| Administrative History | John Smith (1781 - 1852) was the son of an Aberdeen architect and builder called William Smith. Smith underwent training in London and returned to Aberdeen in 1804. John Smith's first major commission in Aberdeen was for Patrick Milne of Crimonmogate to build a large house on Union Street. Smith succeeded Thomas Fletcher as engineer to the King Street, Union Street and Union Terrace works. In 1860, he completed what is attributed to be the first accurate plan of Aberdeen. Smith was associated with Thomas Telford during the planned harbour improvements in 1824 and it was during this year that he was officially appointed superintendent of work for the City of Aberdeen. John Smith's son, William Smith (1817 - 1891) became partner in his father's practice is 1845. John Smith was nicknamed 'Tudor Johnny' because of his use of Tudor, Gothic, Scots-Elizabethan and Jacobean styles (Miller, 2007). Smith also undertook work for the University of Aberdeen, remodelling the front of King's College in 1825. |
| Description | "Notebook, John Smith, 145 King Street, Aberdeen, 26th January 1802". This note book is separated into 78 sections:
1. Ground rents, city of London
2. Valuation of land
3. Furrow Drain Pipes
4. Rubble
5. Dry Stone Drain
6. Weights
7. Flushing Tank (automatic)
8. Greenhouses
9. Museums, Libraries and Picture Galleries
10. Retaining Walls
11. Tiles
12. Improved flushing tank
13. Iron
14. Prices Rubislaw granite April 1882
15. Study of beam - Aberdeen Market
16. Brickwork
17. Carpenters work
18. 'Lawrence' bell Old St Michaels
19. Portland cement
20. Timber
21. Cement - Aberdeen Market
22. Pauain Cement
23. Bricks
24. White lead
25. Louvre
26. Solder
27. Brass
28. Gun Metal
29. Bronze
30. Gold - Artificial
31. Bell Metal
32. Putty
33. Red Lead
34. White lead
35. Feuing value of ground about Aberdeen
36. Bag of cement
37. Bon-Accord Arms
38. Steam Boilers
39. County Families, coats of arms
40. Interest
41. Oils varnishes etc
42. Zinc
43. Timber
44. Duthie park opening
45. Efflorescence on brick walls
46. Adel Church
47. Cunningham's system of ventilation
48. Calculations and capitalised prices for square yard of framed at ? purchase
49. Wind Measure
50. Plaster
51. Measurement and size of gas pipes
52. Tena Cotta
53. Prices and weights of roofing slates
54. Hydraulic Rams
55. Hydraulic calculations
56. Hydraulic rams /Public washhouses
57. Prices work prices
58. Abattoir
59. Brass work
60. Subject for architectural panel - Perseus and Andromeda
61. St George and the Dragon
62. St Christopher
63. Architects ownership of drawing Hornblower and Heskeith
64. Dry rot
65. Cast iron pipes for soil
66. Lime wash
67. Measurements of superficial area and rentals of Public Halls Aberdeen/ India rubber matting
68. Castles of Aberdeenshire
69. Cost of Hospitals
70. Current prices carpenters work
71. Trade Charges
72. Measurements of Portland cement
73. Steam boiler
74. Prices of Slate slabs
75. Valuer's Licence
76. Slate slabs
77. Valuation of mutual table/ How to read the Index of a gas meter
78. Varnishes
Each of these sections gives details on the title subject, including calculations and formulas which are often accompanied by a sketch or technical drawing. Kelly's handwriting appears in some of the final sections to this notebook, adding additional information to some of the original sections and additional loose pages.. |