Basic Biographical Details

Name: Andrew Gordon Maitland
Designation:  
Born: 1880
Died: 1930
Bio Notes: Andrew Gordon Maitland was born in 1880, son of Tain architect Andrew Maitland II and his wife Elizabeth Chapman, and grandson of Andrew Maitland Senior who had founded the family practice. Andrew Gordon worked for the family firm, becoming partner with his uncle James Maitland sometime after his father's death in 1898. In 1922 the practice was taken over by the then chief assistant William Macdonald; James went into retirement and Andrew Gordon went to Edinburgh, where he was working for solicitors Morton, Smart, Macdonald, Prosser WS at 19 York Place at the time of his admission as LRIBA in early 1925. He fell into poor health after James's death in 1929 and went to Madeira on medical advice but died en route in 1930.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1c/o Morton, Smart, Macdonald, Prosser, WS, 19, York Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusiness1925 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1A Maitland & SonsAfter 18981922Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 1101890Balintraid, farmhouse, steading and servants' cottages and workmen's cottagesArdross Ross and CromartyScotlandServants' cottages
Item 2 of 1101892Dwelling House and ShopAlness Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 3 of 1101898Villa, DornochDornoch SutherlandScotland 
Item 4 of 1101899Oddfellows HallTain Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 5 of 1101900Achness Farm SteadingAchness Sutherland?ScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 6 of 1101900BurnsideDornoch SutherlandScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 7 of 1101900Dwelling House, GrantfieldGrantfield Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 8 of 1101900Dwelling House, TainTain Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 9 of 1101900Free librarySpinningdale SutherlandScotland 
Item 10 of 1101900House, Easter DurchaEaster Durcha Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 11 of 1101900Inver School and SchoohouseTain Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovation
Item 12 of 1101900Kilmuir Easter Church and ManseKilmuir Easter Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations
Item 13 of 1101900Meal MillsMilntown Ross and CromartyScotlandRestoration
Item 14 of 1101900Mid Fearn Farm SteadingMid Fearn Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovation
Item 15 of 1101900Police StationInvergordon Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 16 of 1101900Rosehall, New KennelsRosehall SutherlandScotland 
Item 17 of 1101900Royal AcademyTain Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovation
Item 18 of 1101900Teaninich Distillery  Ross and CromartyScotlandNew bonded warehouse
Item 19 of 110c. 1900Post officeDornoch SutherlandScotlandAttribution by Beaton
Item 20 of 1101902Carnegie Public LibraryTain Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 21 of 1101902Kinlochewe LodgeKinlochewe Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 22 of 1101902Mansefield HouseTain Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 23 of 1101903Block of Shops and HouseArdgay Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 24 of 1101903Castlecraig Farm Steading and servants' cottagesNigg Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovation
Item 25 of 1101903Cottages, Farm of AndervilleAnderville Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 26 of 1101903Edderton Public SchoolEdderton Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 27 of 1101903Four CottagesSwordale Ross and CromartyScotlandAdditions
Item 28 of 1101903Four servants' cottagesSwordale Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 29 of 1101903Gruinards LodgeArdgay Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 30 of 1101903Hilton Public SchoolHilton Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 31 of 1101903House and Shop on King StreetInvergordon Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 32 of 1101903Invercharron HouseArdgay Ross and CromartyScotlandNew gate lodge at main entrance
Item 33 of 1101903Inverdhin Public SchoolInverdhin Ross and CromartyScotlandImprovements and water supply
Item 34 of 1101903Lower Kineraig Farm Steading  Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovation
Item 35 of 1101903Shandwick Mansion House  Ross and CromartyScotlandReroofing main portion
Item 36 of 1101903Swordale, cottages and steadingSwordale Ross and CromartyScotlandFour new servants' cottages and alterations to four cottages
Item 37 of 1101903Tain Town HallTain Ross and CromartyScotlandImprovements
Item 38 of 1101903Teacher's House, Bonar Bridge Public SchoolBonar Bridge SutherlandScotlandRenovation
Item 39 of 1101903Teaninich (Novar Estate), Farmhouse and steadingNovar Ross and CromartyScotlandRestoration
Item 40 of 1101903Tomich farm steading  Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 41 of 1101903Two Semi Detached CottagesEdderton Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 42 of 1101903United Free ChurchLogie Easter Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 43 of 1101903Wester Rarichie Farm Steading and Servents' Houses  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 44 of 1101904Balavil (Conon Estate), Farmhouse and steading  Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions to farmhouse and steading
Item 45 of 1101904Balblair (Balnagown estate), farmsteading and farmhouseBalnagown Ross and CromartyScotlandRestoration of steading after fire
Item 46 of 1101904Conon Brae, Servants' cottage  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 47 of 1101904Conon HouseConon Bridge Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 48 of 1101904Cromarty SchoolCromarty Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 49 of 1101904Flowerdale HouseGairloch Ross and CromartyScotlandAdditions and alterations
Item 50 of 1101904Peddiston, school and schoolhouse   ScotlandAlterations to teacher's house
Item 51 of 1101905Ankerville, (Nigg Estate), Farmhouse and steadingNigg Ross and CromartyScotlandFarmhouse and renovations to steading
Item 52 of 1101905Farm of Culrain, Renovation of Steading and Servant's Cottages  Ross and CromartyScotlandPair of semi-detached cottages
Item 53 of 1101905HouseBonar Bridge SutherlandScotland 
Item 54 of 1101905Peddiston, school and schoolhouse   ScotlandAdditions to teacher's house
Item 55 of 1101905Rosebank, Farmhouse and farmbuildingsRosebank Ross and Cromarty?Scotland 
Item 56 of 1101905Tulchan LodgeAdvie MorayshireScotland 
Item 57 of 1101906Cottage on Glebe of Logie EasterLogie Easter Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 58 of 1101906DalcroyAdvie MorayshireScotlandElectrical powerhouse, motor house and men servants' rooms
Item 59 of 1101906Farm of Culrain, Renovation of Steading and Servant's Cottages  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 60 of 1101906Free Church Manse of CreichCreich, Migdale SutherlandScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 61 of 1101906Gairloch Parish ChurchGairloch Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 62 of 1101906House for Professor MacdonaldEvanton Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 63 of 1101906Lairg Free ChurchLairg SutherlandScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 64 of 1101906Lidstone LodgeEdderton Ross and CromartyScotlandRebuilding
Item 65 of 1101906MarybankDornoch SutherlandScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 66 of 1101906Motor House at NorthfieldDornoch SutherlandScotland 
Item 67 of 1101906Novar Arms Hotel  Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 68 of 1101906Portmahomack Public SchoolPortmahomack Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 69 of 1101906Post OfficeInvergordon Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations additions - to form Post Office?
Item 70 of 1101906Strathgarve Lodge  Ross and CromartyScotlandRestoration and alterations after fire
Item 71 of 1101906Tain Academy GymnasiumTain Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 72 of 1101906Tain Parish ChurchTain Ross and CromartyScotlandOrgan case
Item 73 of 1101906United Free ManseInvergordon Ross and CromartyScotlandImprovements
Item 74 of 1101907Balnagown HotelArdgay Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 75 of 1101908Bogbain FarmBaigmore Ross and CromartyScotlandServants' Cottages
Item 76 of 1101908Commercial HotelAlness Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 77 of 1101908Commercial HotelInvergordon Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 78 of 1101908Fearn UF ChurchHill of Fearn Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 79 of 1101908Gairloch Parish ChurchGairloch Ross and CromartyScotlandInterior recast, renovations and improvements
Item 80 of 1101908Kilmuir Easter UF Manse (new manse)Kilmuir Easter Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 81 of 1101908Kincardine UF ChurchArdgay Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 82 of 1101908Knockbreck SchoolTain Ross and CromartyScotlandAdditions and alterations
Item 83 of 1101908Mains of Bayfield Farm SteadingMains of Bayfield Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovation and improvements
Item 84 of 1101908Mains of Shandwick, Steading and servants' cottages,Shandwick Ross and CromartyScotlandSteading and four farm sevants' cottages
Item 85 of 1101908Nigg UF ChurchNigg Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovations and improvements
Item 86 of 1101908Portmahomack UF ChurchPortmahomack Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 87 of 1101908Rhynie Mansion HouseFearn Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovation and improvement
Item 88 of 1101908Royal AcademyTain Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 89 of 1101908SchoolTain Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 90 of 1101908Tarbat UF ChurchPortmahomack Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 91 of 1101908Tournaig HousePoolewe Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 92 of 1101908Tuirnaig Shooting LodgePoolewe Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 93 of 1101909Rosskeen UF ChurchRosskeen Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 94 of 1101910Culrain Estate, Farm manager's house  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 95 of 1101910House for Dr McRaeBonar Bridge SutherlandScotland 
Item 96 of 1101910Post OfficeTain Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 97 of 1101910Rhives, SteadingRhives SutherlandScotlandRenovations at rear range of steading
Item 98 of 1101910Teacher's House, Bonar Bridge Public SchoolBonar Bridge SutherlandScotlandAdditions and alterations
Item 99 of 1101910Westfield, Farm servants' cottages  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 100 of 1101911Parish Council Houses and Nurses' HomePoolewe Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 101 of 1101912Bonar Bridge Parish ChurchBonar Bridge SutherlandScotland 
Item 102 of 1101912Farm Steading at DalmoreDalmore Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 103 of 1101912Farm Steading in InvereweInverewe Ross and CromartyScotlandRenovation
Item 104 of 1101912Farmhouse, Strath of PitcalnieStrath of Pitcalnie Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 105 of 1101912Farmhouse, WestfieldEstate of Pitcalzean Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 106 of 1101912Fearn LodgeArdgay Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 107 of 1101912House, Carse of BayfieldCarse of Bayfield Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 108 of 1101912Stable and renovation of House, Smallholding at BayfieldBayfield Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 109 of 1101921School hostelStornowayLewisRoss and CromartyScotlandTook over the commission because of Robertson's ill-health
Item 110 of 1101921Tarbat Old ChurchPortmahomack Ross and CromartyScotlandFurther alterations

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Gifford, John1980Architects of the Highlands in the Nineteenth Century, A SketchNo 7, September 1980, pp29-48The Scottish Georgian Society Bulletin, Edinburgh, 1980 
Item 2 of 2Mackenzie, Rosemary and Durham, Jane1984The Maitland Family, Tain, 1840s-1930s   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)City of Glasgow Bank Share Register