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 Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 6626, Argyle Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness18091813 
Item 2 of 6101, Candleriggs, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness18131814 or 1815 
Item 3 of 62, Argyle Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1814 or 18151819 or 1820 
Item 4 of 64, South Hanover Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1819 or 18201821 
Item 5 of 66, South Hanover Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness18211825 or 1826 
Item 6 of 625, South Hanover Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1825 or 1826After 1828 

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 2Scott & Wilson18301834Partner 
Item 2 of 2Scott, Stephen & Gale1833 or 1834(?)April 1839Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This 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 16 Virginia BuildingsGlasgow GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 161818Elevation of a paddle steamer     
Item 3 of 161824Dumbarton County Buildings, court and prisonDumbarton DunbartonshireScotlandAmended Gillespie Graham's design - exactly what is not specified
Item 4 of 161824Old PrisonDumbarton DunbartonshireScotlandWith Robert Scott
Item 5 of 161824Police Buildings, Albion Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 6 of 161824St Mary's Episcopal Church  GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 161825Building on south side of St Vincent Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 8 of 161827Cameron House and estate buildings  Dunbartonshire/StirlingshireScotlandAlterations
Item 9 of 161828High School  GlasgowScotlandConversion of school to Institution
Item 10 of 16c. 1830172-178 and 180-184 West Regent Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 11 of 161831188 West Regent Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 12 of 161831Bothwell Parish Church and Hamilton MonumentBothwell LanarkshireScotlandNew church to west of medieval choir - probably as clerk or inspector of works for David Hamilton
Item 13 of 161834Boturich CastleBalloch DunbartonshireScotlandUnclear as to what role played in design - additions?
Item 14 of 161838Gartsherrie Parish ChurchCoatbridge LanarkshireScotlandBegun in partnership; completed by John Stephen in independent practice
Item 15 of 161838Queen's Tea StoreBroomielaw GlasgowScotlandBegun in partnership; completed by John Stephen in independent practice
Item 16 of 16Before 1839Building in Buchanan Street, opposite Argyle Arcade  GlasgowScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Colvin, H M1995A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-18403rd editionNew Haven and London: Yale University Press 
Item 2 of 3Gildard, Thomas1895An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older OnesXXVIProceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgowp118
Item 3 of 3Scotlands People Website Wills & Testaments  Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories SC36/48/27, p499