Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Robert Jamieson Troup | | Designation: | | | Born: | 6 June 1893 | | Died: | 10 December 1959 | | Bio Notes: | Robert Jamieson Troup was born on 6 June 1893, the son of Francis William Troup's farmer brother Robert, who had served in the Gordon Highlanders and ended the war with serious health and psychological problems. He studied for an MA at the University of Aberdeen from 1911 to 1914 before joining the British Expeditionary Force for military service in France and Belgium, retiring with the rank of Major in 1920. In that year he entered his uncle's office as a pupil or assistant and began two years' study at the Architectural Association Schools, after which he worked in association with his uncle, acting as the latter's deputy in his capacity as technical adviser to the Home Office on police buildings. He was elected FRIBA in early 1929, his proposers being his uncle, Henry Martineau Fletcher and Arnold Dunbar Smith, and his nomination papers state that he had been responsible for architectural stage sets and designs as well as various buildings. He continued to work with his uncle until 1936 when he withdrew to return to Huntly where he had a desultory architectural practice.
After the Second World War Robert Troup was largely supported by Alexander George Robertson Mackenzie who entrusted him with the listing of buildings of architectural and historic interest in the Huntly area. The arrangement was not without difficulties ('Dear Troup, I have your account but I do not seem to have your list, Yours AGRM') but it lasted until Robert Troup's death on 10 December 1959. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 14, Gray's Inn Square, London, England | Business | Before 1920 | After 1929 | | | 2, The Old Drive, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England | Private | 1929 * | | | | The Farm, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | Private/business | 1936 | After 1951 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Francis William Troup | 1920 | 1922 | Apprentice(?) | | | Francis William Troup | 1922 | 1936 | Architect(?) | Working in association; it is unclear whether he was officially a partner |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Entwhistle, Peter | 1983 | Edinburgh in the Antipodes: Victorian Architecture in Dunedin, New Zealand | | Country Life, 13 January 1983, pp90-94 | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive References| The 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 | | Personal recollections of the late Mr & Mrs A G R Mackenzie; Mackenzie's letter book, now no longer extant | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F no2695 (box 10) |
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