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Robert Stirling Reid

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03/12/1883

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16/10/1947

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Robert Stirling Reid was born on 12 March 1883, the son of Robert Carstairs Reid CE of J & A Leslie and Reid, Edinburgh. His mother was a daughter of James Leslie who had founded the practice. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy from 1893 to 1901, and was articled to Leadbetter & Fairley in the latter year, studying at the Edinburgh School of Applied Art. After completing his apprenticeship he remained as a junior draughtsman until 1907 when he moved to the office of Peddie & Washington Browne, but he returned to his former employers in 1909 as a partner following Leadbetter's semi-retirement, the practice thereafter being known as Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid. In the same year (1909) Reid was granted a commission in the 1st Lowland Brigade Field Artillery TA, having previously served in the Queen's Mounted Infantry, from which time onwards he was usually known as 'Gunner' Reid. He saw much service abroad in the First World War, commanding the 310th City of Edinburgh Battery, 78th Lowland Brigade, and reaching the rank of Colonel. In the Second World War he raised the Fifth Leith Company of the Home Guard, and was promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel, second in command of the Edinburgh zone. According to Dr J S Richardson's obituary he was quite remarkably sociable.

Reid did not seek membership of the RIBA until the relatively late age of 47, being admitted LRIBA in early 1931, his proposers being John Begg, James Alexander Arnott and Ernest Arthur Oliphant Auldjo Jamieson. By that time he had succeeded Begg to the presidency of the Edinburgh Architectural Association, and was a Fellow of the RIAS. He was soon elevated to FRIBA, being elected by the RIBA Council in mid-March 1931.

Reid was President of the Edinburgh Archiectural Association and architect to the Edinburgh Academy and Loretto School. He was also an Assistant Master of the Merchant Company. He died on 16 October 1947.

'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
23 Saxe Coburg Place Edinburgh Scotland	Private

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
17 Young Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	1909		After 1939\|1940

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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
Leadbetter & Fairley	200734	In year 1901	c. 1905	Apprentice
Peddie & Washington Browne	200363	In year 1907	In year 1909	Draughtsman
Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid	201273	In year 1909	In year 1947	Partner
Leadbetter & Fairley	200734	c. 1905	In year 1907	Junior Draughtsman

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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
RIBA Council	203612	1931/05	for Fellowship
Ernest Arthur Oliphant Auldjo Jamieson	100045	Early 1931s	for Licentiateship
John Begg	200375	Early 1931s	for Licentiateship
James Alexander Arnott	100044	Early 1931s	for Licentiateship

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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
Robert Blyth	In year 1931	for Licentiateship
Thomas Scott	Early 1931s	for Licentiateship
John Fraser Matthew	Mid 1931s	for Licentiateship
William James Walker Todd	Mid 1931s	for Licentiateship
Thomas Rutherford	Late 1932s	for Fellowship
Thomas Craigie Marwick	Mid 1932s	for Fellowship
Thomas Bowhill Gibson	1939/02/06	for Licentiateship
John Raymond Bell	1939/02/06	for Associateship
George Lindsay Auldjo Jamieson	1944/11/14	for Licentiateship
David William Baxter (junior)	1945/10/16	for Licentiateship
(Dr) Duncan McKenzie Stewart	1945/10/16	for Associateship

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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
Swinton Manse	In year 1909	Swinton	Berwickshire	Scotland	Alterations? Repairs?
52 Garscube Terrace	In year 1909		Edinburgh	Scotland	Alterations
Airlie Lodge	In year 1909		Edinburgh	Scotland
Grange Cemetery, Memorial to Sir John Usher Greenshields Leadbetter and Family	In year 1909	Grange	Edinburgh	Scotland
Kennet House	After 1909	Alloa	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	Alterations
St Colms	After 1909	North Berwick	East Lothian	Scotland	Additions and alterations
Sandy Lodge	After 1909	Gullane	East Lothian	Scotland
7-8 Moray Place	After 1909		Edinburgh	Scotland	Further work
Swinton Parish Church	c. 1909	Swinton	Berwickshire	Scotland	Alterations?
10 Chalmers Crescent	In year 1910		Edinburgh	Scotland	Alterations
Blairhoyle House	In year 1910		Perthshire	Scotland	Alterations
House for Norman Cockburn	c. 1910	Falkirk	Stirlingshire	Scotland	Alterations, including new billiard room
32 Abercromby Place	c. 1910		Edinburgh	Scotland	Alterations
Edinburgh Academy, cricket ground and pavilion	In year 1911		Edinburgh	Scotland
Edinburgh Academy, New Field, Pavilion No 1	In year 1911		Edinburgh	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
Post Office Directories
RIBA	The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940	1939	London: Royal Institute of British Architects

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The following periodicals contain references to this person:

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Periodical Name	Date Circ	Edition	Notes
RIBA Journal	1947/12	*	p86
Builder	1947/10/24	v173	p459 - obituary
RIAS Quarterly	1948/05	72
Scotsman	1947/10/20		Obituary p3

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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 no3640 (box 14); F no2910 (box 14)
Cowie and Seaton Collection	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	200081			Many plans & drawings relating to the Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid practice, inherited by Cowie.

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