Basic Biographical Details Name: | Alexander Murray Hardie | Designation: | | Born: | 1872 | Died: | May 1937 | Bio Notes: | Alexander Murray Hardie was born in 1872, the son of Reverend Hardie, first minister of the parish of Newtongrange. He was articled to McArthy & Watson in Edinburgh from 1891 to 1896, remaining as an improver until 1898 and studying at Heriot-Watt College and at the Edinburgh College of Art under Professor Frank Worthington Simon and Stewart Henbest Capper. In 1898 he spent nine months as assistant to McLuckie & Walker in Stirling but he returned to Edinburgh later in the same year to work for Robert Macfarlane Cameron. In 1899 he moved to the office of the School Board architect Robert Wilson where he worked under John Alexander Carfrae, his experience there laying the foundation of his career as an architect of school and welfare buildings. In October 1901, three months after Wilson's death, he set up practice on his own account at 20 George Street and from his house at Newbattle. He remained at the George Street address throughout the rest of his career, which was essentially a Midlothian-based one, reflected in his home at Avon Grove, Muirpark, Dalkeith. He was a Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, and was admitted LRIBA on 24 June 1912, his proposers being John Watson of McArthy & Watson, John Nicol Scott and Alexander Lorne Campbell, fellow students at the School of Applied Art. He was later architect to the Board of Control of Rosslynlee Asylum.
He died in May 1937. His practice was continued by his son, David Gardiner Hardie who remained at the Melville Street, Leith address until about 1939. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 11, Melville Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | | c. 1937 | May be that David Gardiner Hardie actually was at this address (not A Murray Hardie, but kept it on for a time under the latter's name) | | 20, George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | c. 1901 | c. 1937 | | | Avon Grove/22, Muirpark, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | Private/business | c. 1908 | c. 1912 | | | St Ninian's, Eskbank, Midlothian, Scotland | Private/business | c. 1913 | | |
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Alexander Lorne Campbell | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship | | John Nichol Scott | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship | | John Watson | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 11 September 1937 | v44 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p1009 - obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v24 no1955 |
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