Basic Biographical Details Name: | Wilsons & Walker | Designation: | | Born: | 1906 | Died: | Before 1933 | Bio Notes: | Wilsons & Walker was the successor to the Aberdeen firm of Ellis & Wilson, which had been continued by Robert Gordon Wilson after the retirement of Ellis in 1896. In 1906 he took into partnership his son, also Robert Gordon Wilson (who had served his apprenticeship there in 1893-8), and John Wilson Walker, the firm's name changing to Wilsons & Walker.
The elder Wilson's later years in practice were spent more as a man of business than as an architect. He was elected to the Town Council 1914-24 and after he retired in 1915 he became chairman of the Plans Committee. At various times he was Chairman of the Rubislaw Granite Company and of Kilgour and Walker, and was a director of Richards. On the voluntary side he was Chairman of the Royal Asylum Board and of Aberdeen University Press, a Trustee of Aberdeen Savings Bank and an active member of the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor.
Walker was mobilised in the first days of the First World War and was demobilised with the rank of Major in 1919. Walker and the younger Wilson were both admitted FRIBA in early 1922.
The elder Wilson died at Westholme, Queen's Road on 28 July 1931; Walker on 18 November 1926; and the younger Wilson on 13 December 1939, after six years of retirement. Like his father he was a director of Richards but was not otherwise active in public affairs.
NB Two buildings (Cluny Free Church and Ballogie) were claimed by the sources to have work done by 'Walker & Wilson'. This is almost certainly an error for Wilsons & Walker since the dates seems to overlap. However this should be investigated further in the local directories. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 181a, Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business | 1908 | | British Architect 10 Jan 1908 | | 375, Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business | 1921 * | | |
* 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 | | 1906 | 114 Queen's Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Robert Gordon Wilson senior, unclear whether under partnership of Ellis & Wilson or Wilsons & Walker (practice title changed in this year) | | 1906 | House, Polmuir Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | Ironmongers Court, Upperkirkgate | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | Royal Mills, Palmerston Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Additions | | 1906 | Two houses, Queen's Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1906 | Villa, Rubislaw Den North | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | After 1906 | Aberdeen Steam Laundry Works | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | After 1906 | Blairs College | | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Additions/alterations? | | After 1906 | Bleach and Dyeworks | Garthdee | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | After 1906 | Broadford Works | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Large alterations and additions - flax store and spinning mill, alterations to beam engine house and new north and south mills | | After 1906 | Carden Place UP Church | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations/additions? | | After 1906 | Daily Free Press Buildings, shops, offices and printing and publishing premises | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations/additions? | | After 1906 | Higher Grade School | Banchory | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | After 1906 | House, Rubislaw Den South | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | After 1906 | John Knox Established Church | Mounthooly | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Additions/alterations? | | After 1906 | Nazareth House | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Additions? | | After 1906 | North of Scotland meal mills | | | Aberdeenshire? | Scotland | | | After 1906 | Northern Co-operative Society Bakery | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | After 1906 | Provision Works | Torry | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Additions/alterations? | | After 1906 | Secondary School | Peterculter | | Kincardineshire/Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | After 1906 | St Margaret's Presbytery | Aboyne | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | 1907 | UP Church | Burghead | | Morayshire | | Renovations | | 1908 | Ballogie House | | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Alterations | | 1909 | Bakery and flour stores for Northern Co-operative | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations to bakery | | 1909 | Ellon Free Church | Ellon | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Additions | | 1909 | Villa, Queen's Road | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1910 | Sausage Factory, Millbank | Berryden | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1914 | Cluny Free Church | Cluny | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Remodelling | | Before 1915(?) | Banchory Ternan School | Banchory Ternan | | Aberdeenshire/Kincardineshire | Scotland | Robert Gordon Wilson senior, unclear whether under partnership of Ellis & Wilson (up to 1906) or Wilsons & Walker (1906 onwards) | | Before 1915(?) | Torry Primary School | Torry | | Aberdeen | Scotland | Robert Gordon Wilson senior, unclear whether under partnership of Ellis & Wilson (up to 1906) or Wilsons & Walker (1906 onwards) | | After 1919 | Government Housing Scheme | Torry | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
ReferencesCurrently, there are no references for this . The information has been derived from: the British Architectural Library / RIBA Directory of British Architects 1834-1914; Post Office Directories; and/or any sources listed under this individual's works. |