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Obituaries. 
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The following Notices have been prepared by the Assistant 
Secretary, Mr George A. Stewart. 
(Read January 9, 1922.) 
Alford, Robert Gervase, M.Inst.C.E., son of the late Rt. Rev. Bishop 
Alford, died at his residence “ Three Gables,” Tunbridge Wells, on the 
10th May 1921, aged 72 years. He was elected a Fellow of this Society 
in 1895. 
Anderson, Sir Row and, LL.D. (born 1834), the son of Mr James 
Anderson, an Edinburgh solicitor, was educated at George Watson’s Old 
Hospital School, which occupied part of the site of the Edinburgh Royal 
Infirmary. He was for a time in the office of Messrs Keegan & Welsh, 
solicitors. His bent, however, was in another direction. From early years 
he had shown a fondness for drawing. He studied for a time at the 
Trustees’ Academy, Royal Institution, under the late Mr Christie, a con- 
temporary of Dick Lauder. Afterwards he entered the office of Mr John 
Lessels, one of the leading Edinburgh architects of the day ; and to his 
young assistant was entrusted in 1857 the work of superintending the 
restoration of the roof of Greyfriars Church, which had been destroyed 
by fire. Subsequently he made a tour on the Continent, and for a time 
worked in the office of Cuypers, Amsterdam, then in great repute. He 
also served for a period in the London office of Sir Gilbert Scott, the great 
Gothic architect, who had a high idea of the abilities of the young Scots- 
man. On returning to Edinburgh he was employed in the architectural 
branch of the Royal Engineers ; then as partner to the distinguished 
Scottish architect, David Bryce. In the sixties he settled down to business 
on his own account in an office in Dundonald Street. 
From the outset Sir Rowand was looked upon as a rising man, and 
was kept busily employed in the designing of churches, especially 
Episcopal churches, of which denomination he was a member. Sir 
Rowand Anderson’s designs were accepted for the following buildings : — 
Fountainbridge, Stockbridge, and Causewayside Board Schools, the stately 
New Medical School of the University, and the M‘Ewan Hall. It was in 
connection with the completion of the New Medical School that at the 
memorable celebration of the Tercentenary of the University of Edinburgh 
in 1884, he received the honorary degree of LL.D. To him was also 
entrusted the task of completing Adams’ design of the Old University by 
