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Name:
Robert Hamilton Paterson (or Robert Hamilton-Paterson)
Designation :
Architect
Date of Birth:
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Exact DOB:
17/07/1925
Year of Birth :
1843
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Exact DOD:
17/07/1925
Year of Death:
1911
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Bio Notes :
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 younger brother of John Paterson (1832-1877). He was educated at Hamilton Academy and 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. In 1870 Paterson married Elizabeth Cullen in Hamilton and that summer they moved to Edinburgh where he commenced practice. They are mentioned in the session minutes of Newington UP Church of which Paterson's cousin, Robert Paterson (1825-1889) was both architect and session clerk. From his earliest years he 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 (born 1871), with whom he is said to have studied; this partnership was short-lived, being dissolved about 1905.
Thereafter, Hamilton-Paterson took into partnership his much younger nephew (son of his older brother John), Thomas Tolmie Paterson (born 1864). However, in the words of Thomas Tolmie Paterson's obituarist, 'happy results did not ensue… The ill health of the principal [Robert Hamilton-Paterson] was closely followed by bad times in the Building Trade affecting the architectural profession.'
Robert Hamilton-Paterson died in 1911 at the age of sixty-seven years. Long widowed, he was survived by two daughters, of whom one lived in Edinburgh and the other was married in South Africa. Thomas Tolmie Paterson continued the practice thereafter but the Finance Act of 1909 had an adverse effect on it and he emigrated to Canada sometime after that.
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Additional Notes
Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Private Addresses
Private Addresses2 classic
Address
Class
Date From Char
Date From Type
Date To Char
Date To Type
Notes
55 Muir Street Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland
Private
70 Thirlestane Road Edinburgh Scotland
Private
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Business Addresses
Business Addresses2 classic
Address
Class
Date From
Date From Type
Date To
Date To Type
Notes
York Place Edinburgh Scotland
Business
10A George Street Edinburgh Scotland
Business
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
Employers2 classic
Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
Notes
Hamilton-Paterson & Rhind
100339
In year 1898
c. 1905
Partner
Hamilton-Paterson & Paterson
203034
c. 1905
In year 1911
Partner
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Employees or Pupils
The following individuals were employed or trained by this person (click on an item to view details):
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Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
Notes
John Peter Dippie Grant
205074
In year 1907
c. 1909
Apprentice
Though John Petrie Dippie Grant states that he was apprenticed to Hamilton Paterson & Paterson it was probably Hamilton Paterson on his own.
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Buildings and Designs
This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
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Building Name
Date Started
Town, District or Village
Island
City or County
Country
Notes
Priestfield Maltings
In year 1870
Pitlessie
Fife
original building built by Robert Hamilton-Paterson. Priestfield Maltings is not by the same architect
Tenement, Jeffrey Street
In year 1889
Edinburgh
Scotland
Tenement, Jeffrey Street
In year 1889
Edinburgh
Scotland
Bonthrone Maltings
In year 1890
Pitlessie
Fife
Scotland
Andrew Drybrough's Brewery
In year 1892
Craigmillar/Duddingston
Edinburgh
Scotland
Caledonian Brewery
In year 1892
Edinburgh
Scotland
Reconstruction, new brewery, maltings, etc.
Clydesdale Brewery
In year 1896
Glasgow
Scotland
Rebuilt and enlarged
Calderbank Police Station
In year 1896
Calderbank
Lanarkshire
Scotland
W and J Raeburn's Brewery and Maltings
In year 1899
Duddingston
Edinburgh
Scotland
New brewery
Macvitties Guest & Co / McVities Guest & Co shop and tea room
In year 1900
Edinburgh
Scotland
Original L-plan development round the corner house
Business Premises, Randolph Place
c. 1900
Edinburgh
Scotland
The Hollies
1900 or 1901
Barnton
Edinburgh
Scotland
83 George Street
In year 1901
Edinburgh
Scotland
Queen Victoria Memorial
In year 1902
Liverpool
England
Competition design
St Giles Cathedral, Royal Scots Boer Memorial
In year 1903
Edinburgh
Scotland
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this person:
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Author
Title
Date
Publisher
Part
Notes
Eddington, A
Contemporary Biographies
1904
WT Pike and Co., Pike's New Century Series, no. 12
Edinburgh and the Lothians
Pride, Glen L
The Kingdom of Fife
1999
The Rutland Press
2nd Edition
p91
Pearson, Lynn
British Breweries
1999
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this person:
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Periodical Name
Publisher
Date Circ
Edition
Notes
Scotsman
1911/10/17
*
p6 - obituary
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this person:
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Archive Name
Source
Source Cat No
Building Id
Item Name
Notes
Census 1861
Scotland\'s People website
200874
Death Register
H M Register House
100027
1911
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