Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Andrew Eadie |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | |
| Died: | 28 December 1886 |
| Bio Notes: | Andrew Eadie of Glasgow was a joiner by trade and acted as executant architect for Frank Matcham who had designed the Royalty Theatre, opened 24 December 1879 for E L Knapp. In 1885 Eadie supervised the reconstruction of the theatre, which consisted of a reduction in the seating from 2000 to 1432 and an upgrading of facilities and decoration for Howard and Wyndham who had taken over the theatre in 1884. If he can be identified with the joiner of West Campbell Street, then he died on 28 December 1886. Nothing else is known of him. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 11, West Campbell Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | |||
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 | |
| 1885 | Royalty Theatre and Commercial Premises | Glasgow | Scotland | Executant architect for Matcham, supervised 1885 reconstruction | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Peter, Bruce | 1999 | Scotland's Splendid Theatres: Architecture and Social History from the Reformation to the Present Day | Edinburgh: Polygon (an imprint of Edinburgh University Press Ltd) | p97 (no mention of Matcham or Eadie) | |
| Scotlands People Website | Wills & Testaments | Glasgow Sheriff Court bWills SC36/51/94 and Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories SC36/48/116 | |||