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Old Photograph High Street New Pitsligo Scotland
Old photograph of cottages, houses and children on the High Street in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Robert Gordon Wilson was born in New Pitsligo in 1844 the son of John Wilson, a master builder, and his wife, Eliza Gordon. He was articled, apprenticed, to Alexander Ellis, an architect builder, in Aberdeen in 1859. Around 1866 he was placed in the office of Alexander Thomson, a well-known architect, later nicknamed " Greek Thomson ". Thomson's style is evidenced in Wilson's work. In 1869 he returned to Ellis as a junior partner, with offices at 13 Belmont Street in Aberdeen. Wilson served on Aberdeen Town Council 1914 to 1924. He was Chairman of the Plans Committee, overseeing Planning and Building Control matters. He was Chairman of the Rubislaw Granite Company, Chairman of Kilgour and Walker, and Director of Richards. His unpaid roles included Chairman of the Aberdeen Royal Asylum and the Aberdeen University Press. He was a Trustee of the Aberdeen Savings Bank. He died on 28 July 1931.
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