Basic Biographical Details Name: | Scott, Stephen & Gale | Designation: | | Born: | 1833 or 1834(?) | Died: | 1841 | Bio Notes: | Robert Scott was probably born c.1785. He first appears in the Directories at 626 Argyle Street in 1809, moving briefly to 101 Candleriggs for the years 1813-14 until settling at 2 Argyle Street 1815-19. From all three of these addresses he ran 'The Architectural Academy, Glasgow'. In 1820 he moved to South Hanover Street, first to 4 (1820-21), then 6 (1821-25) and finally 25 (1826-28), moves which may relate to building activities there. In the mid-1820s he seems to have undertaken work for other architects as he was associated with Gillespie Graham at Dumbarton County Buildings and apparently also with David Hamilton at Bothwell Church (both 1824-25) as Gildard was told that Scott was responsible for Hamilton's work there; and in the same years he was responsible for his first known independent work, St Mary's Episcopal Church on Renfield Street which was 'of great merit, seemingly all the greater because built when the Gothic was, with us, not much beyond its infancy'.
In 1830 he entered into a brief partnership with an unidentified Wilson, and c.1833-34 another with John Stephen and the civil engineer William Gale. Stephen was born c.1807, and Gale was more civil engineer than architect; no further details are known of the background of either.
Robert Scott died in April 1839, and the partnership was dissolved a couple of years later; it must still have been in existence in February 1840 the successful competition drawings for the Blythswood Testimonial School at Renfrew were found to be by Scott, Stephen & Gale and in 1841 the name was still used in the scheme for Queen Street Station. After the dissolution of the partnership, John Stephen carried on practice on his own account while William Gale formed a new partnership with the Edinburgh architect David Cousin. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Glasgow, Scotland | Business | | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Robert Scott | 1833 or 1834(?) | April 1839 | Partner | | | William Gale | 1833 or 1834(?) | 1841 | Partner | | | John Stephen | 1833 or 1834(?) | 1841 | Partner | |
Buildings and DesignsThis 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 | | 1834 | Boturich Castle | Balloch | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Unclear as to what role played in design - additions? | | 1838 | Gartsherrie Parish Church | Coatbridge | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Begun in partnership; completed by John Stephen in independent practice | | 1838 | Queen's Tea Store | Broomielaw | | Glasgow | Scotland | Begun in partnership; completed by John Stephen in independent practice | | 1838 | St Jude's Episcopal Church | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Begun in partnership; completed by John Stephen in independent practice | | 1839 | Blythswood Testimonial schools | Renfrew | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | Won competition and secured job; executed by John Stephen after dissolution of partnership | | 1839 | Sighthill Cemetery, lodge, gates and chapel | | | Glasgow | Scotland | May have been begun in partnership; completed by John Stephen in independent practice | | 1840 | Customs House | | | Glasgow | Scotland | John Stephen may have had a hand in this building but generally thought to be by Taylor | | 1841 | Edinburgh and Glasgow Station | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Euston type scheme design and built |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Binnie, G M | 1981 | Early Victorian Water Engineers | | | Gale, p191 | | Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | Scott and Stephen | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p97 |
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