Basic Biographical Details Name: | Robert Scott | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1785(?) | Died: | April 1839 | Bio Notes: | Robert Scott was probably born c.1785. He first appears in the Directories at 626 Argyle Street, Glasgow in 1809, moving briefly to 101 Candleriggs for the years 1813-14 until settling at 2 Argyle Street 1815-19. From all three of these addresses he ran 'The Architectural Academy, Glasgow'. According to Colvin, the Academy was situated in George Street and he ran it in conjunction with James Watt. In 1820 he moved to South Hanover Street, first to 4 (1820-21), then 6 (1821-25) and finally 25 (1826-28), moves which may relate to building activities there. In the mid-1820s he seems to have undertaken work for other architects as he was associated with Gillespie Graham at Dumbarton County Buildings and apparently also with David Hamilton at Bothwell Church (both 1824-25) as Gildard was told that Scott was responsible for Hamilton's work there; and in the same years he was responsible for his first known independent work, St Mary's Episcopal Church on Renfield Street which was 'of great merit, seemingly all the greater because built when the Gothic was, with us, not much beyond its infancy'.
In 1830 he entered into a brief partnership with William Wilson, surveyor and engineer and c.1833-34 another with John Stephen and the civil engineer William Gale. Scott died in April 1839, and the partnership was dissolved a couple of years later; it must still have been in existence in February 1840 the successful competition drawings for the Blythswood Testimonial School at Renfrew were found to be by Scott, Stephen & Gale and in 1841 the name was still used in the scheme for Queen Street Station. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 626, Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1809 | 1813 | | | 101, Candleriggs, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1813 | 1814 or 1815 | | | 2, Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1814 or 1815 | 1819 or 1820 | | | 4, South Hanover Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1819 or 1820 | 1821 | | | 6, South Hanover Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1821 | 1825 or 1826 | | | 25, South Hanover Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1825 or 1826 | After 1828 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Scott & Wilson | 1830 | 1834 | Partner | | | Scott, Stephen & Gale | 1833 or 1834(?) | April 1839 | Partner | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | | | Gildard, Thomas | 1895 | An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older Ones | XXVI | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow | p118 | | Scotlands People Website | | Wills & Testaments | | | Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories SC36/48/27, p499 |
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