Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Sutherland | Designation: | | Born: | 1861 | Died: | 1927 | Bio Notes: | George Sutherland was born in 1861 and was articled to Pirie & Clyne of Aberdeen in 1878 but transferred to Ellis & Wilson before completing his apprenticeship. He then moved to Glasgow where he served as draughtsman to an unspecified firm before commencing practice on his own account in Banff in 1884. It is very likely that he formed a partnership with George Adam Bruce in Banff. By 1890 he had moved to 51 High Street, Elgin, where he was elected to the School Board and designed the towered H H Richardson-Romanesque Victoria School of Science and Art, evidently only one of several commissions as Honeyman had seen 'some creditable buildings' designed by him prior to 1894. At that date he had also received a commission for a mission hall in Aberdeen. Sutherland sat the qualifying exam in Glasgow in March 1894 and immediately sought admission as ARIBA, his proposers being John Honeyman, Arthur Cates and Lacy William Ridge. In his application he acknowledged his lack of travel abroad but stated that he had spent a good deal of time measuring Elgin Cathedral, Pluscarden Priory, 'some old Scotch castles' and 'old buildings in Aberdeen': He was admitted on 11 June of the same year.
He entered into partnership with Louis Harper of Aberdeen at the beginning of 1896. When in partnership with Harper, Sutherland's one major commission was a large block in Bridge Street, the remainder being speculative housing, some of it for himself. About 1899 Harper withdrew from the partnership.
About June 1899, Sutherland entered into a brief partnership with James Jamieson at Elgin but at the beginning of 1902 he entered into partnership with James M Pirie. Pirie's relationship, if any, with John Bridgeford Pirie and his son Bridgeford MacDougall Pirie is unknown but he had commenced practice c.1899/1900, and had designed a couple of substantial houses by the time of the partnership.
The partnership with Pirie ended in 1907 when Sutherland went into partnership with Clement George (born 1879), who had served his apprenticeship with Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and had remained in the same firm thereafter.
Sutherland was admitted FRIBA in 1923, proposed by George Watt and the RIBA Council. He died in 1927. George Sutherland's wife was Maggie Raitt Boyle whom he had married in Aberdeen on 219 October 1884. Clement George continued the practice until May 1931 when he merged it with Marshall Mackenzie's as A Marshall Mackenzie Son & George. The partnership was short-lived as George died on 23 February 1932. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 51, High Street, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | Business | 1894 * | | | | Seafield Street, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | Private | 1894 * | | | | 115, Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business | c. 1896 | c. 1900 | When in partnership with Harper | | 40, Union Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business | 1902 | | | | Milltimber, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | Private | 1906 | | | | 26, Crown Street, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business | c. 1906 | After 1926 | When in partnership with Pirie and with George | | 157, Duthie Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland | Private | 1923 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources. Employees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Andrew Edward Angus | | | Apprentice | | | James Cobban | 1890 | 1895 | Apprentice | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Arthur Cates | 11 June 1894 | for Associateship | | John Honeyman | 11 June 1894 | for Associateship | | Lacy William Ridge | 11 June 1894 | for Associateship | | George Watt | 11 June 1923 | for Fellowship |
RIBA Proposals
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 | | 1866 | Catholic Institute | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1885 | Enzie Parish Church | Portgordon | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1885 | Enzie Free Church | Portgordon | | Banffshire | Scotland | Vestry added | | 1886 | Findochty School | | | Banffshire | Scotland | Extension | | 1886 | Temperance Hotel | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1887 | Police Station | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1887 | Semi-detached cottages | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1887 | Victoria School of Science and Art | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | Begun in partnership - perhaps completed by Sutherland alone. | | 1891 | Burghead Free Church | Burghead | | Morayshire | Scotland | restoration of interior. 'Buildings of Scotland' state that this work is by Sutherland & Jamieson but this practice was not formed at this date. | | 1895 | Commercial premises, Cluny Square | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1895 | House and Mission Hall | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1895 | School | Maud | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | 1895 | Two houses, Beaconsfield Place | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | In collaboration with Louis Harper prior to partnership | | 1896 | Six houses, Wood Street | Torry | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1896 | Two houses, Beaconsfield Place | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1897 | Four houses, Gladstone Place | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1897 | Theatre | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1897 | Two houses, Victoria Road | Torry | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1898 | Buildings in Bridge Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1898 | Six houses, Gladstone Place | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1898 | Station Hotel | Rothes | | Morayshire | Scotland | Additions | | 1898 | Two houses, Fonthill Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1898 | UF Church | Rothes | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1899 | Dufftown Public School | Dufftown | | Banffshire | Scotland | Additions | | 1899 | House and Shop, Main Street | Buckpool | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1899 | House, Causewayend | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1899 | Houses, Murray Street | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1899 | Insch School | Insch | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | 1899 | Schools | Dufftown | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | Late 1800s | Pair of houses, Polmuir Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1900 | Three houses, Polmuir Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | c. 1900 | Artisans' dwellings | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | c. 1900 | Pair of villas, Polmuir Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1901 | Clochan Schools | Enzie | | Morayshire | Scotland | Additions | | 1901 | Drill Hall | Fraserburgh | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | 1901 | House, Hardgate | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1901 | Three houses and shops, Mid Stocket Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1901 | Two semi-detached houses | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1901 | Villa, Fortreath Avenue | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | | | 1902 | Four houses, Bright Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | House and shops, Elmbank Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | House, Albyn Place | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | House, Erskine Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | House, Fonthill Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | House, King Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | House, Menzies Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Houses, Fonthill Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Offices for John Fleming & Co | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Offices, Palmerston Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Premises for Edmund Barrie | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Premises for James Robertson | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Premises of Gordon Smart | Aboyne | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Additions | | 1902 | Scottish Life Offices | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Builder 2 November 1901 indicates that Sutherland was more than just the executant architect for Sydney Mitchell & Wilson. Roles of respective architects! still unclear | | 1902 | Six houses, Duthie Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Two houses, Murray Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Two houses, Murray Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Two houses, Walker Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1902 | Warehouse, Hadden Street and Carmelite Lane | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Five houses, Gladstone Place | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Four houses, Froghall Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Four houses, Victoria Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | House, Belmont Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | House, Broomhill Avenue | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Houses and shops, Elmbank Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Property for Mrs Hamman, John Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Six houses, Hammerfield Avenue | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Six houses, Westburn Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Two detached houses, Erskine Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Two houses, Berryden Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Two houses, Crawford Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Two houses, Elmbank Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Two houses, Grampian Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Two houses, Murray Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Two houses, Sycamore Place | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1903 | Two houses, Westburn Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Four houses, Fonthill Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Four houses, Hammerfield Avenue | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Four houses, Whinhill Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | House, Clifton Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | House, Fonthill Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | House, Westburn Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Premises for W Booth | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Shops and house, Victoria Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Two houses, Grampian Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Two houses, Grampian Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Two houses, Murray Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Two houses, Murray Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1904 | Two houses, Whinhill Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | House, Grampian Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | House, Hutcheon Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | Six houses, Duthie Terrace | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | Stanley Hotel | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | Three houses, Holburn Street and one house, Great Western Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | Two houses, Devanha Gardens | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | Two houses, Devanha Gardens | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | Two houses, Devanha Gardens | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | Two houses, Holburn Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1905 | Two houses, Holburn Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | Five houses, Grampian Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | Hotel, Guild Street and Market Street corner | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | House and greenhouse, Walker Dam Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | House, Whinhill Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | Two houses, Polmuir Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | After 1907 | Anderson's | Ballater | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Additions | | After 1907 | Banchory Post Office | Banchory | | Aberdeenshire/Kincardineshire | Scotland | | | After 1907 | Bannochie House | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | After 1907 | Insch Public School | Insch | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Additions | | After 1907 | Macduff Public School | Macduff | | Banffshire | Scotland | Additions | | After 1907 | Yarrows House | Ballater | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | 1908 | Villa, 57 Rubislaw Den South | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1909 | Duff House (proposed hotel scheme) | | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1909 | Roller Skating Rink | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1909 | Villa, Queen's Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Rear wing extension | | 1910 | Bracoden Public School | Bracoden | | Banffshire | Scotland | Additions | | 1910 | Infant School | Gardenstown | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1910 | Old Deer Public School | Old Deer | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | 1912 | Portessie Hall for Rathven Church | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1914 | La Scala Cinema | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1914 | Post office | Buckie | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | 1916 | The Casino | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1918 | Columbus Offices Commercial Quay | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1920 | The Picture House | Fraserburgh | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | Before 1923 | Aberdeen Picture Playhouse | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1923 | Hotel, Princes Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1923 | Insurance offices, 220 Union Street | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | Before 1923 | The Picture House | Banff | | Banffshire | Scotland | | | Before 1923 | Torry Picture House | Torry | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1925 | Bungalow for J Corbett, Whitehall Place | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1925 | Bungalow for W Ferrier, Anderson Drive | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1925 | Dunrobin, Rubislaw Den South | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1925 | James Shepherd and Son Warehouse | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1926 | Torry Picture House | Torry | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Reconstruction | | Before 1927(?) | Housing scheme, Aberdeen | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Exact date unknown; unclear whether by Clement George alone or in partnership |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Aberdeen Evening Express | 30 October 1884 | | | | | Builder | 18 February 1927 | v132 | | p272 - obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A v12 p126 (microfiche 57/A5); F no1919 (microfilm reel 16) |
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