hiː wʌz mˌeɪd ɐ fˈɛloʊ ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkts fɹˈiːbə ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ænd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl bɹˈɪɾɪʃ səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv skˈʌlptɚz ˈɑːɹbz, ɹˈɔɪəl səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ˈɑːɹts ˌɑːɹɹˌɛsˈeɪ, ænd fˈɛloʊ ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl ˈæntɪkwˌɛɹi səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv skˈɑːtlənd.
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) on 30 November 1863 and member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors (ARBS), Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and Fellow of the Royal Antiquary Society of Scotland.