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Basic Biographical Details

Name: Charles Reid
Designation: Architect
Born: 1828
Died: 21 September 1883
Bio Notes: Charles Reid was born in 1828, the younger brother of Alexander Reid and William Reid who together inherited the practice of William Robertson of Elgin on his death on 12 June 1841. He was presumably articled to his brothers in or about the following year and at some point left them to gain wider experience. He became chief draughtsman with Brown & Wardrop in Edinburgh, and after Thomas Brown retired or died in 1872 or 1873 he was taken into partnership, the practice then taking the name of Wardrop & Reid. In 1876 they succeeded the ailing David Cousin as architects to the British Linen Bank.

Reid became senior partner when James Maitland Wardrop died in June 1882: either then or slightly earlier Wardrop's son Hew M Wardrop was taken into partnership but the practice title of Wardrop & Reid was retained. Reid died as a result of a fall on 21 September 1883, thereafter the younger Wardrop merged the practice with that of Robert Rowand Anderson and George Washington Browne as Wardrop, Anderson & Browne.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect:
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 216, Magdala Crescent, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate 1883 
Item 2 of 219, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1872 *1883 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 4A & W Reidc. 1843(?)c. 1849(?)Apprentice 
Item 2 of 4Brown & WardropAfter 18491872 or 1873DraughtsmanLatterly chief assistant
Item 3 of 4Brown & Wardrop1872 or 18731874Partner 
Item 4 of 4Wardrop & Reid18741883Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This architect was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 771864Unidentified farmhouse, Hopetoun estate  West LothianScotland 
Item 2 of 771867Lochinch HouseWigtown WigtownshireScotlandLodges - as chief assistant to Brown & Wardrop
Item 3 of 771867St John's Episcopal ChurchSelkirk SelkirkshireScotlandAs chief assistant to Brown & Wardrop
Item 4 of 771872Monument to the 2nd Marquess of AilsaCulzean Bay AyrshireScotland 
Item 5 of 771873House for Mr LauderLochgelly FifeScotland 
Item 6 of 771873Kilkerran HouseMaybole AyrshireScotlandDining room, office court and stable block
Item 7 of 771873Lochgelly SchoolLochgelly FifeScotland 
Item 8 of 771874Ancrum HouseAncrum RoxburghshireScotlandRebuilt after fire
Item 9 of 771874Chapel of EaseSelkirk SelkirkshireScotland 
Item 10 of 771874Craigsanquhar House and stables  FifeScotland 
Item 11 of 771874Crawford Parish ChurchCrawford LanarkshireScotland 
Item 12 of 771874Philiphaugh House and West Lodge  SelkirkshireScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 13 of 771874Stirling CourthouseStirlingshire StirlingshireScotlandScheme executed - based on Brown & Wardrop design of 1864
Item 14 of 771874Udny Castle with lodge and gates  AberdeenshireScotlandNew building incorporating earlier castle. Also south lodge
Item 15 of 771875Cranston Parish ChurchCranstoun Riddel MidlothianScotlandInterior alterations
Item 16 of 771875Fettercairn HouseLaurencekirk KincardineshireScotlandNew wing and alterations
Item 17 of 771875Heriot ChurchHeriot MidlothianScotland 
Item 18 of 771875Linlithgow Old County Buildings, with courthouse and police stationLinlithgow West LothianScotlandAdditions
Item 19 of 771875Rosebery House  MidlothianScotlandDesigns for alterations - apparently unexecuted
Item 20 of 771875Royal Bank of ScotlandWishaw LanarkshireScotland 
Item 21 of 771875Sleat Parish ChurchSleatSkyeInverness-shireScotlandDesign - church executed by John Mackenzie of Isleornsay, 1877
Item 22 of 771875St Nicholas Parish ChurchUphall West LothianScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 23 of 77c. 1875Aros House MullArgyllScotlandAdditions
Item 24 of 771876British Linen BankLangholm DumfriesshireScotland 
Item 25 of 771876British Linen BankCarluke LanarkshireScotlandAlterations
Item 26 of 771876Dalhousie FountainBrechin AngusScotland 
Item 27 of 771876Harleyburn House, stables and lodgeMelrose RoxburghshireScotlandGate lodge
Item 28 of 771876Hassendean Burn  RoxburghshireScotlandAlterations
Item 29 of 771876HouseTrinity EdinburghScotland 
Item 30 of 771876SchoolLochgair ArgyllScotland 
Item 31 of 771876William Simpson's AsylumPlean/Quarter/Cushen Quarter StirlingshireScotlandSouth addition and alterations
Item 32 of 771877Arniston House  MidlothianScotlandAlterations to north elevation - raising of links between central part and pavilions to 2 storeys
Item 33 of 771877Balerno Board School and SchoolhouseBalerno MidlothianScotland 
Item 34 of 771877Braehead HouseCramond EdinburghScotlandReconstruction
Item 35 of 771877Culzean Castle  AyrshireScotlandNew nursery wing and interior remodelling - Reid responsible
Item 36 of 771877Culzean Castle Estate, Fountain Court, walls, orangery and shelter  AyrshireScotlandUnclear what he did
Item 37 of 771877Fairburn Estate, Aultgowrie Lodge and gates  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 38 of 771877Fairburn House  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 39 of 771877Freeland House  PerthshireScotlandAdditions, including great hall
Item 40 of 771877Hardhill farmhouse, farm offices and houses (for farm workers?)Armadale West LothianScotland 
Item 41 of 771877Lochinch HouseWigtown WigtownshireScotlandCottages built
Item 42 of 771877Ormiston ChurchOrmiston East LothianScotlandAdditions
Item 43 of 771877Ormiston SchoolOrmiston East LothianScotland 
Item 44 of 771877Philiphaugh House and West Lodge  SelkirkshireScotlandGates and West Lodge
Item 45 of 771877Three Mile Town Farmhouse  West LothianScotlandAddition
Item 46 of 771878British Linen BankBrechin AngusScotlandAlterations
Item 47 of 771878Chirnside Parish ChurchChirnside BerwickshireScotlandRepairs and alterations
Item 48 of 771878Inverquharity Castle  AngusScotlandScheme for new house incorporating existing tower house (alternative to rebuilding Kinnordy House, not executed)
Item 49 of 771879Bank of ScotlandNewton Stewart WigtownshireScotlandRemodelling
Item 50 of 771879British Linen BankHaddington East LothianScotlandAlterations
Item 51 of 771879Cambo House  FifeScotlandNew house built: ruins of previous house demolished
Item 52 of 771879Camphill House  AberdeenScotlandAdditions
Item 53 of 771879Culzean Castle cottages  AyrshireScotland 
Item 54 of 771879Dalquharran Castle  AyrshireScotlandTwo schemes for additions - not built to their designs
Item 55 of 771879Duns Parish ChurchDuns BerwickshireScotlandRebuilding after fire
Item 56 of 771879Haddo HouseHaddo/Methlick AberdeenshireScotlandMajor alterations
Item 57 of 771879House for Mr TurnbullSelkirk SelkirkshireScotland 
Item 58 of 771879House for Mr WaddellSelkirk SelkirkshireScotland 
Item 59 of 771879Kinnordy House  AngusScotland 
Item 60 of 771879Villa, Ettrick RoadSelkirk SelkirkshireScotland 
Item 61 of 771880sDouglas Castle  LanarkshireScotlandScheme for Chapel and Hall (last digit of date missing)
Item 62 of 771880Barnbougle CastleDalmeny Park West LothianScotlandRestoration as library - begun 1880 and continued onwards
Item 63 of 771880Beaufort CastleBeauly Inverness-shireScotlandWork begun 1880 and continued (including chapel)
Item 64 of 771880British Linen BankGalashiels SelkirkshireScotland 
Item 65 of 771880British Linen BankPeebles PeeblesshireScotlandDesign
Item 66 of 771880British Linen BankThornhill DumfriesshireScotland 
Item 67 of 771880CarnellHurlford AyrshireScotlandAdditions to house, including chimneypieces in main rooms. According to 'Buidligns of scotland' Reid in charge.
Item 68 of 771881Dailly New Parish ChurchDailly AyrshireScotlandUnexecuted scheme
Item 69 of 771881Nether ParkleyLinlithgow West LothianScotland 
Item 70 of 771882Ardgowan HouseInverkip RenfrewshireScotlandScheme for alterations (not executed)
Item 71 of 771882Barskimming House  AyrshireScotlandRebuilding of main block after fire
Item 72 of 771882Commercial Bank of Scotland, Dunfermline BranchDunfermline FifeScotland 
Item 73 of 771882High ChurchBathgate West LothianScotland 
Item 74 of 771882St Mary's Parish ChurchHawick RoxburghshireScotlandRebuilding after fire - apparently begun under Wardrop & Reid and completed under Wardrop, Anderson & Browne
Item 75 of 771882St Thomas's Church of England  EdinburghScotlandRefacing of Rutland Street elevation, new porch
Item 76 of 771882The HirselColdstream BerwickshireScotlandSeveral schemes for remodelling, not built
Item 77 of 771886Biel CottageBiel East LothianScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architect:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory1868Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory London, Wyman 
Item 2 of 3Beaton, Elizabeth1984William Robertson 1786-1841, Architect in Elgin   
Item 3 of 3Scotlands People Website Wills & Testaments  Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills SC70/4/206

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architect:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Architect29 September 1883   

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© All rights reserved. The Architect, Vol. 30, 29 Sept. 1883, p. 192<br> 

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