Scott and Rae
Other names: (1951) Scott and Rae Ltd.
Foundation date: 1881 (Circa)
Active: 1881 - 1951
Function: Monumental sculptor, sculptor, granite polisher, granite merchant
Policy: Granite, Freestone and Marble
History or description: Founded by George Scott (1845-1903) and Robert Rae (1845-1910) in the 1880s. Scott and Rae had both worked as stone and cement merchants prior to setting up in business together. The firm produced a large number of monuments for the Necropolis and cemeteries throughout Scotland and the US, mostly carved in grey granite from their Killemabreck quarries and pink granite from Aberdeenshire.
Scott & Rae also executed several public drinking fountains in Glasgow, and after the WW1, the firm supplied the grey Killemabeck granite for Glasgow's cenotaph in George Square (1921-4). As pavement, cement and granite merchants they provided materials for major building works throughout Glasgow during the 1920s.
The name Scott and Rae was purchased by Matthew Bruce in 1979, a former mason with the firm, who continues to trade under its name.
This entry includes information from Glasgow-City of Sculpture, by Gary Nisbet.
Locations
Office located at 67 Bothwell Street Glasgow | View on map
1890 (Circa)
Office located at 91 Bothwell Street Glasgow | View on map
1900 (Circa)
p. 1151
Office located at 93 Bothwell Street Glasgow | View on map
1910 (Circa) - 1921 (Circa)
Office located at 265 Pollokshaws Road Eglinton Toll Glasgow | View on map
1940 (Circa) - 1941 (Circa)
Showroom located at 90 Wellington Street Glasgow | View on map
1890 (Circa) - 1900 (Circa)
p. 1151
Showroom located at 265 Pollokshaws Road Eglinton Toll Glasgow | View on map
1950 (Circa) - 1951 (Circa)
Works located at 390 Eglington Street Glasgow | View on map
1890 (Circa)
Works located at 380 - 396 Eglington Street Glasgow | View on map
1900 (Circa)
p. 1196
Listed under Marble Cutters
Works located at 265 Pollokshaws Road Eglinton Toll Glasgow | View on map
1910 (Circa) - 1941 (Circa)
Works located at Eglinton Toll Glasgow | View on map
1910 (Circa) - 1951 (Circa)
Works located at Cemetery Avenue Cathcart Glasgow | View on map
1920 (Circa) - 1941 (Circa)
Yard located at Cemetery Gates Mill Street Glasgow | View on map
1950 (Circa) - 1951 (Circa)
Institutional and Business Connections
Bought out R. Cruickshank & Son
1881
Scott & Rae adopted the founding year of Robert and Cruickshank & Son (1838) as their own when they took over.
Associated People
Employees included James Young
1922 (Circa)
For carved reliefs in sandstone for the war memorial 'Renfrew'
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in 1871 Scotland Census
George Scott 'Stone Merchant Clerk' lodging at 253 Eglinton Street, Glasgow.
Listed in 1891 Scotland Census
George Scott 'Stone & Cement Mercht & Monumental Mason' and Robert Rae 'Cement Lime & Stone Mercht'
Listed in 1901 Scotland Census
George Scott 'Stone & Cement Merchant'
Listed in 1881 Scotland Census
Robert Rae 'Commercial Trav.(Cement)'
Listed in The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1910-1911 Eighty-Third Annual Publication
1910 - 1911
Listed as 'Sculptor' and 'Monumental Mason'
Listed in The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1920-1921 Ninety-Third Annual Publication
1920 - 1921
Listed as 'Sculptor' and 'Monumental Sculptor'
Listed in The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1940-1941 One-Hundred-and-Thirteenth Annual Publication
1940 - 1941
Listed as 'Sculptor' and 'Monumental Sculptor'
Listed in The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1950-1951 One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Third Annual Publication
1950 - 1951
Listed as 'Sculptor,' 'Granite Merchant' and 'Granite Polisher'
Listed under Monumental Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
p. 1151
Listed under Monumental Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1901-1902 Seventy-Fourth Annual Publication
p. 1208
Listed under Monumental Sculptors
p. 1260
Listed under Sculptors
Listed under Stone Carvers The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1901-1902 Seventy-Fourth Annual Publication
p. 1196
Listed under Marble Cutters
Sources
1871 Scotland Census
2007
Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 29; Page: 8; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1871_139 [George Scott]
1881 Scotland Census
2007
Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 56; Page: 3; Line: 2; Roll: cssct1881_250 [Robert Rae]
1891 Scotland Census
2007
Parish: Bothwell; ED: 3; Page: 29; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1891_224 [George Scott] Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 41; Page: 6; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1891_299 [Robert Rae]
1901 Scotland Census
2007
Parish: Bothwell; ED: 3; Page: 37; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1901_247 [George Scott]
Glasgow - City of Sculpture
1 January 2002
http://www.glasgowsculpture.com/pg_biography.php?sub=scott-rae
[site accessed 25/3/09]
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
1890
p. 1151
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1901-1902 Seventy-Fourth Annual Publication
1901
p. 1196
Listed under Marble Cutters
p. 1260
Listed under Sculptors
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1910-1911 Eighty-Third Annual Publication
1910
p.1326 and p.1393
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1920-1921 Ninety-Third Annual Publication
1920
p.1353 and p.1442
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1940-1941 One-Hundred-and-Thirteenth Annual Publication
1940
p.1669 and p.1755
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1950-1951 One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Third Annual Publication
1950
p.1629 and p.1785
Citing this record
'Scott and Rae', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib6_1237984175, accessed 04 Oct 2023]
