Basic Biographical Details Name: | Edward & Robertson | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1859 | Died: | 1890 | Bio Notes: | Charles Edward was born at Tealing in 1816, trained as a builder, became clerk of works and finally an architect, his earliest work being in a late Georgian survival manner. He practised in Dundee in partnership with Thomas Saunders Robertson He practised in Dundee in partnership with Thomas Saunders Robertson from at least April 1859 when Edward & Robertson advertised for contractors for Rathillet UP Church. In his later years he travelled a great deal. He died on 8 March 1890 at Rock Lodge (later Forbes Court) West Ferry, leaving moveable esttae of £2,767 0s 3d.
Thomas Saunders Robertson was born in 1835 at Blairgowrie and educated at Perth Academy. He was articled to Charles Edward circa 1851. Around 1857 he joined J Anderson Hamilton who had acquired what was left of Playfair's practice in Edinburgh and thereafter probably worked for a time in England, returning to become Edward's partner c.1861. He was a member of the Fine Art Committee of the British Association meeting of 1867 and a keen angler, curler and golfer.
Robertson was an artist, author and journalist as well as an architect, and like Edward before him, lived in considerable style in West Ferry, first at Riverview and later at Balmyle, becoming a close friend of the his neighbour - the art collector, mill owner and ironfounder James Guthrie Orchar - and of the painter William McTaggart, from whom he learned the art of watercolour. Orchar appointed him as one of the Trustees of his will and specified him as architect of the gallery to be built to house his pictures on the expiry of Mrs Orchar's life rent. By the early years of the twentieth century Robertson had no architectural employment and had become mainly a water-colourist. Diminishing income eventually compelled him to live in a more modest fashion at Willowbank, Camphill Road, where he died on 2 March 1923. He wrote 'Progress of Art in English Church Architecture', numerous newspaper articles, and assisted MacGibbon and Ross with their books. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 31, Reform Street, Dundee, Scotland | Business | 1861 | | From the start of the partnership | | 8, Bank Street, Dundee, Scotland | Business | 1869 | After 1869 | | | 12, Bank Street, Dundee, Scotland | Business | After 1878 | | |
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Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1859 | UP Church | Rathillet | | Fife | Scotland | | | c. 1861 | Perth District Asylum | Murthly | | Perthshire | Scotland | | | 1862 | Taycliff | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1863 | Rossie Church | Inchture | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1865 | Rossie Priory | Inchture | | Perthshire | Scotland | Reconstruction of riding school as chapel with arcade and apse | | c. 1865 | Abernyte Free Church | Abernyte | | Angus | Scotland | Alterations? | | 1866 | Bank of Scotland | | | Dundee | Scotland | Unexecuted scheme for alterations | | 1866 | Carbet Castle | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Reconstruction and additions - probably the west wing | | 1866 | House for D W Bowman | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations | | 1867 | Catholic Apostolic Church | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1867 | Drill Hall | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1867 | Kirkton of Tealing Parish Church | Kirkton of Tealing | | Angus | Scotland | Scrymsoure Fothringham memorial slab | | 1868 | Ayrshire Lunatic Asylum | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Received commision | | 1868 | Office, 135 Seagate | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1869 | Deaf and Dumb Institute | Logie Den | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1869 | Offices and Warehouse, Ward Road, Constitution Road and Nicoll Street | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1869 | Tenement, Scouringburn and Walton Street | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1870 | Hermon Lodge | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1870 | Abernyte Parish Church | Abernyte | | Angus | Scotland | Reconstruction and enlargement | | 1871 | Bank of Scotland | | | Dundee | Scotland | Unexecuted scheme for alterations | | 1871 | Church of SS Peter and Paul | Felixstowe | | Suffolk | England | | | 1871 | RC School at Lochee | Lochee | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1871 | Rosebank Church | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1871 | St Stephen's Church | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1872 | Craigie Works | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1872 | Dura Street Mission School and church | Stobswell | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1872 | Hazelwood | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1872 | St Enoch's Free Church | | | Dundee | Scotland | Church. Two shops flanking the forecourt of the church are still extant | | 1872 | Warehouse for Charles Baxter | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1872 | Warehouse for J Edward, Small's Wynd | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1872 | Warehouses for David Martin | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1873 | Gray's Rooms | | | Dundee | Scotland | Remodelled | | 1873 | St Rule's Church | Monifieth | | Angus | Scotland | Porch, vestry and new seating | | 1873 | Victoria Street UP Church | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1874 | Carbet Castle | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Further work and lodge | | 1874 | Dundee Royal Lunatic Asylum | Liff | | Angus | Scotland | Main hospital wards block,gatelodge, superintendent's house etc | | 1874 | Marrbank | | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations | | 1874 | St Andrew's Church | | | Dundee | | Y-tracery inserted into semi-circular window on main elevation and new pulpit | | c. 1874 | Taychreggan | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1875 | Dundee Royal Lunatic Asylum and feuing of grounds | Stobswell | | Dundee | Scotland | Feuing of grounds for tenement development | | 1875 | Wellburn Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor | Lochee | | Dundee | Scotland | Chapel addition | | c. 1875 | Summerbank | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Including stableblock | | c. 1875 | Tayside | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1876 | Dura Street Mission School and church | Stobswell | | Dundee | Scotland | Large church added | | 1876 | Leslie Parish School | Leslie | | Fife | Scotland | Additions | | 1876 | Tenement for William MacDonald, Cotton Road | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1877 | Office for W E Baxter, Baltic Street | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1877 | Offices for Grimond, King Street | | | Dundee | Scotland | Refacing | | 1877 | St Margaret's Church | Arbroath | | Angus | Scotland | | | 1878 | Linfield | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | Before 1878 | Riverview | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Additions | | c. 1880 | Balruddery House | | | Angus | Scotland | Large additions, conservatory, east lodge and west coach house/steading | | c. 1880 | Church at Alexandria | | | Alexandria | Egypt | | | 1882 | St Enoch's Free Church | | | Dundee | Scotland | Additions | | 1882 | St Rule's Parish Church hall | Monifieth | | Angus | Scotland | | | After 1883 | Pinpointie Farmhouse | Auchterhouse | | Angus | Scotland | HS attribution | | 1884 | 1 Douglas Terrace | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations and new stableblock | | After 1884 | Wormit estate, feuing plan and villas | Wormit | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1885 | Auchmithie Parish Church | Auchmithie | | Angus | Scotland | | | 1887 | Buildings, Gray Street for Skinner | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1887 | Orchar Park with Jubilee Arch and Fountain | Barnhill | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1888 | Hillside | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations | | 1889 | Beach Mission | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1889 | Fowlis Easter Parish Church and Monument to Lord Gray | Fowlis | | Angus | Scotland | Restoration, including new roof and bellcote | | 1894 | Tenement, Seagate | | | Dundee | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Dundee Yearbook | 1890 | | | | Obituary of Edward | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of David Weekes | Information via 'Contact Us' on website | | Sent August 2012 |
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