Knowledge

Thomas P. Marwick

Source 📝

45: 29: 37: 59:
operating in the late 19th and early 20th century. He specialised in buildings in the Free Renaissance and Neo-Baroque styles and is particularly important to the architectural character of the
132:
His grandson, Thomas Waller Marwick (b.1903 – July 1971), also became an architect and is notable for an early curtain-wall building on Bread Street in Edinburgh (1937).
129:
in south Edinburgh, towards the south-west, with his wife, Alexandrina Jameson Steven (d.1903). Other members of the Marwick family lie to his south side.
112: 97:
He began independent practice around 1879, operating from his own home at 1 Spottiswoode Street, Edinburgh. His early work at
86:
silver medal for an essay on staircase design. His high marks on his entrance exam to the RIBA in 1882 won the praise of both
309: 126: 71:
He was born on 25 March 1854 the third son of William Marwick of Kirkwall on Orkney, and his wife, Agnes Purves.
270: 229: 44: 314: 185:
Theatre/skating rink on St Stephen Street (latterly Cinderella Rockefella – now demolished) (1899-1901)
111:
He was president of the Edinburgh Architectural Association from 1918 to 1921 and president of the
28: 36: 304: 299: 8: 122:. In the same year he was made Assistant Master of the Merchants Company of Edinburgh. 105: 87: 182:
Royal Bank of Scotland offices, corner of Hill Place and Nicolson Street (1898-1902)
91: 75: 74:
He was educated in Edinburgh, Marwick served his architectural apprenticeship with
179:
Royal Bank of Scotland, corner of Palmerston Place and West Maitland Street (1894)
204:
Alterations to Whitefoord House and Callander House, for Scottish Veterans Home,
79: 19:
This article is about the Scottish architect. For the Australian politician, see
20: 293: 101:
Place from 1885 was of exceptional quality and gained him a high reputation.
211:
Corner block Bread Street/East Fountainbridge (now the Point Hotel) (1914)
118:
In 1917 he took his son, Thomas Craigie Marwick, into his firm, creating
98: 125:
Marwick died at home, 36 West Mayfield on 26 June 1927 and is buried in
161: 148: 205: 154:
Tenements, 2-24 Howden Street (Fishers Buildings), Edinburgh (1885-8)
60: 56: 188:
Livingstone Institute for the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society,
157:
Tenements, 1-19 Barclay Place (the end of Bruntsfield Place) (1885)
201:
Slaughterhouses, New Market Road ("modern yet monumental") (1909)
189: 104:
In 1900 his office was at 43 York Place and he was living in the
283:
Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford McWilliam and Walker
83: 195:
Royal Bank of Scotland, 177 Portobello High Street, (1904)
48:
The grave of T P Marwick, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh
55:(1854 – 26 June 1927) was a Scottish architect based in 251:
Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1900-1901
173:
Large ornate tenements, 1-12 Barclay Terrace (1890)
170:Tenement, 19-25 St Marys Street, Edinburgh (1889) 291: 32:The Point Hotel, Edinburgh by Thomas P. Marwick 40:Fisher Buildings, Howden Street by T P Marwick 141:Tenement, 36-41 Warrender Park Terrace (1880) 113:Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland 242:Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Marwick 144:Tenement, 45-49 Warrender Park Road (1881) 43: 35: 27: 292: 176:The Kenilworth Bar, Rose Street (1893) 167:Tenement, 30-38 Marchmont Road (1888) 198:47-77 Bread Street, Edinburgh (1907) 13: 271:"Agnes Purves b. C 1826 Edinburgh" 230:"Agnes Purves b. C 1826 Edinburgh" 135: 14: 326: 260:Scotland's Lost Houses by Ian Gow 277: 263: 254: 245: 236: 222: 16:Scottish architect (1854–1927) 1: 215: 160:Tenement, 44-48 High Street ( 7: 10: 331: 18: 310:Architects from Edinburgh 66: 49: 41: 33: 78:. In 1882 he won the 53:Thomas Purves Marwick 47: 39: 31: 127:Morningside Cemetery 82:and in 1884 won the 315:Scottish architects 164:), Edinburgh (1887) 120:T P Marwick and Son 115:from 1922 to 1924. 108:at 43 Lauder Road. 76:Peddie and Kinnear 50: 42: 34: 88:Alfred Waterhouse 322: 284: 281: 275: 274: 267: 261: 258: 252: 249: 243: 240: 234: 233: 226: 92:Sir Horace Jones 330: 329: 325: 324: 323: 321: 320: 319: 290: 289: 288: 287: 282: 278: 269: 268: 264: 259: 255: 250: 246: 241: 237: 228: 227: 223: 218: 138: 136:Principal works 69: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 328: 318: 317: 312: 307: 302: 286: 285: 276: 262: 253: 244: 235: 220: 219: 217: 214: 213: 212: 209: 202: 199: 196: 193: 186: 183: 180: 177: 174: 171: 168: 165: 158: 155: 152: 147:Tenement, 330 145: 142: 137: 134: 80:Ashpitel Prize 68: 65: 21:Thomas Marwick 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 327: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 297: 295: 280: 272: 266: 257: 248: 239: 231: 225: 221: 210: 207: 203: 200: 197: 194: 191: 187: 184: 181: 178: 175: 172: 169: 166: 163: 159: 156: 153: 150: 146: 143: 140: 139: 133: 130: 128: 123: 121: 116: 114: 109: 107: 102: 100: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 72: 64: 62: 58: 54: 46: 38: 30: 26: 22: 279: 265: 256: 247: 238: 224: 131: 124: 119: 117: 110: 103: 96: 73: 70: 52: 51: 25: 305:1927 deaths 300:1854 births 99:Bruntsfield 294:Categories 216:References 162:Royal Mile 149:Lawnmarket 206:Canongate 61:Marchmont 57:Edinburgh 208:(1912-3) 190:Cowgate 192:(1902) 151:(1883) 106:Grange 63:area. 90:and 84:RIBA 67:Life 296:: 94:. 273:. 232:. 23:.

Index

Thomas Marwick



Edinburgh
Marchmont
Peddie and Kinnear
Ashpitel Prize
RIBA
Alfred Waterhouse
Sir Horace Jones
Bruntsfield
Grange
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Morningside Cemetery
Lawnmarket
Royal Mile
Cowgate
Canongate
"Agnes Purves b. C 1826 Edinburgh"
"Agnes Purves b. C 1826 Edinburgh"
Categories
1854 births
1927 deaths
Architects from Edinburgh
Scottish architects

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.