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Hamilton-Paterson & Rhind
Architectural practice
Year Only
1898
Circa (Year)
13/06/1926
1905
Robert Hamilton Paterson (his surnames were not originally hyphenated) was born in Edinburgh in 1843, the son of Thomas Paterson, architect to the Duke of Hamilton's estate, and was educated at Hamilton Academy. He was articled to James Turner of Hamilton, a branch office of the Dublin firm, followed by experience in an unspecified office in Edinburgh and with Cubitt & Co in London. He commenced practice in Edinburgh in 1870 and from his earliest years made a special study of the architectural and engineering requirements of brewers, maltsters and warehousemen. For some twenty-five years he held the position of architect and surveyor to the Police Commissioners of the County of Lanark.

In 1898 Hamilton Paterson took into partnership Thomas Duncan Rhind, with whom he is said to have studied. Rhind was born on 14 July 1871, the son of sculptor John Rhind and younger brother of William Birnie Rhind. Educated at George Watson's, he studied sculpture with his father and elder brother. He was articled to Hippolyte Jean Blanc in Edinburgh from 1887 to 1892, spending his holidays sketching around Scotland, in particular visiting the abbeys and cathedrals. On completing his apprenticeship he moved to London and spent six months in the offices of London County Council Architectural Department before moving to the firm of Gibson & Russell. He passed the qualifying exam in November 1894, and was elected ARIBA at the early age of 24 on 11 March 1895, his proposers being John Macvicar Anderson, Thomas Edward Collcutt and William Leiper. In 1902 he married Mary Elizabeth Gilbert, the elder daughter of W Matthews Gilbert.

The partnership was dissolved before 1906. Hamilton-Paterson then took into partnership his cousin Thomas Tolmie Paterson, the son of his father's much younger brother John, but shortly thereafter he became ill and had to withdraw from practice. Rhind thereafter practised alone in close association with his sculptor brother.

'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'

Addresses

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Business Addresses

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AddressClassDate From Date From TypeDate ToDate To TypeNotes
10A George Street Edinburgh ScotlandBusinessc. 1899c. 1902

Employees or Pupils

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
(Sir) Thomas Duncan Rhind100334In year 1898Before 1906Partner
Robert Hamilton Paterson (or Robert Hamilton-Paterson)100340In year 1898c. 1905Partner
William Dean200730In year 19001900 or 1901
Thomas Aikman Swan202929In year 1900Before 1906Apprentice
George Gavin Lawson406834c. 1900c. 1905

Buildings and Designs

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Building NameDate StartedTown, District or VillageIslandCity or CountyCountryNotes
Macvitties Guest & Co / McVities Guest & Co shop and tea roomIn year 1900EdinburghScotlandOriginal L-plan development round the corner house
Business Premises, Randolph Placec. 1900EdinburghScotland
The Hollies1900 or 1901BarntonEdinburghScotland
83 George StreetIn year 1901EdinburghScotland
Queen Victoria MemorialIn year 1902LiverpoolEnglandCompetition design
St Giles Cathedral, Royal Scots Boer MemorialIn year 1903EdinburghScotland
St Rule'sIn year 1903DunbarEast LothianScotland
NorhamIn year 1904North BerwickEast LothianScotland
Unspecified country house, no 1In year 1905
Unspecified country house, no 2In year 1905Scotland
Business premises at BathgateIn year 1906BathgateWest LothianScotland

References

Bibliographic References

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Bib ref classic

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Pearson, LynnBritish Breweries1999
Post Office Directories
Eddington, AContemporary Biographies1904WT Pike and Co., Pike's New Century Series, no. 12Edinburgh and the LothiansHamilton Paterson
Who Was WhoWho was WhoRhind