Architects

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Edward & Robertson

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30/05/1926

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1859

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30/05/1926

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1890

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Charles Edward was born at Tealing in 1816, trained as a builder, became clerk of works and finally an architect, his earliest work being in a late Georgian survival manner. He practised in Dundee in partnership with Thomas Saunders Robertson He practised in Dundee in partnership with Thomas Saunders Robertson from at least April 1859 when Edward & Robertson advertised for contractors for Rathillet UP Church. In his later years he travelled a great deal. He died on 8 March 1890 at Rock Lodge (later Forbes Court) West Ferry, leaving moveable esttae of £2,767 0s 3d.

Thomas Saunders Robertson was born in 1835 at Blairgowrie and educated at Perth Academy. He was articled to Charles Edward circa 1851. Around 1857 he joined J Anderson Hamilton who had acquired what was left of Playfair's practice in Edinburgh and thereafter probably worked for a time in England, returning to become Edward's partner c.1861. He was a member of the Fine Art Committee of the British Association meeting of 1867 and a keen angler, curler and golfer.

Robertson was an artist, author and journalist as well as an architect, and like Edward before him, lived in considerable style in West Ferry, first at Riverview and later at Balmyle, becoming a close friend of the his neighbour - the art collector, mill owner and ironfounder James Guthrie Orchar - and of the painter William McTaggart, from whom he learned the art of watercolour. Orchar appointed him as one of the Trustees of his will and specified him as architect of the gallery to be built to house his pictures on the expiry of Mrs Orchar's life rent. By the early years of the twentieth century Robertson had no architectural employment and had become mainly a water-colourist. Diminishing income eventually compelled him to live in a more modest fashion at Willowbank, Camphill Road, where he died on 2 March 1923. He wrote 'Progress of Art in English Church Architecture', numerous newspaper articles, and assisted MacGibbon and Ross with their books.

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

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Date From	Date To	Notes
31 Reform Street Dundee Scotland	Business	1861		From the start of the partnership
8 Bank Street Dundee Scotland	Business	1869	After 1869
12 Bank Street Dundee Scotland	Business	After 1878

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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
William R Croll	205930	1880s		Draughtsman
Thomas Dykes	200625	In year 1869	In year 1874	Apprentice
Thomas Dykes & Dale	200627	In year 1869	In year 1874	Apprentice
James Lowson	201871	In year 1884	In year 1890	Apprentice	Working under Thomas Saunders Robertson
Charles Edward	100387	c. 1861	In year 1890	Partner
Thomas Saunders Robertson	100388	c. 1861	In year 1890	Partner
(Reverend) George Augustus Harris	201376		Before 1880	Apprentice

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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	City or County	Country	Notes
UP Church	In year 1859	Rathillet	Fife	Scotland
Perth District Asylum	c. 1861	Murthly	Perthshire	Scotland
Taycliff	In year 1862	West Ferry	Dundee	Scotland
Rossie Church	c. 1863	Inchture	Dundee	Scotland
Rossie Priory	In year 1865	Inchture	Perthshire	Scotland	Reconstruction of riding school as chapel with arcade and apse
Abernyte Free Church	c. 1865	Abernyte	Angus	Scotland	Alterations?
Bank of Scotland	In year 1866		Dundee	Scotland	Unexecuted scheme for alterations
House for D W Bowman	In year 1866	Broughty Ferry	Dundee	Scotland	Alterations
Carbet Castle	In year 1866	Broughty Ferry	Dundee	Scotland	Reconstruction and additions - probably the west wing
Catholic Apostolic Church	In year 1867		Dundee	Scotland
Kirkton of Tealing Parish Church	In year 1867	Kirkton of Tealing	Angus	Scotland	Scrymsoure Fothringham memorial slab
Drill Hall	In year 1867		Dundee	Scotland
Office, 135 Seagate	In year 1868		Dundee	Scotland
Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum	In year 1868	Ayr	Ayrshire	Scotland	Received commision
Offices and Warehouse, Ward Road, Constitution Road and Nicoll Street	In year 1869		Dundee	Scotland

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Notes
British Architectural Library, RIBA	Directory of British Architects 1834-1914	2001
Post Office Directories
Dundee Yearbook		1890	Obituary of Edward

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Building Id	Item Name	Notes
Information via \'Contact Us\' on website	Courtesy of David Weekes	201312			Sent August 2012

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