Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Adam Lothian | | Designation: | | | Born: | 20 May 1920 | | Died: | 27 February 1998 | | Bio Notes: | Adam Lothian was born on 20 May 1920 at South Belton near Dunbar. After a variety of jobs he joined the 8th Battalion of the Royal Scots. He served in HQ Company until he was posted to Normandy after D-Day as a soldier in the break-out troops who constituted the famous 15th Scottish Division which fought over all the river crossings in Western Europe. After VE Day he spent some time as an instructor at the army Battlle School until demobilisation.
When the Territorial Army was reformed in 1947 he was one of the first to join his old unit. He rose to the rank of Major and became Commanding Officer of the Territorials at Tranent in 1951. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration for hsi exemplary service.
After the war Lothian was employed by Oldfield Simpson & Saul in Duns. He had served alongside Robert Aallan Creighton Simpson in France and had struck up a friendship with him at that time. He was employed as office manager and supervised contracts, engaged contractors and directed the projects. Simpson died in 1962 and Lothian successfully ran the practice until he retired despite having had no formal training in architecture. His work included Duns Castle, Manderston House and Fas-na-Cloich at Ballachulish which he blew up and rebuilt.
After he retired he served as development officer for the Royal British legion (Scotland) Housing Association. He found sites for the Association all over Scotland. He was employed in the office of Aitken & Turnbull before September 1983.
Outwith his work, Lothian took an active role in public service. He was a town councillor in Duns, becoming senior bailie with a special responsibility for planning matters; he served as a JP and was an active member of the Berwickshire Civic Society. He was also much inolved with the work of the British Legion. he served as Chairman of the 8th Battalion Royal Scots Association running trips to Normandy and Holland and maintaining links with those countries. He put his organisational skills to good use in various reunions and anniversaries - for example the 50th anniversary of the re-formed 8th Battalion in 1989. He was a keen piper and ensured a pipe band was present at the events he organised.
He enjoyed golf and served as captian of Duns Golf Club and the Royal Scots Gold Club. He was a member of Canongate Kirk and when the kirk was renovated in 1989 he put his architectural experience to good use in the work. He was responsible for the installation of the Royal Scots Memorial Window. The refurbishment of the Harry younger Hall was just completed when he died on 27 February 1998. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 47, Market Square, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland | Business | c. 1981 | September 1983 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployers| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Aitken & Turnbull | Before 1983 | | Architect | |
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ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p1 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this : | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Scotsman | 6 March 1998 | | | |
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