Architects

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(Sir) Robert William Edis

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13/06/1839

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Colonel Sir Robert William Edis was born at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on 13 June 1839. He was educated at Aldenham School and articled to William Gilbee Habershon and Edward Habershon whereafter he became head assistant to Anthony Salvin. In 1859 he joined the Architectural Association (of which he was to become president 1865-67) and in 1880 the Artists' Volunteer Rifle Club (of which he was to become Colonel 1883-1902). He was admitted ARIBA on 17 November 1862, his proposers being H B Garling, William Burges and John Pollard Seddon, and commenced practice in the following year. He was admitted FRIBA on 29 April 1867, his proposers being Edward William Godwin, James Fergusson and Frederick Pepys Cockerell.

In his RIBA obituary Edis is described as having spent much of his professional career in building and altering private houses in England and Scotland. His early work was Gothic but with Godwin he moved quickly into Queen Anne and the Aesthetic Movement, publishing 'Decoration and Furniture of Town Houses' (1881) and 'Healthy Furniture and Decoration' (1884). He was knighted for his military services in 1919 and died at The Old Hall, Great Ormsby, Norfolk on 13 June 1927. His wife had predeceased him but he was survived by his five daughters.

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

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Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
The Old Hall Great Ormsby Norfolk England	Private

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
14 Fitzroy Square London England	Business
47 Fitzroy Square London England	Business

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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
Arthur Hay Livingstone Mackinnon	201600	1890/09	1893/04	Improver
Edward John May	201656	After 1876	In year 1879	Assistant
William Henry Bidlake	200201	Before 1887	Before 1887	Assistant
Alexander George Robertson Mackenzie	201805	Early 1900s	c. 1901	Improver
Horace Field	201210	In year 1880	c. 1885	Apprentice
Henry Denison Walton	201359	In year 1884	In year 1885	Assistant
Arthur Thomas Bolton	205895	In year 1884	In year 1887	Apprentice
Arthur Keen	203656	In year 1885	In year 1889	Assistant
William Adam Forsyth	201174	In year 1889		Apprentice	Remained as assistant
Alexander Nisbet Paterson	200361	In year 1890	In year 1891	Assistant
Thomas Ballantine	201587	In year 1890	In year 1893	Apprentice
John Anderson	200034	In year 1891	1891 or 1892	Assistant
John Begg	200375	In year 1891	In year 1895	Chief Assistant
Hugh Patrick Guarin Maule	201175	In year 1891	In year 1894	Apprentice
William Harold Williams	408639	In year 1897	In year 1903	Assistant

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The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):

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Proposer	Proposer Link	Date Proposed	Notes
William Burges	200217	1862/11/17	for Associateship
Henry Bayly Garling	206079	1862/11/17	for Associateship
John Pollard Seddon	204276	1862/11/17	for Associateship
Edward William Godwin	200262	1867/04/29	for Fellowship
James Fergusson	203590	1867/04/29	for Fellowship
Frederick Pepys Cockerell	206080	1867/04/29	for Fellowship

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This person proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):

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Person	Date Proposed	Notes
William James Audsley	1876/06/12	for Fellowship
George Ashdown Audsley	1876/06/12	for Fellowship
John McKean Brydon	1881/05/23	for Fellowship
Walter Ralph Herring	In year 1882
Alexander Nisbet Paterson	1890/03/03	for Associateship
Colonel Eustace James Anthony Balfour	1892/01/18	For Fellowship
Alexander Ross	1893/01/09	for Fellowship
John Anderson	1894/06/11	for Associateship
Arthur Hay Livingstone Mackinnon	1894/06/11	for Associateship
Alexander Marshall Mackenzie	1896/11/30	for Fellowship

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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
Whyte-Melville Memorial Fountain	In year 1880	St Andrews	Fife	Scotland	Design (sculptural work executed by Earp)
Constitutional Club	In year 1883		London	England
Badminton Club	In year 1884		London	England
Conservative Club	In year 1892		Glasgow	Scotland

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The following periodicals contain references to this person:

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Periodical Name	Date Circ	Edition	Notes
RIBA Journal	1927/08/13	*	p639 Obituary
Builder	1927/07/01	*
Building News	1890/01/03	*
Victorian Society Annual	1986-1986	*

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The following archives hold material relating to this person:

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Building Id	Item Name	Notes
RIBA Drawings Collection	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	200010

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