Andrew Granger Heiton

Andrew Heiton Granger was born around 1862, the son of John Granger, a farmer in Pitcur, Perthshire. He was educated at Perth Academy and Fettes College.[1]

Granger was articled to his uncle, Andrew Heiton, in 1876, became his assistant in the early 1880s, and eventually his partner.[1][2]

Heiton became semi-retired around 1891, and Granger took over the practice.[1]

Heiton died, of a suspected stroke, in 1894. Upon inheriting the business and the estate, Granger reversed his middle and last name, becoming Andrew Granger Heiton.[1]

After serving in the First World War, Heiton had trouble producing drawings for clients due to health issues. He formed a partnership with John Sibbald McKay, who had previously worked as his assistant between 1913 and 1915. McKay continued the practice after Heiton's death.[1]

Notable works

Municipal Buildings, Perth

Former Caledonian Road Primary School, Perth

• St Andrew's Church, Perth (1884) – now Category C listed[3]
• Alyth Town Hall, Alyth (1887)
• Caledonian Road Primary School, Perth (1890) – now Category B listed[4]
• St Paul's Church, Perth (1890; organ loft and alterations) – now Category B listed[5]
• St John the Baptist Scottish Episcopalian Church, Perth (1892; restoration) – now Category B listed[6]
  • St John the Baptist Scottish Episcopalian Church, Perth (1914; addition)
• St John the Baptist Episcopalian Church, Perth (1892; reconstruction) – now Category C listed[7]
• Municipal Buildings, Perth (1895; rebuilding and extension after fire) – now Category B listed[8]
• St Mary's Monastery, Kinnoull (1895; southern novices' range) – now Category B listed[9]
  • St Mary's Monastery, Kinnoull (1897; oratory additions)
• Old Academy, Perth (1907; additions) – now Category A listed[10]
• Guildhall, Perth (1908) – now Category B listed[11]
• Kirkcaldy War Memorial, Kirkcaldy (1923) – now Category B listed[12]

In his younger years, Heiton was a prominent rugby player and cricketer, playing for Perthshire CC.[1]

For a period, Heiton and his uncle lived at a double villa named Craigievar and Darnick (itself now Category B listed),[13] on Kinnoull Terrace in Perth,[14] and in one of the same name in Darnick, Roxburghshire.[1]

He married Catherine Dunn, daughter of W. H. Dunn of Melrose. They had a daughter, Judy.[1]

During the First World War, he served as a captain in the Black Watch. He was commanded with guarding the Highland Main Line between Perth and Inverness. It was a role that affected his health, due to his exposure to the wintry weather.[1]