Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Nicholas Beattie | Designation: | | Born: | 1869 | Died: | 20 September 1932 | Bio Notes: | George Nicholas Beattie was born in 1869, the son of the architect and civil engineer of Port Adelaide and educated at Whinham College, Adelaide, Australia. He came to Britain and was articled to George Dale Oliver who practised in Carlisle in 1887 and remained as junior assistant until 1892. On 1 June 1893 he married Isabella Liddell Hutton. About this time he was assistant to John Rust, City Architect of Aberdeen for one year and then to James Miller for seven years. During his time with Miller he carried on a small private practice from his flat at 152 Parliamentary Road, first appearing in the Directories in 1896.
He commenced independent practice in 1900 at 121 St Vincent Street, Glasgow and his business consisted mainly of tenements but also included commercial buildings, villas in Milngavie, Bearsden and Bishopton (the last being mentioned in 'Who's Who in Architecture 1914') and numerous additions to licensed premises. In 1902 or early in 1903 he formed a partnership with John Gibb Morton who was the son of the goods manager of the Caledonian Railway: nothing is yet known of his training. The partnership was dissolved in 1909, perhaps because of the impact of the increment in the Finance Act of that year. The St Vincent Street office was closed, Beattie taking chambers at 109 Hope Street and Morton at 74 Bath Street, with William James Smith as apprentice. Morton's practice did not prosper and he escaped his mounting debt two years later by emigrating to Canada, where he seems to have pursued a reasonably successful career.
Beattie was admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, his proposers being George Dale Oliver, Henry Edward Clifford and George Bell. Beattie practised from home, 689 Great Western Road, from 1915. He died of nephritis on 20 September 1932 at his home and and was buried at Hillfoot Cemetery. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 5, Wilton Drive, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1893 * | | | | 152, Parliamentary Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Private/business | 1896 | | | | 121, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1900 | | | | Strathalbyn, Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1901 | 1908 | | | 101, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1904 | 1905 | | | 109, Hope Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | | | 196, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1914 * | | | | 689, Great Western Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1915 | 1932 | After 1915 was home & office |
* 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 | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 12 November 1932 | | | Obituary | | RIBA Journal | 12 November 1932 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary p27 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional information from Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v16 no1116 |
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