David Bryce

Surgical Hospital, Edinburgh 1853

David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA (1803–1876) was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner. Burn and Bryce formally dissolved their partnership in 1845, with disputes over the building of St Mary's Church, Dalkeith, Midlothian, for the Duke of Buccleuch (a factor in the split).

With commissions for over 230 buildings during his career, Bryce is best known for perfecting the Scottish Baronial style, with which he pioneered the development of large and loosely planned country houses, for example Craigends House in Renfrewshire. His designs drew inspiration from 16th century Scottish architecture, including crow-stepped gables, turrets and carved doorways.

In his banks and public buildings, he preferred to use Italianate classical styles similar to those of Charles Barry - his design for Fettes College, Edinburgh was one of the first to revive the French château style.

He is buried in the New Calton Cemetery in Edinburgh,^[1] beside his nephew, John Bryce, also an architect.

List of architectural works

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• Caledonian Insurance Company, 19 George Street, Edinburgh (1840)
• Luscar House, Gowkhall, Fife (1842)
• Life Association of Scotland building, Princes Street, Edinburgh (demolished) (1843)
• Contributed to St Mary's Church, Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian (1844-54)
• Headquarters of the British Linen Bank in St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh (1846)
• Completion of Hamilton Mausoleum (1848)
• Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh (1850)
• Kimmerghame House, Berwickshire (1851-53)
• Panmure House, Angus (1852-55)
• Balfour Castle, Orkney (1853)
• Surgical Hospital, High School Yards Edinburgh (1853)
• The Glen, Scottish Borders (1854–1855)
• Torosay Castle, Isle of Mull (1856)
• Craigends House, Houston, Renfrewshire (demolished) (1857)
• Dalmore House, Stair, East Ayrshire (1864-70)
• Headquarters of the Bank of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh (1864-71)
• Fettes College, Edinburgh (1870-73)
• Edinburgh Royal Infirmary's former building by the Meadows (1870-79)
• Edinburgh branch of the Union Bank of Scotland (now pub restaurant The Standing Order), George Street (1876)

Gallery of architectural work

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  St. Mary's Church, Dalkeith Park

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  Former British Linen Bank, St. Andrew Square

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  Statues on the British Linen Bank building

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  Hamilton Mausoleum, exterior

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  Hamilton Mausoleum, interior

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  Torosay Castle, Isle of Mull

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  Bank of Scotland Head Office

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  Bank of Scotland Head Office on the Mound

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  Bank of Scotland Head Office, seen from Market Street

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  Fettes College, Edinburgh

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  Clocktower of the Royal Infirmary

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  Hospital wards of the Royal Infirmary

References

1. ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 9780902198845. http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp1.pdf. Retrieved December 27, 2010. 

External links

• The Architecture of David Bryce
• David Bryce, Dictionary of Scottish Architects

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Name	Bryce, David
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Date of birth	1803
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Date of death	1876
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