| Administrative History | Arthur Clyne was born in Aberdeen in 1853 and was the son of Norval Clyne, an advocate there. He was articled to James Matthews c.1868 and at the end of his apprenticeship moved to become an assistant in the office of Andrew Heiton of Perth. He commenced independent practice c.1876, sharing an office at 177 Union Street Aberdeen with John Bridgeford Pirie, a former colleague from Matthews' practice, and in 1881 they merged their practices as Pirie & Clyne.
After Pirie's death Clyne removed the practice to 33 St Swithin Street and was President of the Aberdeen Society of Architects in 1900, being admitted FRIBA in April 1901 by virtue of that office. He stood down as President in 1904 but was re-elected for the years 1909-13. He retired in 1914 when the practice, then back in Union Street at no 375, was closed. He died at Charlwood House, Charlwood, Surrey on 6 January 1924. |
| Source | 1st deposit by Alison Thornton, Aberdeen, great grand-daughter of Arthur Clyne, September 2009. 2nd deposit by Juliet Stowers, Norfolk and Felicity Edwards, Oxford, grand-daughters of Arthur Clyne, November 2009. Additional papers gifted in 2017. |