Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Rollo & Hall
Designation:
Born:	After 1932
Died:	After 1939
Bio Notes:	Robert Leslie Rollo was born on 23 August 1888, the son of Robert Rollo. He served his apprenticeship in the office of James Lindsay, studying at the Glasgow School of Architecture. He moved to Ayr in 1911 to join James Archibald Morris as assistant, returning to Glasgow two years later as assistant to Sir John James Burnet and Norman Aitken Dick, then working under the practice name of John Burnet & Son. He was subsequently transferred to Burnet's London office where he worked on the British Museum extension. In 1914 he commenced independent practice at 248 West George Street, Glasgow, in collaboration with James Lindsay Junior, the son of his former employer; the elder Lindsay had died on 8 September that year and his son had taken on the practice at the early age of twenty-two. It is not clear whether a formal partnership existed, but in any case the association was cut short by the outbreak of the First World War, during which Rollo served with the Royal Engineers and, in 1917, married Elizabeth Whyte, daughter of Robert P Whyte. On his return from the war Rollo moved back north to Aberdeen where he resumed independent practice in 1920 and was appointed assistant in the School of Architecture, later becoming Head of the School. Whilst there he was appointed architect to the Governors of Robert Gordon's College and designed the new buildings for the Technical College and School of Art. He was admitted FRIBA in early 1930, his proposers being Robert Gordon Wilson Junior, John Alexander Ogg Allan and George Watt. He was President of the Aberdeen Society of Architects 1935-37. He resigned his post in the School of Architecture in 1937 to concentrate on his private practice. He appears to have shared an office with James Brown Nicol and David Polson Hall until about 1939, and occasionally worked in collaboration, although it is unclear whether a formal partnership existed. Hall had been born on 21 January 1908, the son of James Hall of Stonehaven, where he was educated at Mackie Academy. He had been articled to Gregory & Gall of Stonehaven in 1924, studying at Aberdeen School of Architecture, Gray's School of Art. In 1931, having obtained his post-diploma, he had joined Rollo as chief assistant, commencing practice on his own account a year later although remaining in the same office. Hall was admitted ARIBA in late 1932, his proposers being Robert Leslie Rollo, Robert Gordon Wilson Junior and James Brown Nicol. Hall was a keen hockey player, and served as Vice-President of the Northern District Hockey Association in 1934. He was a finalist in the King's Cup, Aberdeen Wapinschaw, in 1935. His sporting interests also extended to golf and tennis. In private life Rollo was an active Freemason, being President of the Aberdeen Chapter from 1933 to 1936. He died on 11 January 1948.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	146, Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland	Business	1939 *

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	James Cairncross	c. 1921	November 1925	Apprentice
	Gordon David Diack	After 1932	Before 1937	Apprentice	For three years
	Robert Leslie Rollo	After 1932	c. 1939(?)	Partner(?)
	David Polson Hall	After 1932	c. 1939(?)	Partner(?)
	Kenneth Bradley Miller	18 May 1934	1 September 1934	Junior Assistant
	Gordon David Diack	June 1937		Junior Assistant

Buildings and Designs

This 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
	1930s	Kaimhill Housing Estate	Kaimhill		Aberdeen	Scotland
	1930	Robert Gordon's Secondary School			Aberdeen	Scotland	Alterations
	1935	Aberdeen Crematorium	Kaimhill		Aberdeen	Scotland
	1935	Social hall and other offices	Torry		Aberdeen	Scotland	Plans in hand
	1935	Social halls and offices	Hilton		Aberdeen	Scotland
	1936	Drill Hall	Turriff		Aberdeenshire	Scotland
	1936	House of Glennie	Marnoch		Aberdeenshire	Scotland	Attribution
	1936	The Picture House	Stonehaven		Kincardineshire	Scotland
	1936	The Red House			Aberdeen	Scotland
	1937	Inverurie Infectious Diseases Hospital	Inverurie		Aberdeenshire	Scotland
	1939	Kingsway Cinema			Aberdeen	Scotland
	1939	Nazareth House			Aberdeen	Scotland	Rebuilding

References

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