Christopher Murray Grieve
Timeline
Below is a brief summary of the life of Christopher Murray Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) together with a collection of images of Brownsbank Cottage. This section is being developed.
11 August 1892
11 August 1892
Born in Langholm
Christopher Murray Grieve was born in Langholm in 1892. His father, a postman, provided a unique environment for Grieve’s upbringing by residing above the town library, granting him early and abundant access to books.
1908
1908
Enrolled at Broughton Junior Student Centre in Edinburgh
Grieve’s educational journey included Langholm Academy, followed by enrolment at Broughton Junior Student Centre in Edinburgh in 1908. Here, under the guidance of George Ogilvie, he was introduced to the influential publication, “The New Age.”
1911
1911
Journalist with the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch
Following his departure from Broughton, Ogilvie facilitated Grieve’s employment as a journalist with the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch. Although this position was lost later in 1911, Grieve’s inaugural article, “The Young Astrology,” was published in “The New Age” on 20 July of that same year.
October 1911
October 1911
Newspaper reporter in Monmouthshire, Wales.
His journey then led him to Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, Wales, where he assumed the role of a newspaper reporter in October 1911.
