Andrew Granger Heiton

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Scottish architect, c. 1862–1927

Bornc. 1862

Died11 June 1927 (aged 65 or 66)

OccupationArchitect

Andrew Granger Heiton
Born	c. 1862 Pitcur, Perthshire, Scotland
Died	11 June 1927 (aged 65 or 66) Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Architect

Andrew Granger Heiton (born Andrew Heiton Granger; c. 1862 – 11 June 1927) was a Scottish architect.^[1] He was prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Several of his works are now listed structures.

Andrew Heiton Granger was born around 1862, the son of John Granger, a farmer in Pitcur, Perthshire. He was educated at Perth Academy and Fettes College.^[1]

Career

Granger was articled to his uncle, Andrew Heiton, in 1876, became his assistant in the early 1880s, and eventually his partner.^[1]^[2]

Heiton became semi-retired around 1891, and Granger took over the practice.^[1]

Heiton died, of a suspected stroke, in 1894. Upon inheriting the business and the estate, Granger reversed his middle and last name, becoming Andrew Granger Heiton.^[1]

After serving in the First World War, Heiton had trouble producing drawings for clients due to health issues. He formed a partnership with John Sibbald McKay, who had previously worked as his assistant between 1913 and 1915. McKay continued the practice after Heiton's death.^[1]

Notable works

St Andrew's Church, Perth (1884) – now Category C listed^[3]
Alyth Town Hall, Alyth (1887)
Caledonian Road Primary School, Perth (1890) – now Category B listed^[4]
St Paul's Church, Perth (1890; organ loft and alterations) – now Category B listed^[5]
St John the Baptist Scottish Episcopalian Church, Perth (1892; restoration) – now Category B listed^[6]
- St John the Baptist Scottish Episcopalian Church, Perth (1914; addition)
St John the Baptist Episcopalian Church, Perth (1892; reconstruction) – now Category C listed^[7]
Municipal Buildings, Perth (1895; rebuilding and extension after fire) – now Category B listed^[8]
St Mary's Monastery, Kinnoull (1895; southern novices' range) – now Category B listed^[9]
- St Mary's Monastery, Kinnoull (1897; oratory additions)
Old Academy, Perth (1907; additions) – now Category A listed^[10]
Guildhall, Perth (1908) – now Category B listed^[11]
Kirkcaldy War Memorial, Kirkcaldy (1923) – now Category B listed^[12]

Personal life

In his younger years, Heiton was a prominent rugby player and cricketer, playing for Perthshire CC.^[1]

For a period, Heiton and his uncle lived at a double villa named Craigievar and Darnick (itself now Category B listed),^[13] on Kinnoull Terrace in Perth,^[14] and in one of the same name in Darnick, Roxburghshire.^[1]

He married Catherine Dunn, daughter of W. H. Dunn of Melrose. They had a daughter, Judy.^[1]

During the First World War, he served as a captain in the Black Watch. He was commanded with guarding the Highland Main Line between Perth and Inverness. It was a role that affected his health, due to his exposure to the wintry weather.^[1]

Death

Heiton died while holidaying in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in June 1927.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Andrew Granger Heiton Archived 20 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Dictionary of Scottish Architects
↑ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland Archived 15 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Atholl Street, former St Andrews Church (LB51637)".
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Caledonian Road, Caledonian Road Primary School (LB50510)".
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "South Methven Street, High Street and St Paul's Square, St Paul's Church (LB39315)".
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Princes Street, St John the Baptist (Episcopal) Church (LB39308)".
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "St John's RC Church Melville Street (LB39307)".
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Municipal Buildings, 1, 3, 5 High Street, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 Tay Street (One Continuous Design) (Category B Listed Building LB39320)". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
↑ St Mary's Monastery, Kinnoull, Perth Archived 21 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 5 April 2021
↑ THE OLD ACADEMY, 6, 7 ROSE TERRACE Archived 21 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine – Historic Environment Scotland
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "High Street 104, 106 (S. Side) Guildhall (Category B Listed Building LB39481)". Retrieved 30 January 2022.
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Bennochy Road and Abbotshall Road, War Memorial and gardens with sundial, gatepiers and quadrant walls (Category B Listed Building LB44002)". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kinnoull Terrace Craigievar and Darnick (LB39536)".
↑ Perth and Kinross, John Gifford (2007), p. 655 ISBN 9780300109221

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