Name: | George Cruickshank |
Designation: | |
Born: | 25 February 1930 |
Died: | 12 January 2011 |
Bio Notes: | George Cruickshank was born on 25 February 1930. Brought up in humble circumstances in Cove Bay to the south of Aberdeen - his parents' home contained only four books (including New and Old Testaments and a dictionary) - he was educated at the Mackie Academy in Stonehaven. Borrowing a box of books each week from the mobile library, he excelled academically and developed a talent for line drawing.
He attended Aberdeen School of Architecture from the late 1940s, concurrently serving his articles in the City Architect's Department in Aberdeen, for which, unusually, he was paid. At some point during this training he won a travelling scholarship with which he made a six-week study tour of France on his motorbike. In 1953 he completed his course and won the Aberdeen Society of Architects Silver Medal and the RIAS Robert Rowand Anderson Silver Medal. He was elected ARIBA in the same year. (Galletly gives 1955). He was elected ARIAS in 1955.
National service followed, with two years spent in Weymouth with the Royal Engineers (Southern Command Bridging Camp). During a 48-hour spell of leave in 1954 he married Kathleen, a young Aberdeen nurse whom he had met in 1951.
On completion of his national service he returned to Aberdeen City Architect's Department, but in 1958 he moved to Dundee to become an assistant with Johnston & Baxter while lecturing part-time at the College of Art there. He also worked with Gauldie Hardie Wright & Needham.
During the early 1960s he studied town planning part-time at Edinburgh College of Art. A collection of Cruickshank's drawings are held by the National Monuments Reocrd of Scotland and projects undertaken when he was studying Town Planning included Use and condition surveys for Culross, High Valleyfield, Torryburn and Cairneyhill; a study of the west end of Edinburgh; a study of the historical development of Torryburn; a housing project at5 Beveridgewell, Dunfermline; a study of Silver Sands, Aberdour, housing studies at Golfdrum, Dunfermline and Broonhead Park, Dunfermline.
During this period he joined the architects' department of Copthall Holdings (Dalgety) Developments Ltd which were responsible joined the design and layout of Dalgety Bay. At some point he had a post as senior assistant with Russell Orme & Partners. He then had a brief spell as Deputy Burgh Architect and Planning Officer for the Royal Burgh of Dunfermline.
He was back in Aberdeen by 1968 as county planning officer and was involved with many projects at the dawn of the North Sea oil industry, including expansion at Bridge of Don. In November 1972 he became a partner with Baxter Clark & Paul and took charge of the Aberdeen office. At the same time he held the post of director of town and regional planning at Dundee University. Among other projects, he masterminded the development of the Aberdeenshire village of Kingswells in the 1980s.
He retired in 1990 but continued to do consultancy work, appearing at numerous planning inquiries as an expert witness. In 1994 he gave a private address in the RIBA directory.
Cruickshank took a keen interest in matters relating to the profession. He served as President of the Aberdeen Institute of Architects in 1975-76. He was a Fellow of the RIAS (serving as its President for a time) and of the Town Planning Institute of Scotland and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Outwith his work he was involved with the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the Grampian Housing Association. He was a Burgess of the Burgh of Aberdeen, President of the Probus Club and was involved with the Rotarians. Other interests included bowling; curling, on one occasion leading a Rotary curling team to Canada and campaigning for a new curling rink in Aberdeen; sailing (he built his own dinghies); the Doric; and matters relating to Robert Burns, for which he became a popular after-dinner speaker. Having come from a humble background himself, he championed the causes of the disadvantaged, and supported numerous charities, including Christian Aid, Water Aid, the RNLI and Amnesty International.
Cruickshank died on 12 January 2011. His wife had predeceased him in 2003, but he was survived by his two daughters Jennifer and Allison, two sons Peter and Brian, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. |
The following private or business addresses are associated with this : |
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |
| 3, Loirston Road, Cove Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1954 | After 1960 | |
| 18, Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | Private(?) | 1955 | | |
| c/o Mason/112, Union Grove, Aberdeen, Scotland | Private | 1955 * | | |
| Ticarra Lodge/105, Monifieth Road, Dundee, Scotland | Private | 1958 * | | |
| Reresdyke/46, Panmure Street, Dundee, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1958 | 1962 | |
| Dalgety House, Viewfield, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | Business(?) | 1963 * | | |
| Highfield/61, Rose Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1967 * | | |
| 109, Morningside Avenue, Aberdeen, Scotland | Private | Before 1970 * | After 1994 | |
| 12, Victoria Street, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business(?) | Early 1970s | After 1987 | |
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 |
| | Aberdeen Airport | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| | Clydesdale Bank | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| | Commercial Development | Culloden | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| | Dorward Gardens and White's Place Housing | Montrose | | Angus | Scotland | |
| | Housing for the East of Scotland Housing Association | Barnhill | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| | Lindsay Court, Dundee Technology Park | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| | New Factory Buildings, Annick Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| | Office block, West Nile Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| | Offices for Claben Ltd (Hauliers) | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Partner-in-charge |
| | Offices for Clydebank District Council | Clydebank | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |
| | Offices for Conoco Limited | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| | Paisley District General Hospital | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | |
| | Penny Lane Housing | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| | Peterhead | | | | | |
| | Playhouse Site | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| | Seafield Place Housing | Portsoy | | Banffshire | | |
| | Shopping Development for Fine Fare | Bridge of Don | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| | Strathmore Housing | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| | Telephone Exchange | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| | United States Airforce Accommodation | Dunoon | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| | Whinnieknowe Gardens Housing | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1954 | Tullos Industrial Estate | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | As assistant with the City Architect's department |
| 1959 | House for George B Kinnes | | | Dundee | Scotland | As assistant to William M Wilson |
| July 1959 | House at Broughty Ferry | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1960s | Cove Rangers Football Club Pavilion | Cove | | Kincardineshire | Scotland | |
| 1960s | Cove Village Hall | Cove | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1960s | Mayfield | | | Dundee | Scotland | Landscaping |
| 1961 | House, Hazel Drive | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1961 | Premises for Messrs SGB Ltd | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1962 | House at Beachtower, Ralston Road | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1963 | House, Old Orchard | Limekilns | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations to form bedrooms in attic |
| January 1963 | Central redevelopment with shopping centre | Alloa | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | |
| January 1963 | Copthall Holding site, Maxwell Drive | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| June 1963 | Town Centre renewal scheme | Cumnock | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |
| 1964 | Langstracht Hotel and commercial properties | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1964 | Terraced houses and cottages for Fred P Cargill, builder | Cove Bay | | Kincardineshire | Scotland | |
| c. 1964 | Dalgety Bay New Town | Dalgety Bay | | Fife | Scotland | Working with W Orme & Partners? |
| 1968 | House, Morningside Avenue | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1969 | Grange and Dundee Golf Club | Monifieth | | Angus | Scotland | Extension. Also 1972 extension |
| 1969 | Prince Regent Hotel | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Reconstruction? |
| 1969 | Reform Street housing | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
| Early 1960s | Shopping centre and adjacent housing | Grangemouth | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | |
| 1970s | 96 Queen's Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Reconstruction? |
| 1970s | Aberdeen Airport | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Various extensions and new buildings |
| 1970s | Aberdeen Petroleum Club | Milltimber | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1970s | Commercial development for Scott Millar Properties | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1970s | Drumnadrochit Hotel | Drumnadrochit | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Extension |
| 1970s | Private housing development, Scotstown | Bridge of Don | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1970 | Forthill Sports Club | Forthill | | Dundee | Scotland | Squash Courts added 1973 and 1975 |
| After 1970 | Housing, Johnson Court | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |
| 1971 | Horsemarket Lees housing | Keith | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1971 | Housing development | Fraserburgh | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1971 | Mansfield housing scheme | Tain | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1971 | Nigg Bay Golf Clubhouse | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Extensions |
| 1972 | Ambulance Depot | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| 1972 | Duff Street Housing | Keith | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1972 | Glenurquhart Lodge Hotel | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| 1972 | McDermott's Fabrication Yard | Ardersier | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Various industrial works |
| 1972 | Novar Toll Hotel | Alness | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1972 | Primary School for Angus County Council | | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1972 | Special School, for Edinburgh Town Council | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1972 | Speculative Private Housing, Glamis Road | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1972 | Strathmore Street housing scheme | Barnhill | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1972 | The Black Bear | Wakefield | | Yorkshire | England | |
| 1972 | The Grange | Dornoch | | Sutherland | Scotland | Extensions |
| 1972 | Workshops and Offices | Lossiemouth | | Morayshire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Blairgowrie Golf Club, Rosemount | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | Extensions |
| 1973 | Community Centre | Beith | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Dee Motel | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Extensions |
| 1973 | Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art | | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1973 | Dundee High School | | | Dundee | Scotland | Sports club added |
| 1973 | Dundee Royal Infirmary | | | Dundee | Scotland | Redevelopment Phase I (1973), Theatre upgrading (1976) and Phase IV (1979) |
| 1973 | Elgin Court House | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | Extension |
| 1973 | Evanton Housing Scheme | Evanton | | Ross-shire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Housing | Springburn | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Housing for Nairn Town Council | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Housing scheme for SSHA | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Housing Scheme for SSHA | Kildary | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Housing scheme for SSHA | Dingwall | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Industrial Estate | Dyce | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Jessie Street housing | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Matrix Engineering | Brechin | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Offices and Warehousing, Sea Oil Services | Montrose | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Palace Hotel | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Peterhead Golf Club | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Extensions |
| 1973 | Public House | Arbroath | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Restaurant, Union Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Sheltered Housing | Tain | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Sheltered Housing | Nairn | | | | |
| 1973 | Speculative Private Housing | Fortrose | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Speculative Private Housing | Kingennie | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Speculative Private Housing | South Queensferry | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Speculative Private Housing, Clydearran Estate | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Speculative Private Housing, Kingsmills | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Speculative Private Housing, Rosemount | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
| 1973 | Telephone Exchange | Fairmuir | | Dundee | Scotland | Extension |
| 1973 | Telephone Exchange, Rodd Road | | | Dundee | Scotland | Extension |
| 1973 | West End Bar | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1974 | Caithness Central Hospital | Wick | | Caithness | Scotland | Phase 2 |
| 1974 | Effluent Plant, Timex | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1974 | Four Primary Schools for Shetland County Council | | | Shetland | Scotland | |
| 1974 | Housing for Blairgowrie Town Council | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
| 1974 | Housing Scheme for SSHA | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| 1974 | Speculative Private Housing | Scotston | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1974 | Yardam Public House | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1975 | 27 Meadowside | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Community Centre | Kilbirnie | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Dr Barnardo's | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Extension |
| 1975 | Drummers Corner Redevelopment | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Factory Buildings, Glaxo Laboratories | Annan | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Glasgow (Abbotsinch) Airport | nr Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Offices |
| 1975 | Housing Action Area Study | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Housing at Wellpark | Wellpark | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Office Building for Property Services Agency | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Sheltered Housing | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Sheltered Housing, Nairn | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Speculative Private Housing | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | |
| 1975 | Speculative Private Housing | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1975 | United States Air Base | Edzell | | Angus | Scotland | Alterations |
| After 1975 | SSHA Housing, Meethill | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Caledon Public House | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Hayloft public bar and restaurant | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Housing Scheme for SSHA | Tain | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Jolly Drover public house | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Leisure Centre | Carrbridge | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Multi-storey carpark for Inverness Town Council | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Oast House public bar | Glenrothes | | Fife | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Royal Hotel | Cromarty | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Additions and alterations? |
| Before 1975 | Saltoun Square redevelopment | Fraserburgh | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1975 | Young Men's Christian Association Hall | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Conversion |
| 1976 | Castle Street Housing | Fraserburgh | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1976 | Housing for Reidvale Housing Association | Dennistoun | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1976 | Housing Rehabilitation | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| 1976 | Meethill housing scheme for Banff & Buchan District Council | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1976 | Rehabilitation Study | Clydebank | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |
| 1976 | Speculative Private Housing, Durris | Banchory | | Kincardineshire | Scotland | |
| 1976 | Turnhouse Airport | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Police Station, General Aviation Building and Cargo Handling Terminal |
| 1977 | East Craigs Housing scheme Phase II for Edinvar Housing Association | East Craigs | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1977 | Edinburgh Airport | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | General Aviation Building and Cargo Handling Building |
| 1977 | Housing for SSHA | Calton | | Glasgow | | |
| 1977 | Housing for SSHA | Calton | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1977 | Landward Housing, Phases I and II | Tain | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1977 | Nursery Unit | Sound | Mainland | Shetland | Scotland | |
| 1977 | Private Speculative Housing | Cove Bay | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1977 | Roanheads Housing for SSHA | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1977 | Sheltered Housing | Larbert | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | |
| 1977 | Thistle Tavern | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art | | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations to Crawford Building |
| 1978 | Hotel | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | | |
| 1978 | Housing at Watermill | Fraserburgh | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Housing for Dumbarton District Council | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Housing for Nairn District Council | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Housing for SSHA | Hilltown | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1978 | National Cash Registers Factory (NCR Factory) | | | Dundee | Scotland | Rehabilitation |
| 1978 | Park Hotel | Montrose | | Angus | Scotland | Extensions |
| 1978 | Private Speculative Housing | Balharraterr | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Rehabilitation of 150 Houses for SSHA | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Sheltered Housing | Oban | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Sheltered Housing | Kilmarnock | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Sunnyside Royal Hospital, nurses' home | Montrose | | Angus | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1978 | Tenement Rehabilitation | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1978 | Vale of Leven Hospital | Alexandria | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Pharmacy upgradings |
| 1978 | Vale of Leven Hospital, Maternity Unit | Alexandria | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Alterations to Maternity Unit |
| 1978 | Warehousing for Aird Buchan | Dyce | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Factory | | | Dundee | Scotland | Upgrade |
| 1979 | Hotel Marina Complex, Loch Lomond | | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Housing (Including Sheltered Content) | Anniesland | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Housing for Reidvale Housing Association | Dennistoun | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Housing Rehabilitation | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Housing Rehabilitation for Ross & Cromarty Dictrict Council | Fortrose | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Secondary School | Brae | Mainland | Sheltand | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Sheltered Housing | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Sheltered Housing for North East Fife District Council | Anstruther | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Special Needs Housing | Helensburgh | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Tenement Rehabilitation | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| 1979 | Tourist Information Centre | Brodick | Arran | Bute | Scotland | |
| Early 1970s | Cunningsburgh Primary School | Cunningsburgh | Mainland | Shetland | Scotland | Alterations |
| Early 1970s | House upgradings for Tain Town Council | Tain | | Ross & Cromarty | Singapore | |
| Early 1970s | Uyeasound Primary School | Uyeasound | Unst | Shetland | Scotland | Alterations |
| Early 1970s | Whiteness Primary School | Whiteness | Mainland | Shetland | Scotland | Alterations |
| Late 1970s | Waterton Housing | Fraserburgh | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | |
| 1980 | Factory buildings | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1980 | Housing Rehabilitation | Drumchapel | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1980 | School, General Purpose Hall and Kitchen | Dunrossness | Mainland | Shetland | Scotland | Hall and kitchen extensions |
| 1980 | Sheltered Housing | Arbroath | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1980 | Sheltered Housing | Garthamlock | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1980 | Sheltered Housing | Castlemilk | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| 1980 | Single Person Housing | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | |
| 1981 | Upper Dens redevelopment | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Bakery for J Asher | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Bakery for J Asher | Forres | | Morayshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Factory for HIDB | Dunoon | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Factory for HIDB | Wick | | Caithness | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Factory for HIDB | Sandbank | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Factory for HIDB | Campbeltown | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Hazelhead Golf Clubhouse | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Offices added |
| Before 1981 | Offices for Elgin City Sawmills | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Tourist Information centre | Dunoon | | Argull | Scotland | |
| Before 1981 | Tourist Information Centre | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | |
| c. 1981 | Car rental facilities for Avis | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| c. 1981 | Factory buildings, Broad Street | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Upgrade of buildings |
| c. 1981 | Ravelrig | Balerno | | Midlothian | Scotland | Alterations? New Buildings? |
| 1989 | Factory and offices for Velux | Glenrothes | | Fife | Scotland | Centre Advanced Units |
| 1989 | Housing for SSHA | Peterhead | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1990 | Macrae Court housing | Portsoy | | Banffshiure | Scotland | |
| 1998 | Blocks of buildings, Drysdale Street | Alloa | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | |