Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie

Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie (25 August 1900 – 13 July 1970) was possibly the first woman in Scotland to practice architecture on a regular basis.

Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie
Born25 August 1900
Died13 July 1970
Applegarth
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect

Early life

Beattie was born in 1900 to Lewis Beattie and Alice Walker Kerr, who were farmers. She graduated from the Edinburgh College of Art (1921–1926).[1]

Career

Beattie worked for a time in an office before practising independently from 1928 to 1929. She then returned to the College of Art where she obtained a further diploma. She was admitted as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1931 while she was working in Edinburgh with the firm, Jamieson & Arnott.[2] She later moved to Dumfries, probably working there independently; she worked in a room in an architectural office in Castle Street, Dumfries.[3]

Death and legacy

She died in Applegarth in 1970 after an illness.[1] The National Monuments Record of Scotland has a collection of slides related to her work.[3]

References
  1. "Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Scotland's trailblazing female architects". Stirling City Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Bailey, Rebecca M. (1996). Scottish architects' papers : a source book. Edinburgh: Rutland Press. p. 206. ISBN 1873190387. OCLC 35137188.
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