Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Macdonald | Designation: | | Born: | 30 December 1894 | Died: | 28 June 1958 | Bio Notes: | William Macdonald was born on 30 December 1894, the son of Duglad Macdonald, gardener, and his wife Annie Hossack. He was articled to A Maitland & Sons of Tain in 1913. His apprenticeship was interrupted by military service from 1916 to 1919, but he resumed his training with the same firm in 1920 and was soon appointed chief draughtsman. He acted as a temporary Clerk of Works for Tain Burgh Housing Scheme in 1921 and the following year took over the business of the Maitland firm, James Maitland having retired to Bournemouth and his nephew and partner Andrew Gordon Maitland having apparently left to join a firm of solicitors in Edinburgh.
The economic depression caused Macdonald to suspend business in 1930; he secured a post in the Architectural and Surveying Branch of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland, and was employed in that department's district office in Inverness when he was admitted LRIBA on 2 December 1935, his proposers being William John Taylor and Robert Carruthers Ballantyne.
Macdonald died on 28 June 1958 aged 63 at 8 Chalmers Crescent in Edinburgh. His wife, Isabella Ferguson, survived him. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | ![Item 1 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | 113, Marchmont Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | | 1958 | | ![Item 2 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | Tain, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland | Business | 1920 | 1930 | | ![Item 3 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | Glenmhor, Muirtown, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland | Private | 1935 * | | | ![Item 4 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | 11, Queensgate, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland | Business | 1935 * | After 1938 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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Buildings and DesignsThis 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 | ![Item 1 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1921 | Tarbat Old Church | Portmahomack | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Further alterations | ![Item 2 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1922 | Bungalow, Scotsburn | Balnagown | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 3 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1922 | Caledonian Hotel | Ullapool | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 4 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1922 | Renovation of dwellinghouse | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 5 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Addition to house | Hilton | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 6 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Addition to shop | Alness | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 7 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Balnagown Castle | | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Measurement and floor plans - unclear whether any work carried out | ![Item 8 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Bungalow | Invergordon | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 9 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Bungalow | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 10 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Dunskaith House | Nigg | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Augmentation of water supply; asphalting of roofs | ![Item 11 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Geanies House | Fearn | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Additions to house, and installation of domestic hot water | ![Item 12 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Pitcalzean House | Nigg | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Installation of domestic hot water | ![Item 13 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Post Office | Edderton | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 14 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Railway Hotel | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 15 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | After 1922 | Tain Parish Church | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Electric lighting and redecoration | ![Item 16 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1923 | Edderton (Balnagown Estate), farmhouse | Balnagown | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Unspecified work to house and additions to farmstead | ![Item 17 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1923 | Scotsburn Estate, new boundary walls, gates and railings | Balnagown | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 18 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1923 | Tarlogie (Home Farm?), steading | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Restoration after fire | ![Item 19 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1924 | Alterations to shop | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 20 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1924 | Fraser's Hotel | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 21 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1924 | Two dwellinghouses on the Geanies Estate | Fearn | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 22 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1925 | Bridge Hotel | Bonar Bridge | | Sutherland | Scotland | New bar, dining room, lounge, bedrooms and bathrooms | ![Item 23 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1925 | Edderton Estate, new gate lodge | | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 24 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1926 | Alterations to house | Bonar Bridge | | Sutherland | Scotland | | ![Item 25 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1926 | Cottage, Geanies Estate | Fearn | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 26 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1926 | Mansion house | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Additions and alterations | ![Item 27 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1926 | Villa | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 28 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1927 | Church hall | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 29 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1927 | Eight houses for Tain Burgh Council | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 30 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1928 | Garage and additions to house | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 31 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1928 | House for district nurse | Nigg | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | | ![Item 32 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1928 | Station Hotel | Invershin | | Sutherland | Scotland | New glass lounge | ![Item 33 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1929 | Bridge Hotel | Bonar Bridge | | Sutherland | Scotland | Further additions and alterations | ![Item 34 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1929 | Farm house, Ord | Invergordon (near) | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Additions and alterations | ![Item 35 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1929 | Farmhouse, Balacherry | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Additions | ![Item 36 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1930 | Farmhouse, Pitnellies | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Additions | ![Item 37 of 37](images/table_item.gif) | 1930 | Star Inn | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Additions and alterations |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Gifford, John | 1980 | Architects of the Highlands in the Nineteenth Century, A Sketch | No 7, September 1980, pp29-48 | The Scottish Georgian Society Bulletin, Edinburgh, 1980 | | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Mackenzie, Rosemary and Durham, Jane | 1984 | The Maitland Family, Tain, 1840s-1930s | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | H M Register House | Death Register | | | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no4507 (combined box 18) |
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