This architect 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 |
 | | Design for two-person flat | | | | | No date |
 | | Village Inn, Townhill | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | No date |
 | 1907 | Albany Works, linen factory | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Office building |
 | 1908 | City Arms Hotel | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Initial design? |
 | 1909 | Caledonia Works | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1910 | City Hotel | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations (including new internal fittings) |
 | 1910 | Tower Villa | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Additions and alterations |
 | c. 1911 | Villa (probably double villa), Garvock Hill | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1912 | Dunfermline Carnegie Library | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Extension down St Margaret Street - interrupted by war |
 | 1912 | Fordell Colliery | Aberdour | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations and offices |
 | 1913 | Dunfermline Corporate Institute Buildings | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | c. 1913 | Carnock School | Carnock | | Fife | Scotland | Enlargement |
 | 1914 | Cottage for James Shearer | Crossford | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1914 | Forty municipal houses | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Houses to be built |
 | 1914 | Prudential Assurance Co | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Executant architect |
 | 1915 | Pittencrieff Park, Tower Bridge | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Parapets added |
 | c. 1915 | Trustee Savings Bank | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations? Rebuilding? |
 | 1919 | Brucefield Housing Scheme | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | To design 20 four-apartment houses |
 | 1919 | Townhill Housing Scheme, layout | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1920 | Unidentified house | | | | Scotland | |
 | c. 1920 | Free Abbey Church | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Heating and lighting installed |
 | 1921 | Dunfermline Carnegie Library | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Completion of extension after war |
 | 1921 | Housing | Lochgelly | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1921 | Park Tavern | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1922 | School hostel | Portree | Skye | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Took over the commission because of Robertson's ill-health |
 | 1923 | Plane Tree House | Torryburn | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1923 | Cottage for Hugh Miller | Crossford | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1924 | St Margaret's Hall | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | c. 1924 | Housing Schemes | Markinch (Glenrothes?) | | Fife | Scotland | Various different phases of work - or perhaps different schemes |
 | c. 1925 | 21 Halbeath Road | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | c. 1925 | Semi-detached cottages | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1925 | Skeabost House | Bernisdale (near) | Skye | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Alterations (perhaps to form hotel?) |
 | 1926 | Carnegie Birthplace Memorial Museum | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1927 | Garage, Garvock Hill | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1927 | Premises of James D Bruce | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1927 | Shop for Mr J W Beveridge | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | October 1927 | 33-35 High Street | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | c. 1927 | Comely Park House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Addition and alterations to main house, forming office for Dunfermline Carnegie Trust (plans dated) |
 | c. 1927 | Premises for Messrs R W Budge & Co | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1928 | Brucefield | Clackmannan | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | Entire reconstruction of old mansion house carried out as required |
 | 1928 | Dunfermline Municipal Buildings | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Minor alterations and scheme for re-decoration including Council Chamber |
 | 1929 | Elgin Cottage | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations? |
 | c. 1929 | Cottage for David Anderson | Crossford | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1929 | School hostel | Stornoway | Lewis | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Finishing details |
 | c. 1929 | The Elms | Limekilns | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1930 | Cottar Houses | East Clune, Tomatin | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1930 | Sligachan Hotel | | Isle of Skye | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Additions |
 | c. 1930 | Bonnyton House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations to house and gatelodge |
 | 1931(?) | Altyre House | | | Morayshire | Scotland | Large additions and alterations |
 | 1931 | Altyre Parsonage | Altyre | | Morayshire | Scotland | House doubled in size |
 | 1931 | Cottage, Crossford | Crossford | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1931 | Elgin Hostel for Boys | Portree | Skye | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | c. 1931 | Balliliesk House | Yetts o' Muckhart | | Perthshire | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1932 | Pittencrieff Park, new aviary | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1932 | Pittencrieff Park, stables | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1933 | Kilmalieu House | Ardgour (Loch Linnhe) | | Argyll | Scotland | Internal alterations and garage - 'Entire re-construction' according to Nomination Paper |
 | 1934 | Blairs House | Altyre, near Forres | | Morayshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions |
 | 1934 | Central Fire Station | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1934 | Dunfermline Abbey | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Improvements on Durie Bay (Nave) in consultation with J Wilson Paterson |
 | 1934 | Miners' Welfare Society | Ballingry, Lochore & Crosshill | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1934 | Housing Estate for council | Cowdenbeath | | Fife | Scotland | Upgrade of Pre-War Council houses. Also perhaps new houses as well? |
 | 1935 | Murdostoun | Newmains | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Alterations - internal and external |
 | 1935 | Pitliver House | Charlestown | | Fife | Scotland | Entire reconstruction of house, including gardens, new stables, greenhouses, steading and estate cottages |
 | 1936 | Garscube Estates | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Plans for development drawn up |
 | c. 1936 | Erigmore | Torr Hill, Birnam | | Perthshire | Scotland | New bay window |
 | 1937 | Janet Courtney Hostel | Lerwick | Mainland | Shetland | Scotland | |
 | c. 1937 | Comely Park House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Additions and alterations? |
 | c. 1937 | House on the site of Garscube House | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
 | c. 1937 | Viewfield Baptist Church | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1938 | British Legion Club | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1938 | Craigdhu | North Queensferry | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1938 | Dunfermline Abbey | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Re-inforcement and repair of roof over Abbey Church |
 | 1938 | Glencalvie Shooting Lodge | Ardgay (near) | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations and additions |
 | 1938 | Mains House | Milngavie | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Successive alterations and additions |
 | 1939 | Dunfermline Municipal Buildings | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Large extension scheme |
 | c. 1939 | The Old Inn | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1940 | Central Fire Station | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1940 | Garage for Mr Robertson | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1940 | Garage, Abbey Park Place | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1941 | Brucefield | Clackmannan | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | Further work (continued by practice after Shearer's death) |
 | 1942 | St Andrew and St George Episcopal Church | Rosyth | | Fife | Scotland | Reseating and alterations (including screen?) |
 | 1942 | Youth hostel | Kingussie | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1943 | Cove Castle | Cove | | Argyll | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1943 | Muckhart Manse | Muckhart | | Perthshire | Scotland | Minor alterations to Pool of Muckhart manse (probably same as above) |
 | c. 1943 | Youth Hostel | Dunblane | | Perthshire | Scotland | Minor alterations |
 | 1944 | Ardgartan House | | | Argyll | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1944 | Auchendennan House | Arden | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1944 | Carbisdale Castle | Culrain, Kincardine | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1945 | Corraith House | Symington | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1945 | Elsick House Youth Hostel | Strathpeffer | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1945(?) | Lochalsh Hydro-Electric Scheme | | | Ross-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1945 | Milton Brodie House | | | Morayshire | Scotland | Alterations? |
 | 1945 | Pittencrieff House, Pittencrieff Glen | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations? Survey only? |
 | 1945 | Sligachan Hotel | | Isle of Skye | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Alterations including new light fittings |
 | 1946 | Carnegie Birthplace Memorial Museum | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations (and later) |
 | 1946 | McLean School, Baldbridgeburn | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations? |
 | 1946 | Prior Bank | Melrose | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1947 | Affric Hydrio-Electric Scheme, Loch Beinn A' Mheadhoin To Fasnakyle Tunnel | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1947 | Lochluichart Power Station | Lochluichart | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | c. 1947 | Bee Alley Gardens | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Landscaping, gates, ornaments etc (Plans dated) |
 | c. 1947 | Gruidie Bridge | Conon | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | c. 1947 | Railway Cottages | Lochluichart (Loch Luichart) | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1948 | Loch Mullardoch To Loch Beinn A' Mheadhoin Tunnel | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1948 | Nostie Bridge Power Station | Lochalsh | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | c. 1948 | Logie House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1949 | Brucefield Mains | Clackmannan | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | |
 | 1949 | Fasnakyle Power Station, Transformer Station | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1949 | Model Village | Cannich | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1949 | Villa, Garvock Hill | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1950s | Glascarnoch Power Station | | | | Scotland | |
 | 1950s | Pittencrieff Park, signage, offices and stores, lighting, Goulden drinking fountain, double bridge | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1950 | Bridge Over Allt Blar Na Gamhna | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1950 | Bridge Over Allt Innes An Draighinn | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1950 | Bridge Over Allt Na Creige Leithe | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1950 | Bridge Over Am Cam Allt | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1950 | Lochgelly reservoir, access building and chlorination plant | Lochgelly | | Fife | Scotland | Survey of access building |
 | 1950 | Scottish Central Library | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Major alterations |
 | 1950 | Theatre (?) or house, Victoria Road | | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
 | c. 1950 | Garage for the Fife Motor Company Ltd | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1951 | Gruidie Bridge Power Station | Lochluichart (Loch Luichart) | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1951 | Pittencrieff Park, Rabbit House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1951 | Bunanuisg Generating Station | Bowmore | Islay | Argyll | Scotland | Additions |
 | c. 1951 | Lower Glendevon Reservoir and Dam | Glendevon | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1952 | Dunfermline Abbey | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | South choir aisle fitted up as a war memorial |
 | 1952 | Glen Affric Hydro Electric Scheme, Fasnakyle Power Station | Fasnakyle | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1952 | Second World War Memorial | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1952 | Stand for Dunfermline Athletic Football Club | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. September 1952 | Conon Valley Hydro Electric Scheme, Achanalt Power Station and Dam and fish pass | Lochluichart (Loch Luichart) | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | c. 1952 | Loch Meig, Dam | Torr Achilty | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | c. 1952 | The Cochranes | Alva | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | |
 | 1953 | Loch Shin Bridge | Loch Shin | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
 | 1953 | St Margaret's Hall | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Further work? (Plans dated) |
 | 1953 | Strath Canaird Power Station | Loch Broom | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1954 | Council Housing and Garages | Cowdenbeath | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1954 | General Accident Fire & Life Corporation office | Lochgelly | | Fife | Scotland | Survey and site plan |
 | 1954 | Glenbrittle House | | Skye | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1954 | Tower House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1954 | Loch Luichart Dam | Loch Luichart | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1955 | Conon Valley Hydro Electric Scheme, Torr Achilty Power Station and Dam | | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | As architect for North of scotland Hydro Eleictric Board, Architectural Panel) |
 | 1955 | Great Glen Hydro Electric Scheme, Loch Quoich Dam and Intake Gatehouse Towers | Kinlochhourn | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1955 | Hydro cottages | Loch Luichart (Lochluichart) | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1955 | Premises for J McLelland | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations? |
 | 1955 | Raasay Lodge | Oban | | Argyll | Scotland | |
 | 1955 | Sloy Awe Hydro Electric Scheme, Sron Mor Power Station | | | Argyll | Scotland | As architect for North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board. |
 | 1955 | Tummel Garry Hydro Electric Scheme, Errochty Power Station | Loch Tummel | | Perthshire | Scotland | As architect for the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board |
 | 1955 | Water Tower | Ladybank | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | c. 1955 | Conon Valley Hydro Electric Scheme, Loch Vaich Dam | Contin | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | c. 1955 | Loch Vaich To Loch Glascarnoch Tunnel | Contin | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | c. 1955 | Property, The Scores | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | Block plan - unidentified property |
 | 1956 | Elgin Cottage | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1957 | Cassley Power Station | Loch Shin | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
 | 1957 | Duchally Weir And Power Station | Loch Shin | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
 | 1957 | Scottish Hydro-electric dam and power station | Lairg | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
 | 1957 | St Columba's Parish Church | Burntisland | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1957 | Viewfield House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | c. 1957 | Hydro Houses | Inveran | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
 | c. 1957 | Model Village | Cannich | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1958 | Barum House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1958 | David Marshall Lodge and Indicator | Aberfoyle | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
 | 1958 | Hydro-electric generating Station at Culligran | | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1958 | Little Loch Shin Dam | Little Loch Shin | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
 | 1958 | Loch Chliostair Power Station | | Harris | Western Isles | Scotland | |
 | 1958 | Shin Hydro Electric Scheme, Lairg Power Station and Dam | Invershin | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
 | c. 1958 | Glenfarg Reservoir, Chlorination planthouse | | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
 | c. 1958 | UP Church and hall | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1959 | Bank of Scotland Buildings | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations to offices for Penney & MacGeorge |
 | 1959 | Craigton Farm, Powmill | Muckhart | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
 | 1959 | Garage for the Fife Motor Company | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations and additions |
 | 1959 | Inverawe Power Station | Inverawe | | Argyll | Scotland | |
 | 1959 | Kilmorack Hydro-Electric Power Station (Combined Dam and Power House) | | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Drawings in NMRS |
 | 1959 | Loch Beannacharan, Deanie Power Station | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1959 | Lochgelly reservoir, access building and chlorination plant | Lochgelly | | Fife | Scotland | Chlorination building |
 | 1959 | Office fo Duncan Logan, builder | Muir of Ord | | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1959 | Villa, Garvock Hill | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1959 | Aigas Hydro-electric Power Station and Dam | Beauly | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | NMRS drawings |
 | c. 1959 | Cruachan Power Station and Visitor Centre | Lochawe | | Argyll | Scotland | Visitor Centre |
 | c. 1959 | Gap sites | Dollar | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | Scheme with layouts for gap sites |
 | c. 1959 | Holly Tree lodge | Pool of Muckhart | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | |
 | c. 1959 | Loch Beannacharan Dam | Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | c. 1959 | Loch Beannacharan To Culligran Tunnel | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | Late 1950s | Houses at Contin | Contin | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
 | 1960s | Housing for Kinross Town Council | Kinross | | Kinross-shire | Scotland | May not be involved if before 1962. |
 | 1960s | Wardie Community Centre | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | MAy be inolved if before 1962 |
 | 1960 | House for Mr McLelland, Gallowridge Hill | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1960 | Lockups, Pittencrieff Street | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1960 | Lynburn House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1960 | 4 Transy Place | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1960 | Balanton, Forestry Commission offices | Aberfoyle | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | |
 | c. 1960 | Commercial developments | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1960 | Kilmorack Hydro houses | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | c. 1960 | Water Filter house (?) | Strathmiglo | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1961 | Abbot House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Restoration |
 | 1961 | High School | Plockton | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Conflict of information - drawings by Shearer and Annand suggest they were responsible but Gifford gives Ross & Cromarty County Architects |
 | 1961 | Hillend Cemetery and Waiting Room | Inverkeithing | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1961 | Hotel | Hill of Beath | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations |
 | 1961 | Loch Beannacharan, Lochanside | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | 1961 | Loch Nant Dam | | | Argyll | Scotland | |
 | 1961 | Loch Nant, Main Intake Gatehouse | Loch Awe | | Argyll | Scotland | |
 | 1961 | Offices, Carnegie United Kingdom Trust | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations and additions |
 | 1961 | Service Reservoir, Inlet Chamber House | Saline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | 1962 | 1 Park Avenue | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Draft deed plans |
 | 1962 | Area offices for the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board | Elgin | | Morayshire | Scotland | Died late 1962 so may be not involved. |
 | 1962 | House for Mrs Birrel | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
 | c. 1962 | Nant Power Station | Loch Awe | | Argyll | Scotland | |
 | 1963 | River Farrar, Bridge | Glen Affric | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
 | Early 1960s | Foyers Power Station | Foyers | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Not involved if after 1962 |
 | Early 1960s | Offices for NSHEB | | | Dundee | Scotland | May not be involved if after 1962 |
The following books contain references to this architect: |
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |
 | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | |
 | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | |
 | Emmerson, Roger | | Carnegie's Dumfermline architects 1875-1935 | | Glasgow School of Art, unpublished dissertation | |
 | Emmerson, Roger | | James Shearer architect 1881-1962 | | Unpublished | |
 | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p7 |
 | McConnachie, Siobhan | | James Shearer and the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board | | Architectural Heritage XIV, pp104-118 | |
 | Owen, Caroline | | James Shearer and the Dunfermline Advisory Town Plan, 1946 | | Architectural History XIV, pp86-103 | |
 | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p15, p16 |
 | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
 | SAPPP | | Practice Essay on James Shearer | | NMRS Published electronically | |
 | Shearer, James | 1952 | A visit to Wilklem Marianus Dudok | No 89, August | RIAS Quarterly | |
 | Shearer, James | 1956 | Building with stone | 4 May | The Builder | |
 | Shearer, James | 1959 | Stone building in Scotland | No 13, Spring | Prospect | |
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