Charles Henry Greig was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 16 April 1871. He was articled to George Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930) and George Wilson (1845-1912) of Mitchell & Wilson in Edinburgh from 1889 to c.1893 and was an improver with him for eighteen months. During these years he attended Edinburgh University; Edinburgh Royal Institution Art School; Edinburgh Technical College and Herlot-Watt Technical College in Edinburgh. After leaving Mitchell he worked as a draughtsman to John Eaglesham (1855-1922) in Ayr from c.1894 to 1897; and to Edinburgh City Architect's Department under Robert Morham (1839-1912) and James Anderson Williamson (1860-1935) from 1897 to c.1901. He was then employed as a manager by George Dale Oliver (1851-1928), Edward John Dodgshun (1854-1927) and Leslie Sydney Dodgshun (1875-?) in Carlisle and Leeds in c.1901-02.
During his four years with Edinburgh City Architect's Department he worked as a draughtsman on plans for Edinburgh City Infections Diseases Hospital, made a special study of hospital construction, and prepared competition and other plans for various architects.
Greig commenced independent practice in Edinburgh in 1902 and was elected a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1911. He died in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland on 29 October 1928
Church and halls, Broxburn; Buccleuch Parish Church reconstruction, Edinburgh; Printing Works, Gorgie, Edinburgh ; Municipal Slaughter Houses, Dalkeith ; business premises, Dalkeith; Gothenburg public-house and dwellings, Dalkeith; paper mills, Lasswade; church and halls, Dalkeith; schools at Carronshoro and Cowie, Stirlingshire; Parish Church Hall. Cambusbarron, Stirlingshire; rebuilding of Ballikinrain Castle, Stirlingshire, for Sir Charles Cayzer, Bart, (in progress): various mansion house, estate, and domestic buildings, and business premises and tenements.
For an additional list of architectural projects bt Charlies Henry Grieg see the Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1660-1980
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001