Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Biographical Details Name: | Andrew Heiton (junior) | Designation: | Architect | Born: | 9 May 1823 | Died: | 3 March 1894 | Bio Notes: | Andrew Heiton Junior was born on 3 April 1823 at Inchture, Perthshire, son of architect Andrew Heiton Senior and his wife Janet Lorimer. The elder Heiton was probably the clerk of works on Lord Kinnaird's Rossie Priory estate. Andrew Junior served his apprenticeship with his father, who had by then settled in Perth, and was subsequently sent to the office of Burn & Bryce for wider experience. He returned to his father's office in the mid-1840s and was taken into partnership in 1848. They jointly succeeded William MacDonald Mackenzie as City Architect of Perth on his death in 1856, but on 8 August 1858 the elder Heiton died and Andrew Heiton Junior became sole partner. In the following year John Murray Robertson, born of a strict Plymouth Brethren family in Strathord in 1844, became an apprentice; he swiftly rose to an exceptional position in the office, undertaking much of the actual designing from the later 1860s. Around 1862 William Leiper, who had been in the offices of J L Pearson and William White in London, was engaged as an assistant, the strong early French vein in the firm's work dating from that time. Leiper appears to have been in the office only briefly, however, being sent to Dublin to build Findlater Church. (The presbyterian commissions in Dublin came through Heiton's family connection with the Dublin coal importers of the same name). Later someone in the office, perhaps Heiton's younger brother Thomas Arthur Heiton, would appear to have been in Alfred Waterhouse's office as Waterhouse's style is markedly in evidence at Perth Municipal Buildings.
From the 1850s Heiton developed a very large country house and large suburban house practice. By 1865 there was so much work in hand in Dundee that a branch office was established there, and c.1868 or earlier Robertson was dispatched to Dundee to build Castleroy. The Gilroys, Heiton's clients there, having taken a liking to him, promised Robertson their support and he set up an independent practice in Dundee in 1873. Robertson's archive shows that he was responsible for building or completing Heiton's commissions in the Dundee area. Robertson also took in other farmed-out work from Perth, an arrangement that lasted at least until 1888, the Station Hotel in Perth being the last job in which Robertson had a substantial involvement.
Heiton remained 'a man of splendid physique' until he was seventy 'when the effects of old age were visibly apparent'. He never married. Probably because of his father's connection with Sir Walter Scott he was a notable collector of antiquities, particularly armour, weapons and furniture, and on inheriting the estate of Darnick turned the ancient tower house into a showplace for his collection. Although he took no other part in public life Heiton was a prominent mason, being for several years RWM of Lodge St Andrew no 74. He was admitted FRIBA on 23 June 1879, his proposers being John Honeyman, John Baird and James Salmon. In the EAA members roll of 1880 Thomas Arthur Heiton is referred to as deceased and from at least 1884 Heiton was assisted by his nephew Andrew Heiton Granger, born c.1862 who was educated at Fettes College. It is not yet known if he had experience outwith his uncle's office, but his early predilection for houses with half-timbered gables makes this seem likely. He appears to have taken over the design work of the practice in the mid-1880s, exhibiting the firm's work in his own name at the RSA between 1884 and 1886.
Andrew Heiton Junior died on 3 March 1894 at Darnick, Perth from 'congestion of the brain' and was buried in Old Greyfriars Churchyard, Perth on 5 March. His sister Margaret installed a window to the memory of her parents and her two brothers in St John's Church in that year.
Heiton's practice was continued by Granger who also succeeded to the Darnick estate and reversed his name to Andrew Granger Heiton. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Darnick, Kinnoull Terrace, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1863 | | Town residence |  | 72, George Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Business | 1868 * | | |  | 29, Albert Square, Dundee, Scotland | Business | 1871 * | | |  | Darnick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Private | 3 March 1894 * | | Country estate and place of death |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | Andrew Heiton (senior) | c. 1838 | c. 1843 | Apprentice | |  | Burn & Bryce | c. 1844 | c. 1848 | Assistant | |  | A & A Heiton | 1848 | 1894(?) | Partner | Did not trade under this name after , but simply under his own name |
Employees or Pupils
RIBARIBA ProposersRIBA ProposalsThis architect proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes |  | John Murray Robertson | 23 January 1888 | for Fellowship |  | Alexander Ross | 9 January 1893 | for Fellowship |
Buildings and DesignsThis architect 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 |  | | Ardeonaig | | | Perthshire | Scotland | Date unknown |  | | Belvidere House | Auchterarder | | Perthshire | Scotland | Date unknown |  | | Carbet Castle | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Unspecified work at unknown date (according to W T Johnston) |  | | Gorthy | | | Perthshire | Scotland | Date unknown |  | c. 1846 | Stations for Scottish Central Railway | Greenhill to Perth | | Perthshire etc | Scotland | |  | 1847 | Auchterarder Free Church Manse | Auchterarder | | Perthshire | Scotland | Plans dated 3 April 1847 |  | 1847 | Pitcairngreen Free Manse | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1848 | Bowerswell | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Attributed (HS) |  | 1848 | Stations for Scottish Midland Junction Railway | Perth to Forfar | | Perthshire/Angus | Scotland | |  | 1848 | Stirling Station | Stirling | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Original station |  | c. 1848 | Stations for Aberdeen/Scottish North Eastern Railway | Forfar & Montrose to Aberdeen | | Angus/Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |  | 1850 | Loyal House | Alyth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1850 | Perth Joint Station | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Completed Tite's station |  | 1851 | Fowlis Wester Churchyard, Monument to Rev James Maxtone | Fowlis Wester | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1851 | Perth Bank | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | Designed original building - Perth Bank |  | 1852 | Dunalistair | Fortingall | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1853 | Findo Gask School | Findo Gask | | Perthshire | Scotland | Reconstruction |  | 1854 | Blackford Station | Blackford | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1854 | Gas works | Aberfeldy | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1854 | Perth Joint Station | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Addition |  | 1854 | St John the Baptist RC Church | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1855 | Burntisland Harbour, railway shed | Burntisland | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1855 | Cloan House | Auchterarder | | Perthshire | Scotland | Additions |  | 1855 | Manse of Findo Gask | Findo Gask | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1855 | Newmilne | St Martins | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1855 | Railway Station | Tayport | | Fife | Scotland | Engine shed |  | 1856 | Birnam Station | Birnam | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1856 | Dunkeld and Birnam Railway Station | Little Dunkeld | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1856 | Stirling Goods Shed for Scottish Central Railway | Stirling | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | |  | 1856 | Thornton Junction Railway Station | Thornton | | Fife | Scotland | Station agent's and porters' houses |  | 1857 | Perth Bank | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1857 | Union Bank of Scotland | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Date given by HS |  | 1858 | Greyfriars or Western Burial Ground, monument to Andrew Heiton senior | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1858 | York Place UP Church | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1859 | Perth Poorhouse | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Won competition to secure job |  | 1860 | Glencarron House | Denny | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | |  | 1860 | Rathgar Presbyterian Church and sexton's house | | | Dublin | Eire | Won competition and secured job |  | c. 1860 | Seggie House | Guardbridge | | Fife | Scotland | Date given in 'Buildings of Scotland' |  | 1862 | Craigievar and Darnick | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | For himself |  | 1862 | Rutland Square Presbyterian Church | | | Dublin | Eire | Designed building (construction was supervised by William Leiper) |  | 1863 | Druimuan | Killiecrankie | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1863 | Free East Church | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Won competition (£10 premium) and secured job |  | c. 1863 | Housing for Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Cowlairs Village | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | c. 1863 | Workers' houses for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |  | 1864 | All Saints Episcopal Church | Kinloch Rannoch | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1864 | Mission church in Jervis Street | | | Dublin | Eire | |  | 1865 | Darnick Tower | Darnick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Restoration |  | 1865 | Fernhall | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | 1865 | Tibbermore School | Tibbermore | | Perthshire | Scotland | Remodelling of previous school |  | 1865 | Westwood House and Lodge | Newport-on-Tay | | Fife | Scotland | |  | c. 1865 | Dundarrach | Pitlochry | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1865 | Hamilton House and Lodge | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1866 | Perth Station Hotel | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Unsuccessful competition design |  | 1866 | Redgorton Manse | Redgorton | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1867 | Castleroy | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | 1867 | Forthill | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Remodelling and additions |  | 1867 | Newfargie House and stables | Glenfarg | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1867 | Scoonie Parish Manse | Leven | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations and additions |  | 1867 | St Mary's Redemptionist Monastery and Church, Kinnoull | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Chapel |  | 1868 | Kinfauns Parish Church | Kinfauns | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1868 | Orchill | Dunblane | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1868 | Port-an-Eilean | Strathtummel | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1868 | Fairfield | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | 1869 | Cameron Bridge House | Windygates | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1869 | Giffen Castle and Stables | Dalry | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |  | Late 1860s(?) | Durn | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Original house |  | Mid 1860s | York Road Presbyterian Church and manse | | | Dublin | Eire | |  | 1870 | Drumearn, The Ross | Comrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | Addition |  | c. 1870 | Ashwood, West Ferry | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | c. 1870 | Craigclowan | | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1870 | Taybank | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1871 | St Fillan's RC Church | Crieff | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1872 | 36-44 Tay Street | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1872 | Greig Institute | Leven | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1872 | Kinbrae House | Newport | | Fife | Scotland | |  | 1872 | Newtyle Parish Church | Newtyle | | Angus | Scotland | |  | 1872 | Victoria Buildings | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1872 | 2 Tay Street | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Attributed |  | c. 1872 | Drummond Arms Hotel | St Fillans | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1873 | Atholl Hydropathic Establishment | Pitlochry | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1873 | Kinnoull School | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1873 | Perth Savings Bank | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1874 | Atholl Hydropathic Establishment, gate lodge | Pitlochry | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1874 | Brunswick Hill | Galashiels (near) | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | |  | 1874 | Fordel | Glenfarg | | Perthshire | Scotland | Additions and reconstruction (interior wholly 1875) |  | 1874 | G & M Goodwin's property | Dunning | | Perthshire | Scotland | HS attribution |  | 1874 | Hope Park | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | In conjunction with John Murray Robertson |  | 1874 | Ravenscraig | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Main house |  | 1875 | Kippen Tower | Dunning | | Perthshire | Scotland | Addition |  | 1875 | Vogrie House | Borthwick | | Midlothian | Scotland | |  | c. 1875 | Dreadnought Hotel | Callander | | Perthshire | Scotland | Recast and enlarged |  | c. 1875 | Kippen Lodge | Dunning | | Perthshire | Scotland | Attribution on stylistic grounds by Historic Scotland |  | c. 1875 | Lanrick Castle | | | Perthshire/Stirlingshire | Scotland | Alterations - 'Buildings of Scotland ' attribution |  | 1877 | Castle Keillour | | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1877 | Kilbryde Castle | Dunblane | | Perthshire | Scotland | Remodelling |  | 1877 | Loyal House | Alyth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Further work |  | 1877 | Perth Municipal Buildings | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1877 | Balloch House | Alyth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1878 | Drumfork House | Blacklunans | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1878 | House, 8-10 Tay Street | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1880s(?) | Dunearn | Auchterarder | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1880 | Hallyburton House | Coupar Angus | | Angus | Scotland | Additions, hall, possibly other work earlier |  | 1880 | National Bank of Scotland, Perth Branch | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Alterations on front, heightening gable, etc. |  | c. 1880 | Meikleour | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | Addition of service wing |  | 1881 | Bonskeid House and lodges | | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1882 | Garth House | Glenlyon | | Perthshire | Scotland | Mass concrete additions |  | 1882 | Hallyburton House | Coupar Angus | | Angus | Scotland | Gatelodge |  | 1884 | St Andrew's Parish Church | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1884 | Tower of Lethendy and Lodges | | | Perthshire | Scotland | New house with old house retained as wing |  | After 1884 | Huntingtowerfield | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1885 | Dalguise House | | | Perthshire | Scotland | Large additions and alterations |  | 1885 | Druidsmere Mansion House | Blairgowrie | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1885 | Station Hotel | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1885 | Sunlaws House | Roxburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Drew up plan of ground floor - superseded by Watherston |  | 1887 | Alyth Town Hall | Alyth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1887 | Conservative Club | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Conversion into club and new frontage |  | 1888 | James Murray Royal Lunatic Asylum | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | New wings to rear |  | 1889 | Trinity College Glenalmond, gymnasium | Glenalmond | | Perthshire | Scotland | Andrew Granger Heiton responsible, as partner of Andrew Heiton Junior |  | 1890 | Caledonian Road School | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1890 | Parish Church | Coupar Angus | | Angus | Scotland | Pulpit & organ |  | 1890 | St Paul's Church | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Organ loft and alterations |  | Before 1890 | Airlie Mount | Alyth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | Aldernaig House | | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | Beechwood | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | Boleside | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | Cardney | Dunkeld | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | Enville Hall | Stourbridge | | Worcestershire | England | Additions |  | Before 1890 | Glenbruach | Trossachs | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | Glenmore | Aviemore | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Shooting lodges |  | Before 1890 | Lyn Magilbert | Aviemore | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Shooting lodge |  | Before 1890 | Presbyterian Church | Kingston | | Angus/Morayshire/East Lothian? | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | Scones of Lethendy Farm Buildings | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | The Gunge | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | |  | Before 1890 | Westwood Grange | Headingly, Leeds | | Yorkshire | England | |  | c. 1890 | Craigisla | Kilry, Glenisla | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1890 | Dungarthill | Dunkeld | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | c. 1890 | Garth Castle | Glenlyon | | Perthshire | Scotland | Uncompleted restoration from ruins |  | 1891 | Tom-na-Monachan | Pitlochry | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1892 | Fonab | Pitlochry | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1892 | Huntingtower House | | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1892 | St Giles villa | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | |  | 1892 | St John the Baptist RC Church | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Reconstruction |  | 1892 | St John's Church | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Restoration |  | 1893 | Craighall Rattray | | | Perthshire | Scotland | Additions, including 3-storey tower and entrance porch |  | 1893 | Offices and Warehouse for John Dewar and Co | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | |  | 1893 | St Giles Parish Church | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | Interior remodelling |  | 1894 | Old Lodge | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this architect: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Johnston, W T | 2003 | Artists of Scotland | | Officina Publications CDROM | |  | Post Office Directories | | | | | |  | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p182 |  | RCAHMS | 1992 | Dundee on Record | | RCAHMS | pviii Fernhall, Dundee p40 Castleroy, Dundee |  | Scotlands People Website | | Wills & Testaments | | | Perth Sheriff Court Sc49/31/156 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this architect: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Building News | 15 August 1890 | | | p234 - article and portrait |  | Dundee Advertiser | 5 March 1894 | | | Obituary |  | Perthshire Advertiser | 15 June 1927 | | | Obituary of Andrew Granger Heiton |  | Perthshire Constitutional | 5 March 1894 | | | |  | Perthshire Constitutional | 7 March 1894 | | | |  | Perthshire Constitutional | 15 June 1927 | | | Obituary of Andrew Granger Heiton |  | RIBA Journal | 1894 | I | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p381-2 Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this architect: | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F v6 p2 (microfiche 93/E5) (no list of works) |
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