Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | J & W Maclaren |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1850 |
| Died: | c. 1852 |
| Bio Notes: | James Maclaren was born in Dundee on 11 March 1829, the son of William Maclaren and Mary Anderson, and was christened on 22 March. He was articled to David Smith who had succeeded to James Black's practice, but Smith died in 1845 or early 1846 and he completed his apprenticeship with ____ Johnstone who was a land surveyor rather than an architect. Nevertheless he managed to secure a place in the office of David Bryce in Edinburgh from which he won the Soane Medallion in 1848 at the early age of nineteen, the subject being a vast complex of public baths. In 1850 he returned to Dundee to commence practice with his brother William, perhaps at his father's wish. William had been born on 12 May 1831 (christened 22 May); nothing is known of his training. The partnership was very brief: it is not yet known whether William died or followed another profession. In that same year James won the competition for the Peel Monument at Forfar and soon thereafter he was appointed architect and surveyor to the Panmure estate, perhaps through the influence of Bryce. |
Private and Business Addresses
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| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Dundee, Scotland | Private/business | |||
Employment and Training
Employees or Pupils
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| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| James Maclaren | 1850 | c. 1852 | Partner | |
| William Maclaren | 1850 | c. 1852 | Partner | |
| William Alexander | c. 1856(?) | c. 1861(?) | Apprentice | |
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Archive References
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| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Personal information from William Salmond, William Patrick, James McIntosh Patrick, Ann Patrick, Stuart O Barron, Peter Young and Ian Gordon Lindsay | |