Robert Alexander Bryden (7 July 1841 – 14 April 1906) was a Scottish architect, prominent in the second half of the 19th century. He was mainly active in the west of Scotland, where he designed schools, churches and municipal buildings.
Robert Alexander Bryden | |
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 Bryden towards the end of his life | |
| Born | 7 July 1841 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 14 April 1906 (aged 64) Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Architect |
Early life edit
Bryden was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 7 July 1841, the son of Robert Bryden and Margaret Ramage.[1]
He was educated at Arthur's Academy in Dunoon, Argyll, and Kirkcaldy Grammar School.[1]
Career edit
In the 1860s, he was an apprentice at Glasgow-based practice Clarke & Bell, of whom he became a partner around 1875.[1][2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1878.[1]
Selected works edit
Selected works include:[3]
- Dunoon Burgh Hall (1873)[4][5][6]
- St Cuthbert's Church, Dunoon (1874; now demolished)[7]
- St John's Church, Dunoon (1876)
- Dunoon Infants' School (1880)
- Broughton Parish Church (rebuilding; 1886)
- Seafield Children's Hospital (rebuilding; 1888)
- Lanarkshire Regimental Drill Hall, Glasgow (1894)[8]
- Dunoon Pier and offices (rebuilding; 1896)
- Sir Charles Cameron Memorial Fountain, Glasgow (1896) – the clocktower dome of the fountain
Personal life edit
Bryden married Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of Alexander Robertson. They had at least one child, a son named Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden (21 October 1876 – 23 February 1917), who also became a noted architect and a Fellow of RIBA.[9][1][10] For the final few years of Bryden Sr.'s life, the two worked as partners.[1]
Death edit
Bryden died in Glasgow on 14 April 1906, aged 64.[11] He is interred in Dunoon Cemetery,[1][7] half a mile to the north of Dunoon Burgh Hall, one of his designs. He is believed to be the subject of the building's stained-glass window.[12]
References edit
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g Robert Alexander Bryden at ScottishArchitects.org.uk
- ^ Clarke & Bell & R. A. Bryden – Dictionary of Scottish Architects
- ^ Robert Alexander Bryden
- ^ "Jenny Hunter: Halls worth restoring for good of the community" - The Scotsman, 3 August 2017
- ^ "Robert Mapplethorpe show heads to remote Scottish town of Dunoon" - The Guardian, 24 March 2012
- ^ Dunoon Burgh Hall - Page Park architectural practice
- ^ a b Hooray - Dunoon Burgh Hall, June 2017
- ^ Lanarkshire Regimental Drill Hall, 21 Jardine Street, Glasgow - Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden at ScottishArchitects.org.uk
- ^ Page 872 of The Edinburgh Gazette, 17 August 1906
- ^ RIBA Journal, Volume 13 (1906)
- ^ Stained Glass – Dunoon Burgh Hall
- General