John Ross McKay and Anthony C Tripe. He returned to Edinburgh in 1957 and initially worked as senior architectural assistant with Cairns & Ford and joined the J & F Johnston practice in 1959 at a similar level but was promoted to partner in January 1961. He was elected FRIAS in 1965 and FRIBA in 1968, proposed by James Stewart Johnston, Alexander Steele, and James Dunbar Nasmith.
He worked for a number of high-profile clients such as Standard Life (though which precise building is not clear), Golden Wonder and Bell's Whisky.
Brown was a member of the Merchant Company and was selected to be the vice-convener for Daniel Stewart's College. He also served as Moderator of the high constabulary of the Port of Leith. He was interested in local affairs and served on the Committee of the Edinburgh & Leith Chamber of Commerce and on the Committee of the Edinburgh Architectural Association.
As a person he was gregarious with a lively sense of humour. He was a member of the Square Club and of Bruntsfield Golf Club where he served as president of the Wednesday group. He also played golf at Pitlochry where he had a holiday cottage.
Brown retired in 1990. He died in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on 20 November 2007, survived by his second wife Pamela Mary Jones or Brassingham, a retired public relations consultant and his sons Alistair and Magnus and daughter Meredith and six grandchildren. His first wife was Jean Brenda Sylvester. |
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 |
| 1960s | Golden Wonder Crisps Factory | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Extensions to factory |
| 1960 | Goldbergs department store | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1961 | Golden Wonder crisps factory | Broxburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | New Build - partner in charge of design and execution |
| 1961 | Golden Wonder crisps factory | Corby | | Northamptonshire | England | Principal partner in charge of design and execution |
| 1961 | Golden Wonder Crisps Factory | Widnes | | Lancashire | England | Principal partner in charge of design and execution |
| 1963 | Telectra House | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1964 | Roxburghe Hotel | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Reconstruction - total cost £250,000. Principal partner in design and execution |
| 1966 | Ardler Primary School | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1966 | Car showroom and repair shop for James Ross & Sons | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1966 | Central Area Redvelopment with shopping precinct, Regent Street | Hamilton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |
| 1966 | Engineering works for Brown Brothers & Co Ltd | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Reconstruction after fire damage of light engineering factory, including office block, drawing offices and workshops. |
| 1966 | Housing, Bonnyrigg | Bonnyrigg | | Midlothian | Scotland | |
| 1966 | Housing, Holyrood area | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Partner in charge with sole responsibility |
| 1966 | Housing, Spencerfield | Inverkeithing | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1966 | Housing, Stoneyburn | Stoneyburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1966 | Industrial Estate | Broxburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | As planning consultant with other members of the practice |
| c. 1966 | College of Commerce | Sighthill | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1967 | Ainslie Park High School | Pilton | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Boys' Vocational Unit |
| 1967 | Bottling plant for Arthur Bell & Son, East Mains | Broxburn | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1967 | Finance House | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1968 | Comprehensive School | South Queensferry | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| c. 1968 | Central area redevelopment | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Partner in charge - sole responsibility |
| c. 1968 | Central development of 114 house with youth club facitilites | | | Fife | Scotland | Partner in charge - full responsibility |
| c. 1968 | Electronics Factory | | | Fife | Scotland | Partner in charge - sole responsibility |
| c. 1968 | Factory for timber components manufacturing | | | West Lothian | Scotland | As partner with sole responsibility |
| c. 1968 | Factory, Golden Wonder crisp manufacturer | | | | Holland | New storage facility |
| c. 1968 | Golden Wonder crisps factory | Corby | | Northamptonshire | England | Large extension of storage facilities. Partner in charge with sole responsibility. |
| c. 1968 | Golden Wonder Crisps Factory | Widnes | | Lancashire | England | New office. Partner in charge. |
| c. 1968 | New office block for insurance company | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1969 | Stevenson College | Sighthill | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Abbeyhill Housing | Abbeyhill | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Airport base for Danair | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Apacte Base for Santa Fe | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Bank of Scotland, New Pitsligo branch | New Pitsligo | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Renovation |
| 1970s | Bottling plant for Pentland Bonding and Globe | Loanhead | | Midlothian | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Cala Homes Headquarters | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Devanha Gardens Nursing Home | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Extension |
| 1970s | Engineering, research, training unit, dormitories, squash courts for Comex | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Factory for Edinburgh Crystal | Penicuik | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Factory unit for Standard Life | Portobello | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Factory unit for Standard Life, Belleknowes Industrial Estate | Inverkeithing | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Garage for SMT | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Harlaw House | Inverurie | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Restoration |
| 1970s | Headquarters for Wharton Williams Diving | Dyce | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Heavy Goods Vehicle depot | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Hopefield Terrace Development | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Industrial Estate | Portobello | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Planning of estate |
| 1970s | Offices and warehousing for Farquhar Builders | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Offshore modules for Ninian Northern Platforms | | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Operations Centre for Lockheed Petroleum | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Operations Centre for Santa Fe | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Pipeline Spooling Base for Santa Fe | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Private housing for Bacal | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Private housing for Thain | Craigmounthill | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Private housing for Whatlings | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Private housing for Whatlings | Erskine | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Private housing for Whatlings | | | | Bahrain | |
| 1970s | Private housing for Whatlings | | | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | |
| 1970s | Retail outlet for Comet Radiovision | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Retail outlet for Comet Radiovision | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Standard Life offices | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Timberland shop | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1970s | Timberland shop | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1970s | Underwater instrumentation base | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Westings Hotel | Lerwick (near) | Mainland | Shetland | Scotland | Alterations and extension |
| 1975 | Leith Nautical College and halls of residence | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| After 1975 | Sheltered housing for Roxburgh District Council | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
| After 1975 | Town centre development | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Restoration and conservation |
| Before 1975 | Factory for William Thyne (Plastics) | Penicuik | | Midlothian | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Fox Covert Primary School | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Glass & furniture warehouse for MacGregor & Co. | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Offices for Lloyds & Scottish | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Primary School | Prestonpans | | East Lothian | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Private housing for Albert Thain | Barnton | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Private housing for Albert Thain | Currie | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Showrooms and workshops for Ford | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Showrooms and workshops for Ford | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Showrooms and workshops for Ford | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Showrooms and workshops for Ford | Kendal | | Cumbria | England | |
| Before 1975 | Whitfield Primary School | Whitfield | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1980 | Headquarters for Arthur Bell & Sons, whisky blenders, Cherrybank | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
| 1981 | Browns of the Mound | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Restoration. Job architect |
| Before 1981 | Base for Instrumentation and Kingsnorth Drilling | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Hotel for First Hospitality Corporation of America | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Hotel for First Hospitality Corporation of America | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Hotel for First Hospitality Corporation of America | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Meadowhead Farm for M Williams | | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Timberland shop | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Alterations |
| Before 1981 | Warehousing for G & J Investments | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |