Basic Biographical Details Name: | John (or Thomas) Morrison Barr | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1835 | Died: | 11 February 1903 | Bio Notes: | John (or Thomas) Morrison Barr was born in Glasgow on 29 April 1834, the son of John Morrison Barr, calico printer and Barbara Morrison. Barr was a civil engineer and architect who became the Caledonian Railway's District Engineer in Perth. The extent to which he called upon architectural asistance, if at all, for his more ambitious projects is unknown, but his Caledonian Station at Dundee had a tower closely modelled on Peddie and Kinnear's municipal buildings at Aberdeen. He died at Willowbank, Barnhill, Perth, on 11 February 1903 aged 68. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Willowbank, Barnhill, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Private | | | |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1888 | Caledonian Station | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1892 | Crieff Station | Crieff | | Perthshire | Scotland | With James Law | | 1894 | Brechin Station | Brechin | | Angus | Scotland | New front block and awnings - Gifford gives 1897 as date. | | 1900 | Stirling Station | Stirling | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Elizabethan scheme for new building, not carried out |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers | 1903 | CLII | | pp317-318 |
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