Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Robert Wallace | | Designation: | | | Born: | c. 1790 | | Died: | 1874 | | Bio Notes: | Robert Wallace was born c.1790 in Westminster, London, but his origins were probably Scottish. He spent most of his life living and working in London. He was articled to J H Good and was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1813. He exhibited at the RA from 1809 to 1838.
Wallace entered various competitions including that for the Scotch Church in Regent Square in London. He was not successful (William Tite won the competition and secured the job) and published a 'A Letter' in protest. After further failures he won the competition for the the new Athenaeum and adjoining buildings (which included a hotel, post office and bank) in Derby. This was a large development and was Wallace's most important work. He also remodelled the Scotch Church in Crown Court, the design of which was ingenious.
He retired in 1849 and went to live in Tunbridge Wells. In the 1841 census he was living in Parliament Street, London with his wife and young son. However his wife, Louise, and son, Oswald, died. He may have moved to Tunbridge after their deaths. By 1851 he was a lodger in a house in Tunbridge in which house his sister-in-law was also living. However he re-married before 1861 and continued to live in Tunbridge.
He died in Tunbridge on 11 February 1874. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Ayrshire, Scotland(?) | Private(?) | c. 1790(?) | | Appears to be of Ayrshire origin | | London, England | Private/business | 1813(?) | | |
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 | | 1816 | Auchans | | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Original house. Designs may not have been executed. | | 1818 | Blairquhan Castle | Straiton | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Scheme for new house | | 1818 | County Buildings and Sheriff Court | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Designed and built | | 1819 | Cloncaird Castle | | | Ayrshire | Scotland | May have drawn up design for house in 1810 ('Buildings of Scotland' suggests this although he was only 20 at the time). Designs for entrance gateway and lodge exhibited ta RA 1819. | | c. 1842 | Glasgow Necropolis, Monument to Mary Ann Lockhart (died 1842) | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Census records online | Censuses | | |
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