Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Archibald Henderson
Designation:
Born:
Died:	1947
Bio Notes:	Archibald Henderson began his career in Macduff when he arrived there in July 1914 to take up the post of Resident Engineer for the Princess Royal Basin Scheme. He closely identified himself with the life of the community, becoming the Officer Commanding the Macduff Volunteers during the First World War. Archibald Henderson worked as a civil engineer in Aberdeen. On completion of the harbour works in 1919, he began business on his own account in Aberdeen as a Consulting Engineer, but acted as engineer Macduff Harbour until his death in 1947. He formed a partnerhsip with George Gordon Nicol which continued until 1938 but thereafter worked as Archibald Henderson & Partners.

Buildings and Designs

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
	July 1914	Harbour and Lighthouse	Macduff		Aberdeenshire	Scotland	Resident engineer with responsibility for the Princess Royal Basin Scheme.
	c. 1924	Girvan Harbour	Girvan		Ayrshire	Scotland	Major repairs and reconstruction

The following books contain references to this :
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Macduff harbour	1966	Macduff and its Harbour 1783-1966			pp. 66-7