Architects

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David Bryce (junior)

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23/06/1926

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1815

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11/09/1874

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David Bryce Junior was born c.1815, the son of William Bryce, architect, the elder brother of David Bryce. His father died on 5 September 1823 when he was aged about eight. William's much younger brother David then took responsibility for him, his sister Margaret and elder brother William as the second oldest son of the family. They were brought up first in the family development in Hermitage Place, Stockbridge, then in Walker Street and finally at 53 Castle Street which housed the Architectural Academy founded by their father.

David Junior was probably trained initially from c.1830 at the Academy rather than in William Burn's office. He presumably worked on his uncle's private practice before finding a place at 131 George Street as his uncle's assistant: he must certainly have been there from 1841 when Bryce merged his practice with his master Burn's as Burn & Bryce. He followed this with 'many years' as assistant to David Cousin until c.1851 when he commenced practice on his own account at 29 Frederick Street, from which he exhibited a design for a church at the RSA in 1852 and from which he practised as a teacher of architectural drawing from 1851 to 1853. In 1854 he became an architect at the same address. In later years from c.1860 he practised at 26 Elder Street. He married twice, first Margaret Miller who died at the age of thirty-two on 3 June 1857 and secondly, Margaret Bell.

David Bryce's most important clients were Kennington & Jenner: for the Kenningtons he rebuilt the Star Hotel in Princes Street, a pioneer building of its kind in 1861. His architecture was similar in character to his uncle's, and he was particularly skilful in the design of canted bays as can be seen at his City of Glasgow Bank.

David Bryce Junior died on 11 September 1874 at the age of fifty-nine, and was buried in New Calton Cemetery. His second wife, Margaret Robinson Bell, survived him, dying on 23 November 1897 at the age of sixty-two.

'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 Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
14 Bath Street Portobello Edinburgh Scotland	Private/business

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Address	Class	Date From	Date To	Notes
29 Frederick Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	c. 1851	1861
26 Elder Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	1863	1871
8 Abercrombie Place Edinburgh Scotland	Business	1872		No entry for 1873 in PO Directory
14 Bath Street Portobello Edinburgh Scotland	Private/business	1874

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The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position	Notes
David Cousin	200171	After 1841	In year 1851	Assistant
David Bryce	100014	Before 1841	Before 1851	Assistant

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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
Design for a church	In year 1852
Meadowhead Farmhouse	In year 1854		Edinburgh	Scotland
Freemasons' Hall	In year 1858		Edinburgh	Scotland	Original building; unclear whether in independent practice or as superintendent under his uncle and namesake
8-12 Castle Terrace	c. 1859		Edinburgh	Scotland
Villas, Blacket Place	In year 1860		Edinburgh	Scotland
Star Hotel	In year 1861		Edinburgh	Scotland	Original building, as Star Hotel
Kennington and Jenner (I) Princes Street	In year 1861		Edinburgh	Scotland
Fetteresso House	In year 1862	Stonehaven	Kincardineshire	Scotland	Unclear whether with his uncle and namesake, or alone
Ardencaple School	In year 1864	Helensburgh (near)	Dunbartonshire	Scotland
Larchfield	In year 1864	Helensburgh	Dunbartonshire	Scotland
City of Glasgow Bank	In year 1865		Edinburgh	Scotland	Started building
Scottish Union Insurance Office, 47 George Street	In year 1865		Edinburgh	Scotland	Rear additions
St Giles Cathedral, Monument to George Lorimer	Early 1867s		Edinburgh	Scotland
Dalmore House	Before 1868	Stair (near)	Ayrshire	Scotland	Original house? - perhaps incorporated into later phases?
Eskmill House	Before 1868		Midlothian?	Scotland

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Notes
Fiddes, Valerie and Rowan, Alistair	David Bryce 1803-1876	1976	Exhibition Catalogue, University of Edinburgh
Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory	Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory	1868	London, Wyman
Post Office Directories
Laperriere, Charles Baile de (ed.)	The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990	1991
Scotlands People Website	Wills & Testaments			Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills Sc70/4/154 and Inventories Sc70/1/171

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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
Death Register	H M Register House	100027			Testament Jan 1875 v 171 p994

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