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5 unusual facts about Robert Lorimer


Robert Lorimer

He received a knighthood for his efforts and went on to gain the commission for the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle in 1919, subsequently opened by the Prince of Wales in 1927.

St Andrew's Garrison Church, Aldershot

During the 1920s Sir Robert Lorimer designed a number of war memorials, including the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle.

John F. Matthew, the architectural partner of the by now deceased Sir Robert Lorimer, was commissioned to do the design work.

However, due to cost constraints the nave was initially built slightly shorter than Lorimer had originally planned.

This involved extending the nave by 30 feet, similar to what Lorimer had originally intended in 1926 and reducing the height of the bell tower.


Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer

Following the move to Edinburgh, he commissioned the Scottish architect Robert Lorimer to design a substantial family house at the coastal town of North Berwick.


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