Hippolyte Blanc
Hippolyte Blanc | |
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Born | 18 August 1844 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 17 March 1917 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 72)
Occupation | Architect |
Hippolyte Jean Blanc (18 August 1844 – 17 March 1917) was a Scottish
Early life
Hippolyte Blanc was born at 37 North Frederick Street in Edinburgh, third son of four children, to French parents who ran a business on George Street importing and manufacturing ladies' shoes. His father, Victor Jacques Blanc, was from Privas in the Ardèche area of France. He met Hippolyte's mother, Sarah or Sartia Bauress, whilst living in Dublin and moved to Edinburgh around 1840. Their firm "Madame Blanc et Fils" was at 68 George Street immediately opposite a house they moved to later in Hippolyte's life at 69 George Street.
Blanc attended
Architectural career
For much of his career Blanc's office was at 40 Frederick Street, extremely close to his parental home and their shop. In 1901 the office moved to 1 Rutland Square.
From the early 1870s, Blanc began to undertake private commissions. In 1875, he won his first architectural competition, for Christ Church, Morningside, and the following year won a second, for Mayfield Free Church. He left the Office of Works in 1878 to concentrate on his increasing workload, and by 1887 he had taken on a partner, James Gordon.
Blanc executed numerous church buildings, including
Other activities
In 1871 Blanc was elected president of the Edinburgh Architectural Association for the first of three times. He became a fellow of the
Death
Blanc died, aged 72, from pneumonia at his home at 17 Strathearn Place, Morningside. He was buried in Warriston Cemetery in its lower section, just south of the vaults, southeast of the monument to James Young Simpson.[4]
Major works
- Christ Church (Episcopal), Bruntsfield Place in Morningside, Edinburgh (1875)
- Mayfield Free Church and manse, Edinburgh (1876), now Mayfield Salisbury Church
- Kinnaird Parish Church, Perthshire (1879)
- St Margarets Episcopal Church, Easter Road, Edinburgh (1879)
- Broxburn United Presbyterian (UP) Church, West Lothian (1880), now known as the Broxburn Parish Church under the Church of Scotland[6]*Spire for the Free Church in Kirkliston, West Lothian (1880)
- Greenbank United Presbetyrian Church, Greenock (1880)
- St Cuthberts Wholesale Cooperative Association Headquarters, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh (1880)
- Mayville Gardens (a pair of picturesque terraced cottages facing each other), Trinity, Edinburgh (1881)
- Chalmers Free Church, Edinburgh (1882)
- Polwarth Terrace, Church of Scotland (1882) (demolished)
- West Kilbride UP Church (1882)
- St Lukes Church, Broughty Ferry (1884)
- Bruntsfield Golf Clubhouse, Musselburgh (1885)
- Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church, Paisley(1885)
- Free Church, manse and cottages at Woodend, Abercorn, West Lothian (1885)
- Free Middle Church, Perth (1885)
- North Leith Parish Church Hall and School (1885) (demolished)
- Argyle Tower and portcullis gate, Edinburgh Castle (1886)
- Monument to Alexander III of Scotland (west of Kinghorn) (1886)
- Bernard's Brewery and Offices, Gorgie, Edinburgh (1887) (brewery demolished) (offices converted to housing)
- Stables at Ferguslie Park, Paisley (1888)
- Lodge at Ferguslie Park, Paisley (1891)
- Troon Parish Church, Ayrshire (1893)
- Bridgeness Tower, Bo'ness, conversion of windmill into an observatory (1895)
- Kirk Memorial Evangelical Union Church, Montgomery Street, Edinburgh (now Holyrood Evangelical Church) (1895)
- Victoria Halls in Selkirk (1895)
- Maxwell Street School, Peebleshire(1896)
- Masonic Hall, Selkirk (1897)
- Bangour Village Asylum and Village (Bangour Hospital) (1898)
- Morningside Parish Church (originally St Matthew's Parish Church) (1888, opened 1890)
- Extension and remodelling of Jenners on Princes Street (1902)
- St Serfs UF Church, Almondbank, Perthshire (1904)
- Stevenson UF Church, Stevenston, Ayrshire (1904)
- Pitcairngreen UF Church, Perth (1905)
- Bridge House, Mid Calder, West Lothian (1908)
- Carnegie Baths, Forfar, Angus(1908)
- Ardchattan and Connel UF Church, Benderloch(1911)
- Bellcote for Limekilns Parish Church (1911)
- The Rialto Cinema, Soho, London(1912)
References
- ^ The Buildings of Scotland, Edinburgh : Colin McWilliam
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects : Louis David Blanc
- ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (November 2, 2021, 2:02 pm)". Scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "EPS Member Hippolyte J Blanc 1844-1917". Edinphoto.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ "Historic Cockburn Association Office-Bearers". Cockburnassociation.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Broxburn, East Main Street, Broxburn Parish Church (214108)". Canmore. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "Hippolyte Jean Blanc". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- Dictionary of Scottish Architects-Architect Biography Report