William Kelly, architect: collection of photographs, plans, prints and sketches A collection of Aberdeen Architect William Kelly's research photographs, sketches, plans and prints relating to architectural projects in which Kelly is involved. As the vast majority of works undertaken by Kelly are in the North-East of Scotland, the locations featured in this collection are predominantly local views of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The largest series of materials relate to the architecture of St Machar Cathedral, St Ninian's Church and The Aberdeen Savings Bank. In addition the collection includes items from England and international locations. During his international travel Kelly collected research materials relating to architecture. His trips included destinations in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, with a particular interest in sites in Amboise, Antwerp, Barcelona and Cologne. This research material forms a subsection of the collection, which is predominantly Kelly's architectural projects, at various stages of development and completion. The material ranges from drafts and concepts through to photographs of finished projects. The collection has an emphasis in the architecture of Castles and Churches. Kelly captures both the architectural features of these buildings such as doorways to their full exteriors. In addition to buildings Kelly's work includes many designs for memorials. His memorials vary from gravestones, tombs and World War One memorials. His work on memorials led Kelly to experiment with letterings styles and pattern, taking inspiration from Pictish Stones and Celtic knots, examples of which are contained within the collection. Kelly's interest in design is reflected in the many sketches of furniture, metalwork and tapestries. The collection has a small number of landscapes, letters, and portraiture. The dates of material are predominantly from Kelly's working life, from his time as an apprentice starting in 1878 until his death in 1944. However, a large proportion of the material is undated and can only be assigned a general time frame of Kelly's career. The collection contains a small group of research material, from the early 19th century, which predates Kelly's lifetime. 19th century - 20th century