John Paterson (architect)
John Paterson (died 1832) was a Scottish architect who trained with Robert Adam (1728–1792) whom he assisted with his work on Edinburgh University Old College and Seton House Castle.[1][2]
Life
He was the second son of George Paterson (d. 1789) an Edinburgh architect and builder linked to Robert Mylne and living on St John Street in the Canongate in a building he had built with Francis Charteris, Earl of Wemyss and March and thereafter shared.[3] Its site is remembered in the building Charteris Land, a modern building which replaced it. The family also owned a small estate at Monimail in Fife called Cunnochie. The estate passed to the oldest son (also George Paterson) on the death of the father.
John lived on St John Street until 1784 and then moved to Elgin to work with Sir James Grant.[3]
He returned to Edinburgh in 1789 to oversee the building of Old College for Robert Adam. His business connection to Adam ended in 1791, whereafter he opened an office at 2 North Bridge. In 1820 he apprenticed Anthony Salvin.
The original concept for a road on the line of what is now Waterloo Place in Edinburgh was mooted by Paterson as early as 1790.[4]
Just before death he is listed as living at 24 Buccleuch Place in Edinburgh's south side, just south of George Square.[5]
Principal works
- Monzie Castle 1785–1790
- Dundee Royal Infirmary 1794
- The Bridewell Prison, Duke Street, Glasgow 1795
- Longforgan Parish Church 1795 (incorporating older tower)
- Eglinton Castle 1798
- Barmoor Castle c. 1801
- Pinkie House 1800
- St. Paul's Church, Perth 1800
- Barmoor Castle, Northumberland 1801
- Canaan Lodge, Edinburgh (as his own home) 1802 (demolished 1988 to build the Royal Blind School)
- Harviestoun Castle near Dollar 1804 (demolished)
- Leith Bank, Bernard Street, Leith 1804[4]
- Magdalen Asylum, Canongate, Edinburgh 1805 (demolished)
- Winton House 1805
- Milbourne Hall 1807
- Seafield Baths, Leith 1810
- Stonehaven Sheriff Court 1810
- Kinghorn Manse 1816
- Brancepeth Castle County Durham 1818-21
References
- ^ "Seton House Castle". Thesetonfamily.com:8080. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "The Architecture of Robert Adam (1728–1792). Robert Adam's Castle Style. Seton Castle - Brief History". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b David Goold. "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (September 25, 2016, 1:55 pm)". Scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ a b Gifford McWilliam; Walker (1984). Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh. Pevsner Architectural Guides. ISBN 978-0140710687.
- ^ "Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832–1833". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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