Charles Ernest Monro

Monro was born in Glasgow in 1874 to James Milne Monro, a local architect, and Sarah Mary Potter. He attended Allan Glen's School and the Royal Technical College.^[1]

He joined the practice of his father, initially in 1893 as a trainee, and again in 1898 as an assistant. He was made partner five years later, with the firm's name becoming J. M. Monro and Son.^[1]

Monro was admitted to the Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1903, a year after becoming president of the Architectural Craftsmen's Association.^[1]

He married Janet Alexander Miller, with whom he had a son, Geoffrey James, in 1907, and a daughter.^[1]

After the death of his father in 1921, Monro continued the practice and designed several notable buildings in such cities as Glasgow, Manchester and London.^[1]

• Hamilton Grand, St Andrews, Scotland – now Category B listed^[2] (1893)
• Chapel of St Joseph's Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor – now Category B listed^[3] (1897)
• Marks & Spencers store, Glasgow, Scotland – now Category A listed^[4] (1929)
• 16, 18, 28, 30 and 32 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland – now Category B listed^[5] (1931)

Monro died in 1945, aged 71, from an intracerebral haemorrhage.^[1]