Ernest Arthur Oliphant Auldjo Jamieson

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MID (3 December 1880 – 10 April 1937) was a Scottish architect operating in the early 20th century. He specialised in

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s, largely for wealthy family friends. From after the

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he also got many commissions from local authorities for social housing, plus several commissions related to hospitals and asylums.

Early life and education

Jamieson was born in 1880 at 58 Melville Street in

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's west end, the fifth son (out of eight children) to George Auldjo Jamieson, a wealthy accountant, and his wife, Susan Oliphant. Sir Archibald Jamieson was his younger brother; his nephew was

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, who was awarded the VC in 1944 during the

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. He was sent to boarding school at

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then won a place at

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. He graduated BA in 1903.

Career

In 1906, Jamieson became an architectural assistant in the office of

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at 13 Young Street. When Mitchell retired in 1909 Jamieson bought the practice and moved it to 1 Melville Street. In 1912 his family moved to 14 Royal Circus in the

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. In the

he joined the

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as a lieutenant. He was promoted rapidly, becoming a flight commander in 1917. He ended the war as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Flying Corps. He was twice

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. After the war he went into partnership with James Alexander Arnott to form Auldjo Jamieson & Arnott. He retired due to ill-health in 1935 and died at Grey House in Murrayfield in 1937 aged only 56. He is buried in the 20th century northern extension to

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. The grave lies on the north wall near the north-west corner.

Main works

*Remodelling of St Cuthbert’s Parish Church,

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, Edinburgh (1906) *Extensions to

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(1906 to 1914) under Mitchell to 1909. *Church of Scotland Offices, George Street, Edinburgh (1909)Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford, McWilliam and Walker *Woodthorpe House, Edinburgh (1910) *Convalescent Home,

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(1910) *Commercial Bank,

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(1911) *Male and female observation wards at Crichton Royal Institution,

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(1911) *Improvements at

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(1911 and 1933) *Redcroft, villa in

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, Edinburgh (1911) *

Golf Clubhouse (1912) *Royal Victoria Hospital farm colony,

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(1912–1914) *Greenfield House,

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(1914) * Hairmyres Hospital, Tuberculosis Ward and other buildings (1914) *Rosebery House,

(1914–15) *Expansion and alterations to Grey House, Murrayfield (1919) *Council Housing, Stow (1919) *Council housing,

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(1920) *Council housing,

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(1920) *Royal Hospital for Sick Children,

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, Edinburgh remodelling (1920) *Memorial Hall,

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(1921) *Council housing,

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(1921) *Cardross House,

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(1922) *Conversion of Royal Naval airship station into a hospital,

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(1922) *Children’s Wing, Southfield Hospital,

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(1922) *Library and chapel,

(1923) *New wards and nurses home,

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(1925) *New wards,

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Asylum (1925) *Gates and lodges Busby Glen Park,

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(1925) *Conversion of

Vogrie House Vogrie House forms the centrepiece of Vogrie Country Park in Midlothian. It was built for James Dewar and his family in 1876 by Andrew Heiton, the town architect for Perth. Dewar was the creator of Dewar's whisky. The current house is an exa ...

into a nursing home (1926) *Louise Carnegie Memorial Gates and remodelling entire park,

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(1928) *Science Block,

(1929) *Cricket Pavilion,

(1929) *An unbuilt monument to

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who instead was buried in the grave of his father, Sir Arthur Mitchell in

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(1930) *West and north lodges at

(1932) *Church Hall

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(1933) *Jordanburn Lecture Hall, Morningside Asylum (1934)

Family

In 1904 he married Mary Leslie Lassetter. Their son George Lindsay Auldjo Jamieson was also an architect.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamieson, Ernest Auldjo 1880 births 1937 deaths Alumni of the University of Cambridge 20th-century Scottish architects Architects from Edinburgh People educated at Glenalmond College