Robert Maclaren Love was born in 1887 he was educated at Kingswood School, Bath. At the age of 24 he began his architecural education that he completed in 1914 and then became an associate of the RIBA. During the First world War he joined the Derbyshire Yeomanry and served in Egypt and Palestine until 1919.

On his return from the Great War he worked as Chief Assistant Architect to Cecil Howitt on the 'Homes for Heroes' programme in Nottingham. He then worked in Malaya and Singapore until 1925. During this time he managed an architectural practice, designed Penang Swimming Club and Singapore Golf Club. Love then retuned to England for two years and worked in Southport assisting in the design of Southport Bathing Lake.

Following this he then moved abroad again and worked in New Delhi, India as Chief Architect in his department designing buildings in and around New Delhil assisting Sir Edwin Lutyens in the planning of the new capital city.

In 1932 following his recognition as Fellow of the RIBA, he retuned to england and joined the Ministry of Health as Regional Architect for Wiltshire and Dorset working in this position until his retirement.

The Close was designed in 1933 during his employment with the Ministry of Health, and so it follows that this would have been extra curricular to his full time occupation. Robert Love would have been 48 at the time The Close was completed.