Basic Biographical Details Name: | Rhoderic (or Roderic/Roderick) Cameron | Designation: | | Born: | 1860 | Died: | 7 June 1928(?) | Bio Notes: | Rhoderic Cameron (who signed his name thus but is also referred to in other sources as Roderic or Roderick) was born in 1860 at the farm of Bunlair in Glenurquhart. He trained with Alexander Ross in Inverness after which he was draughtsman and 'confidential assistant' to Rowand Anderson, leaving after eight years to go into independent practice in Edinburgh. At some point before he won the Hardman Powell Prize for design in forged iron. He moved to Aberfeldy for health reasons in the 1890s, later entering into partnership with William Bell, architect and civil engineer. His works included churches, rectories, residences, country houses and estate buildings, farm buildings, schools, commercial premises and waterworks, and are mostly in Perthshire. By 1910 Bell & Cameron were operating in Pitlochry as well as Aberfeldy.
In 1917 Cameron took on his son, Duncan Chisholm Cameron (born 1901), as an apprentice. In 1923 father and son went into partnership, although it is unclear whether the firm's name changed to reflect this.
Rhoderic Cameron was a member of the Society of Architects and gained automatic admittance as LRIBA in May 1926 without the need for proposers. He then quickly applied to become FRIBA and was admitted on 29 November of the same year, proposed by John Campbell Turner Murray, James Andrew Minty and the RIBA Council. He died on 7 June 1928 and left a widow and a daughter as well as his son, who moved to Edinburgh and continued to practise on his own account. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 130, George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1888 | 1896 | 1896 is last entry | | St Anns, Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland | Private/business | Before 1914 | After 1926 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Duncan Chisholm Cameron | 1917 | 1923 | Apprentice | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 8 June 1928 | | | p972 | | RIBA Journal | 9 June 1928 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p535 Obituary |
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 no3243 (microfilm reel 36); F no2441 (box 6) |
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