Basic Biographical Details Name: | Neil MacLeod | Designation: | | Born: | 9 September 1907 | Died: | 1 November 1932 | Bio Notes: | Neil MacLeod was born on 9 September 1907, the son of James MacLeod, crofter, and his wife Christina MacLeod (her premarried name as well). He was educated at Tain Royal Academy and was articled to Ballantyne & Taylor, Inverness from January 1926 until August 1928. While there he attended continuation classes at Inverness Academy and the Gold Medal in his second year. In 1929 he moved to Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen, and during the summer vacation in 1929 he travelled abroad. The following year he gained his Diploma in Architecture and returned to Inverness to assist in the practice of Mr Smith, 52 High Street. In 1932 he sat the qualifying exam and was admitted ARIBA, his proposers being Robert Gordon Wilson junior, R Leslie Rollo and W J Taylor, but he died in 1 November of that year at the Lawson Hospital, Golspie. He was single. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Viewhill, Elphin, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland | Private | 1933 * | 1937 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 4 December 1932 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p143 - obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no 4933 (combined box 45) |
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