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Leiper, William, RSA

1839 – 1916

William leiper was the son of a teacher and was educated at the High School in Glasgow before serving an apprenticeship with the Glasgow architects Boucher and Cousland between 1855 and 1861. He then moved to London where he worked for a period under the gothic architects William White and J. L. Pearson before returning to Scotland and working in the Perth practice of Andrew Heiton who was an exponent of the Scots Baronial style. He then moved back to Glasgow and joined the practice of Campbell, Douglas and Stevenson before setting up the firm Melvin and Leiper with Robert Grieve Melvin. In circa 1871 Leiper moved to Helensburgh where he designed and built his own house "Terpersie." The adjective "Leiperian" is often applied to his mansion house designs which he executed in a variety of styles - French Gothic, Renaissance and Baronial. He exhibited at the RSA from 1870 until 1912. He became an Associate Member in 1892 and an Academcian in 1896.



An image from the RSA collection.