Architects

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Charles Turnbull Ewing

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Architect

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12/02/1880

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25/06/1926

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1953

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Charles Turnbull Ewing was born on 12 February 1880, the son of Crieff architect George Turnbull Ewing. He was educated at Morrison's Academy in Crieff, and attended Glasgow University from 1896 to 1898, and Glasgow Technical College and School of Art from 1899 to 1905. He was articled to John James Burnet from 1899 to 1903, remaining as a draughtsman until 1905, whereupon he returned to Crieff to work as a draughtsman to his father. From 1906 to 1909 he worked as a draughtsman to Sir Aston Webb in London, then returned once more to his father's office as principal assistant, before commencing independent practice in 1910 in Crieff, seemingly in partnership with his father. He was admitted LRIBA on 4 July 1910, his proposers being Aston Webb, John James Burnet and Leonard Stokes.

Ewing served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War. He married in 1918 and had one son. Nothing is yet known of his professional life beyond the time of his admittance as LRIBA, but he was still a member of both the RIAS and the RIBA in 1938. His main recreational interest was curling.

He remained a member of the RIBA until at least 1940. He died in January 1953.

'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:

Private Addresses2 classic

Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
Pitkellony Muthill Perthshire Scotland	Private
Woodlands Villa, Ewanfield Crieff Perthshire Scotland	Private

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
Comrie Road Crieff Perthshire Scotland	Business	Before 1910		After 1950

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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
John Burnet & Son	200192	In year 1899	In year 1903	Apprentice	Remained as assistant until 1905
John Burnet & Son	200192	In year 1903	In year 1905	Draughtsman
George Turnbull Ewing	200184	In year 1905	In year 1906	Draughtsman	Again after 1909
Aston Webb	200972	In year 1906	In year 1909	Draughtsman
George Turnbull Ewing	200184	In year 1909	In year 1910	Principal Assistant
G T & C T Ewing	200592	In year 1910		Partner

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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
Charles Hewitson MacKeith	204527	In year 1913	In year 1917	Apprentice

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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
(Sir) John James Burnet	200088	1910/07/04	for Licentiateship
Aston Webb	200972	1910/07/04	for Licentiateship
Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes	202235	1910/07/04	for Licentiateship

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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
Greenhead Court	In year 1899		Glasgow	Scotland	As apprentice to John James Burnet
Clydesdale Bank Headquarters, St Vincent Place	After 1899		Glasgow	Scotland	Alterations - as apprentice/draughtsman to John James Burnet
Hotel	After 1899	Fort Augustus	Inverness-shire	Scotland	As apprentice/draughtsman to John James Burnet
Rutherglen Parish Church	In year 1900	Rutherglen	Lanarkshire	Scotland	As apprentice to John James Burnet - complete rebuilding
Skinner's Bakery and tea room	In year 1900	Charing Cross	Glasgow	Scotland	As apprentice to John James Burnet
7 Park Terrace	c. 1900		Glasgow	Scotland	Interiors - as apprentice/draughtsman to John James Burnet
42 Workmen's Dwellings	In year 1903	Helensburgh	Dunbartonshire	Scotland	As apprentice/draughtsman to John James Burnet
Glasgow Stock Exchange	In year 1904		Glasgow	Scotland	Additions - as junior draughtsman to John James Burnet
South Kensington Museum	In year 1906	South Kensington	London	England	As draughtsman to Sir Aston Webb
Comrie Primary School	In year 1908	Comrie	Perthshire	Scotland	As principal assistant to G T Ewing
Villa	1909 or 1910	Crieff	Perthshire	Scotland	As principal assistant to G T Ewing
Shop	1909 or 1910	Crieff	Perthshire	Scotland	As principal assistant to G T Ewing
Bungalow	1909 or 1910	St Fillans	Perthshire	Scotland	As principal assistant to G T Ewing
St Mary and All Souls Episcopal Church	In year 1913	Coldstream	Berwickshire	Scotland

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher
British Architectural Library, RIBA	Directory of British Architects 1834-1914	2001
Scottish Biographies		1938	E J Thurston (pub.)
Who's Who in Architecture		1914
Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A	A History of Scottish Architecture	1996
RIBA	The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940	1939	London: Royal Institute of British Architects
RIBA	The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951	1950	London: Royal Institute of British Architects

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The following periodicals contain references to this person:

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Periodical Name	Publisher	Date Circ	Edition	Notes
RIBA Journal		1954/12	*	p80 - death notice

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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 Nomination Papers	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	100005			L v2 no116 (microfilm reel 29)
Perth & Kinross Archive	A K Bell Library, Perth	200694			Death notice (January 1953) - per John Gifford

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