Graham, James Gillespie
1776-1855
James Gillespie Graham, architect, was born in Dunblane. He designed churches and country houses (including interiors) mainly in the Scottish Gothic style, but he was equally at home in the classical style. The houses include Ross Priory, Duns Castle and Blythswood (demolished in the last century). The house interiors include Taymouth Castle and the state dining room of Hopetoun House. In Edinburgh and Glasgow he designed the Roman Catholic cathedral churches of St Mary and St Andrew respectively, and he was also architect of Greenside Church and Liberton Church in Edinburgh
In his will he leaves all his architectural books, papers and drawings to his widow, Elizabeth, desiring her to keep the ones she wants for herself and to pass the remainder to his 'faithful assistant and clerk', Robert Hutton. He expresses the wish that they should not pass into the hands of any other professional person. He later revoked this wish, stating "I hereby Revoke & recall the request that my Daughter should hand over any of my plans, Sketches, Books or others to Robert Hutton as it is not now my wish that they should pass into his hands, I now direct & appoint that all these Articles shall be disposed of in such way as my Daughter & my wife shall think fit".
Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills (SC70/4/40 pp. 597-603)
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