John Murray Robertson

FRIBA The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

(31 January 1844 – 31 January 1901) was a Scottish architect who did much to change

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Life

He was born on 31 January 1844 at Strathord in

Perthshire Perthshire (Scottish English, locally: ; ), officially the County of Perth, is a Shires of Scotland, historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross, Strathmore ...

the son of James Robertson and Catherine Smeaton, who were a strict

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couple. Murray (as he was usually called) was articled to the architect

Andrew Heiton Andrew Heiton (3 April 1823 – 3 March 1894) was a Scottish architect.Andrew Heiton
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in Perth in 1859. In 1865 Heiton opened a

branch and Murray Robertson was asked to run it as senior draughtsman, primarily overseeing church projects. His offices were at Albert Square in Dundee. One of his final projects was Glenstal Castle in

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Death

Robertson died at Crossmount,

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, Perth, on 31 January 1901, his 57th birthday. He is buried in the city's

Wellshill Cemetery Wellshill Cemetery is a 19th-century cemetery in the Scottish city of Perth, Scotland, Perth, Perth and Kinross. Located on Feus Road, the cemetery is still operational and is under the control of Perth and Kinross Council. History The cemetery ...

. The grave lies on the wall on the south path leading to the Jeanfield section.

Personal life

Robertson was married to Rachel Mitchell Robertson (1858–1931). Their only son, Murray Mitchell Robertson, died in his youth.Grave of J M Robertson, Wellshill Cemetery

Principal works

*Free East Church,

Broughty Ferry Broughty Ferry (; ; ) is a suburb of Dundee, in Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the City Centre, Dundee, city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated ...

(1863) *Westwood House,

Newport-on-Tay Newport-on-Tay is a town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland. The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport-on-Tay. The area itself has views of the two bridges that cross the River Tay and distant views of the Scottish Highlands. History T ...

(1865) *Hamilton House, Perth (1865) *

Redgorton Redgorton is a settlement in Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies a few miles from the River Tay and the A9 road (Great Britain), A9 road, across the latter from Luncarty. It lies close to the Inveralmond Industrial Estate. Etymology T ...

Manse (1866) *Castleroy, Broughty Ferry (1867) *Newfargie House,

Glenfarg Glenfarg (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fairg) is a village in the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Until 14 June 1964, the village had a railway station, Glenfarg railway station, on the Railways of Kinross#The Glenfarg Line, main line betw ...

(1867) *

Kinfauns Castle Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian. It stands on a raised terr ...

(1868; with

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) *Orchill,

Dunblane Dunblane (, ) is a town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links to much of the Central Be ...

(1868) *Port-an-Eilean,

Strathtummel The River Tummel () is a river in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Water from the Tummel is used in the Tummel hydro-electric power scheme, operated by SSE plc, SSE. As a tributary of the River Tay, the Tummel is included as part of the River Tay S ...

(1868) * Giffen House,

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(1869) *Craigclowan, Perthshire (1870) *Taybank, Perth (1870) *

St Fillans St Fillans is a village in Perthshire in the central highlands of Scotland, in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The village lies at the eastern end of Loch Earn, west of Comrie on the A85 road, at the point where the River Earn leaves the ...

RC Church (1871) *Greig Institute,

Leven, Fife Leven (Pictish language, Pictish; ) is a seaside town in Fife, set in the east Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the coast of the Firth of Forth at the mouth of the River Leven, Fife, River Leven, north-east of the town of Kirkcaldy and ...

(1872) *Kinbrae House, Newport, Fife (1872) *

Newtyle Newtyle is a village in the west of Angus, Scotland. It lies north of Dundee in the southwest of Strathmore, between Hatton Hill and Newtyle ( Heather Hill) in the Sidlaws. The village sits on gently sloping ground with a northwest aspect. Th ...

Parish Church (1872) * Victoria Buildings, Perth (1872) *Drummond Arms Hotel,

(1872) *Samnugger Jute Company, housing in

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(1873) without going to India *

Luncarty Luncarty (; pronounced ''Lung''-cur-tay ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately north of Perth. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east. Etymology The name ''Luncarty'', recorded in 1250 as ''Lump ...

Bleachworks (1873) * Perth Savings Bank, Perth (1873) *Drumore House, Perthshire (1874) *Elmgrove, Broughty Ferry (1874) *Hope Park, Blairgowrie (1874) and extension 1892 *India Buildings,

(1874/1876) *Ravenscraig, Dundee (1874) *Reres Cottage, Barnhill, Dundee (1874) *Rosebay House, Broughty Ferry (1875) *Craigmount, Broughty Ferry (1875) *Breachtower, Dundee (1875) *Sack factory for James J Sinclair, Dundee (1876) *Hunter's Department Store, Dundee (1877) *Tayfield Works, Dundee (1877) *3 Norwood Crescent, Dundee (1880) *Great Eastern Bar, Dundee (1880) *Rosebank, Broughty Ferry (1880) *Merchants Shelter, Royal Exchange, Dundee (1880) *Broughty Ferry Baptist Church (1881) *Knowehead House,

Crieff Crieff (; , meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth, Scotland, Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 road, A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy, Scotland, Aberfeldy. The A822 road, A822 joins ...

(1882) *The Bughties, Broughty Ferry (1882) *Duncraggan, Newport, Fife (1883) *Seathwood House, Dundee (1883) *The Knowe, Broughty Ferry (1883) *Rockknowe, Broughty Ferry (1884) rebuilt 1897 after a fire *Balmuir House and model farm (1885) *The Croft,

Longforgan Longforgan is a village and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies west of Dundee on the main A90 road. History A record survives of Sir Patrick Gray, as Baron of Longforgan, holding a baronial court here in 138 ...

(1885) *Ashton Works, Dundee (1886) *Caledonian Insurance Offices, Dundee (1886) *Elmslea, Dundee (1886) *Dundee Technical Institute and University College (1886) *Craigard, Broughty Ferry (1887) *Dryburgh House,

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(1887) * Station Hotel, Perth (1888)Leonard Street, Station Hotel, Including Gate Piers
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*Glengate,

Kirriemuir Kirriemuir ( , ; ), sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'', is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square. History Some of th ...

(1889) *Drill Hall,

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(1890) *Remodelling of Jordanstone House,

Meigle Meigle (, ) is a village in Strathmore, Angus, Strathmore, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward. It lies on the A94 road, A94 road between Perth and Forfar.The A94 used to be the main ro ...

(1890) *Glamis House, Dundee (1891) *The Cairn,

(1891) *St Clare,

Tayport Tayport, also known as Ferry-Port-on-Craig, is a town in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee. The two were linked by a ferry service until 1939. To the east of Tayport is the vast Tentsmuir ...

(1892) *Arima, Broughty Ferry (1893) *Castellar, Crieff (1893) *Dudhope Works, Dundee (1893) *Tighnamuirin,

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(1893) *Cox's Library and Baths, Lochee, Dundee (1894) *

Pitlochry Pitlochry (; or ) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It is historically in the county of Perthshire, and has a population of 2,776, according to the 2011 census.Scotland's 2011 census. (n.p. ...

Institute (1894) *Barnhill Sanatorium, Perth (1897) *Caird Maternity Block, Dundee Royal Infirmary (1897) *Warehouse and offices for William Low & Co, Dundee (1897) *Glenstal Castle additions, Ireland (1898/9) *Hillside House, Perth (1898) *Comerton Children's Home, Fife (1899) *Heathfield Works, Dundee (1899) *Lindertis,

(1899) *

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manse (1900)

References

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