Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Beattie-Brown | Designation: | | Born: | 13 March 1878 | Died: | Before 1918 | Bio Notes: | William Beattie-Brown was born at 19 Pitt Street, Portobello on 13 March 1878, the son of the painter William Beattie Brown RSA who hyphenated his middle name and surname from 1886. He was articled to Robert Morham, City Architect of Edinburgh, from 1894 to 1899. On completing his apprenticeship he acted as Under-Clerk of Works for Morham on the City Hospital, after which, in 1900, he joined the office of Sir Robert Rowand Anderson as a draughtsman for two years, but maintained a private practice as both architect and painter from his father's house at 15 St Bernard's Crescent. Thereafter he moved to London and spent three years with Edward William Mountford, and whilst there won the Alexander Thomson Travelling Scholarship in 1904 which enabled him to travel in Spain and Italy for six months. On leaving Mountford's office in 1905 he set up practice on his own account as architect and painter at 11 Randolph Place, Edinburgh, his work principally consisting of houses, small public buildings and alterations to existing buildings.
Beattie-Brown was admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, his proposers being Hippolyte Jean Blanc, John Watson and Thomas Duncan Rhind. At that time he was Consulting Architect to Howard & Wyndham Ltd. During the First World War he served as Staff Captain, 19th Rifle Brigade but died in action. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 15, St Bernard's Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business | 1898 | | From RSA catalogues. Home from c.1908 | | 65, Sydney Street, South Kensington, London, England | Business | 1902 * | | | | 11, Randolph Place, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business | 1905 | 1917 | Last entry 1917 | | Struan Villa, Clermiston Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | c. 1912 | 1917 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Laperriere, Charles Baile de (ed.) | 1991 | The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990 | | | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v16 no1117 |
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