Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Samuel Neilson | | Designation: | | | Born: | | | Died: | | | Bio Notes: | Samuel Neilson was the son of William Neilson, merchant, who held the post of Lord Provost in 1717. Samuel Neilson trained as a master mason and became a burgess in 1733 in right of his father.
Neilson gave evidence in William Adam’s lawsuit against Lord Braco. In this he stated that besides working as a mason in Edinburgh, he designed country houses.
He died on 4 January 1953 at Bainfield House.
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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 |  | c. 1740 | Orangefield House | Prestwick (near) | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Original house | | 1748 | St Columba's Parish Church | Burntisland | | Fife | Scotland | Stone steeple | | 1750 | Royal Bank of Scotland | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Carried out to a revised plan |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | NAS National Archives of Scotland | Records with prefix CC | CC/8/8/114/2 | |
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