Stewart Kaye FRIBA FRICS (1885–1952) was a Scottish architect in the 20th century. Working in a stripped down Scottish version of the

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style he was consultant architect to the Presbytery of

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and the

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. Mainly based in Edinburgh he is responsible for a large proportion of the city's housing estates from the 1930s.

Life

He was born in or near

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 ...

near Dundee in 1885 the son of James Kaye a cashier with the

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. He was educated at Grove Academy in

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

. He then studied engineering and architecture at the Technical College in Dundee and

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and was articled to James McLaren of Dundee before traveling more widely: he spent some time with George Rivell in

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; then George W. B. Rees in

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; J. E. Rickards in

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. In 1905 he did a study tour in the

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and

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

and in 1906 went to

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. He set up practice in 1913 in

Dunfermline Dunfermline (; , ) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries. The earliest ...

but moved to Gillespie Crescent in

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in 1914. His career was interrupted by the

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, during which he first served with the

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then was commissioned into the

Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces ...

, reaching the rank of Captain. He was demobbed in 1919 and resumed his career. He was proposed as a member of the RIBA in 1920 by

Alexander Lorne Campbell Alexander Lorne Campbell (1871–1944) was a Scotland, Scottish architect, who practised across Scotland. He was founder of the successful firm of Scott & Campbell. Early life He was born in Edinburgh the son of Archibald Campbell, deputy city ...

and

Harold Tarbolton Harold Ogle Tarbolton FRIBA (1869–1947) was a 19th/20th century British architect, mainly working in Scotland. He was affectionately known as Tarrybreeks. In later life he went into partnership with Sir Matthew Ochterlony to create Tarbolto ...

. He was also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Surveyors. In 1925 he was involved in making a photographic record of Amisfield House in

prior to its demolition. Between the wars he oversaw and designed some truly huge housing schemes in Edinburgh, in liaison with City Architect

Ebenezer James MacRae Ebenezer James MacRae (18 January 1881 – 15 January 1951) was a Scottish people, Scottish architect serving as City Architect for Edinburgh for most of his active life. Life He was the son of Rev Alexander MacRae of the Free Church of Scotl ...

who also worked with Kaye on Gogarburn Hospital. In the

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he was Director of Emergency Works in Scotland (a highly important role) and was involved in the location and specification of the structure of air raid shelters across the country. When he returned to work after the war, despite his son joining the firm, his style was well out of date. He retired due to ill health soon after taking on

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as an assistant at his offices at 13 Thistle Street. In later life he lived at 5 Wester Coates Terrace; a large semi-detached villa in West Edinburgh. He died on 17 February 1952 and is buried in the 20th century detached north extension to

Dean Cemetery The Dean Cemetery is a historically important Victorian cemetery north of the Dean Village, west of Edinburgh city centre, in Scotland. It lies between Queensferry Road and the Water of Leith, bounded on its east side by Dean Path and o ...

in west

. The grave faces north onto the third east–west path from the entrance.

Main works

*Arcade and shops,

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...

(1912) *

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building,

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(1913) *Naval Institute,

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(1914) *Sailors Institute,

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(1914/5) *YMCA building,

Rosyth Rosyth () is a town and Garden City in Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth. Scotland's first Garden city movement, Garden City, Rosyth is part of the Greater Dunfermline Area and is located 3 miles south of Dunfermline city cen ...

(1914/5) *Brucefield housing estate,

(1919) *Upgrade of

Hawthornden Castle Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle lies a mile to the east of Roslin at grid reference , and is just downstream from Roslin Castle. Hawthornden comprises a 15th-century ruin, with a 17th-c ...

(1926) *

Gogarburn Gogar is a predominantly rural area of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the west of the city. It is not far from Gogarloch, Edinburgh Park and Maybury. The Fife Circle Line is to the north. Etymology The name of Gogar first appears in a clearly ...

Mental Hospital (1927) *2-8

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Edinburgh (1928) *Offices for

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, Market Street, Edinburgh (1928) *Restoration and remodelling of

Yester } Gifford is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately south of Haddington and east of Edinburgh. It groups around the Colstoun Water (locally called Gifford Water) at the junction of the B6369 and B ...

Parish Church (c.1931) *Huge housing estate at East Pilton, in north Edinburgh for Edinburgh Corporation (1932–36) *Parsons Green housing estate,

Jock's Lodge Jock's Lodge is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It centres on the junction of London Road and Willowbrae Road (part of the A1 trunk route to London), Portobello Road and Restalrig Road South (Smokey Brae) and is an alternative name for the ...

, east Edinburgh (1934) *

Silverknowes Silverknowes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying to the northwest of the city. The district contains over 2000 homes, ranging in size from bungalow to semi-detached housing, much of it built during the mid-twentieth century. Location ...

housing estate, north Edinburgh (1934) *

Carrick Knowe Carrick Knowe is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh in Scotland, located approximately 3 miles from the city centre. It is bordered by Tyler's Acre to the north, the Glasgow/Aberdeen railway line to the south, Carrick Knowe Golf Course to the eas ...

housing estate, west Edinburgh (1934) *Crewe Road housing scheme, west Edinburgh (1936) *Lothian House, Lothian Road, Edinburgh (including cinema) (1936–39) *West Pilton housing scheme (1936) *Housing estate (bungalows) Craigcrook and Hillpark in west Edinburgh (1937) *

Colinton Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington. It is bordered by Dreghorn to the south and Craiglockhart to the north-east. To the north-w ...

Mains housing estate, south-west Edinburgh (1937) *Hotel and shops Shandwick Place (south) central Edinburgh (1937) * Broomhouse housing estate, western Edinburgh (1938) *Learmonth Court flats at Learmonth Avenue in Edinburgh (1938, completed 1946) *Cardboard Box factory, Bonnington Road,

Leith Leith (; ) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is home to the Port of Leith. The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of ...

(1939) now converted to flats *Conversion of

Bonaly Bonaly () is an area on the south-western outskirts of Edinburgh and the northern slopes of the Pentland Hills, lying within the Parish of Colinton. It is a mix of mainly post-war housing, woodland, pasture-land and heather moorland. Bonaly Bur ...

Tower to flats (1939) *Offices for Grant & Co, Garscube Road

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(1948) *

Church (1951)

References

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