Architects

Name:

Alexander Leslie

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Engineer

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15/06/1926

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1844

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15/06/1926

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1893

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Bio Notes :

Alexander Leslie was born in 1844, the son of civil engineer James Leslie. He was taken into partnership by his father as J & A Leslie by 1872. His father died in Edinburgh on 29 December 1889, and Alexander continued the practice along with his brother-in-law Robert Carstairs Reid, who appears to have been taken into partnership a couple of years earlier, as J & A Leslie & Reid.

Alexander Leslie son died in 1893. James's grandson Alexander Leslie (1881-1921) and great-grandson of the same name (1910-82) were also civil engineers.

'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
Edinburgh Scotland	Business

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The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position	Notes
J & A Leslie	205284	Before 1872	c. 1887	Partner
J & A Leslie & Reid	205287	c. 1887	Before 1893	Partner

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	City or County	Country	Notes
West Wemyss, harbour	In year 1872	West Wemyss	Fife	Scotland
West Wemyss harbour	In year 1872	West Wemyss	Fife	Scotland	Wet dock
Lawton Reservoir with cottage, railings and gates	In year 1873		Dundee	Scotland
Clepington Sluice Chamber	In year 1873	Clepington	Dundee	Scotland
Clatto Reservoir	In year 1874		Dundee	Scotland
Alnwickhill Reservoir	In year 1875	Liberton	Edinburgh	Scotland
Water Tower	In year 1879	Dalkeith	Midlothian	Scotland
Gladhouse Reservoir	In year 1879	Temple	Midlothian	Scotland
Rosebery Reservoir	In year 1880		Midlothian	Scotland
Edgelaw Reservoir	In year 1880	Carrington	Midlothian	Scotland
Williamwath Bridge	In year 1882	Dalton	Dumfriesshire	Scotland	Superstructure
Store reservoir on the Gask Burn	In year 1887	Roscobie (Rescobie?) (near)	Fife	Scotland
Alnwickhill Reservoir	In year 1888	Liberton	Edinburgh	Scotland	Second phase completed
Store Reservoir	In year 1889	Leven	Fife	Scotland

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Part	Notes
Colvin, H M	A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840	1995	New Haven and London: Yale University Press	3rd edition	Entry on James Leslie (his father)

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