James Mcintyre Henry (1852 – 18 September 1929) was an architect who practiced in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

and

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. His works include the Royal British Hotel, Edinburgh and

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Early life

He was born in Dunkeld in 1852. His parents were William Henry, an innkeeper and Isabella Henry. He was their fourth son.

Career

He was articled to Andrew Heiton in 1866 and stayed with him until 1872. He moved to Edinburgh, having secured a place in the office of David Bryce, then worked on

Blair Castle Blair Castle (in Scottish Gaelic: Caisteil Bhlàir) stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray, and was historically the seat of their chief, the Duke of Atholl, ...

for John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl. After the death of Bryce, he moved to the offices of John Charles Hay. He set up his own practice in 1883. Thomas Forbes Maclennan became his assistant in 1894 and eventually went into partnership with him in 1905. Henry seems to have acted as practice manager from this point.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, James Macintyre 1852 births 1929 deaths 19th-century Scottish architects 20th-century Scottish architects People from Perth and Kinross