Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Ireland | Designation: | | Born: | 4 December 1849 | Died: | 29 June 1886 | Bio Notes: | James Ireland was born in Dundee on 4 December 1849, the son of George Ireland and his wife Janet Leslie. He lived with his father and sisters at 'Tayview' 287 Perth Road, Dundee until his father's death on 11 January 1884. Later that year on 28 October he married Ada Greenhalgh at Manchester Cathedral.
At some point probably about 1876 he went into partnership with David Maclaren after he was appointed architect to the school board in Dundee. Their school work led to their appointment as architects to University College, Dundee for which Maclaren made a study tour of university departments in England and Wales. Maclaren became ill from overwork, and Ireland carried on the practice with the firm's principal assistant, James Hendry Langlands Senior, until his death from gangrene (his death certificate gave his cause of death as 'Phthisis') on 29 June 1886 in the house of a friend at Blairgowrie. His usual residence at this date was Beechwood Cottage, Dundee. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Tayview/287, Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland | Private | 1849 | 1884 | | | 31 or 81, Murraygate, Dundee, Scotland | Business | Before 1882 | After 1887 | | | Beechwood Cottage, Dundee, Scotland | Private | 1884 | 1886 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Ireland & Maclaren | c. 1876 | 1886 | Partner | |
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 | | 1874 | Ancrum Road School | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1874 | Braeknow house and lodge | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1874 | North Dudhope Mill | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1874 | Old Infirmary | | | Dundee | Scotland | Converted from Old Infirmary (subsequently a lodging house) | | 1875 | Clepington School | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1875 | Coupar Angus School | Coupar Angus | | Perthshire | Scotland | | | 1875 | Damacre Road School | Brechin | | Angus | Scotland | | | 1875 | Laurelbank | | | Dundee | Scotland | Additions | | 1875 | Semi-detached villas, Laurel Bank and Prospect Place | | | Dundee | Scotland | Additions to no 6 | | 1875 | St Mary's RC School | | | Dundee | Scotland | Addition to girls' school | | 1875 | Warehouse, Cowgate | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1875 | Wellfield Works | | | Dundee | Scotland | Dyehouse | | 1875 | Workshop | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1875 | Dudhope School | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1875 | St David's School | | | Dundee | Scotland | Large jamb added | | 1876 | Balfour Street School | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1876 | House block at West Port | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1876 | Newport School | Newport | | Fife? | Scotland | | | 1876 | Shops, offices and houses, 78, 80, 81 High Street (then part of Murraygate) | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1876 | Terraced house, Windsor Street | | | Dundee | Scotland | Minor alterations | | 1876 | Terraced house, Windsor Street | | | Dundee | Scotland | Minor alterations | | c. 1876 | Carnoustie School | Carnoustie | | Angus | Scotland | | | c. 1876 | High Street premises for Mr John Banks | Lochee | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1877 | High Free Church | Hilltown | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1877 | Houses, Viewforth Place | Hawkhill | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1877 | Monifieth School | Monifieth | | Angus | Scotland | | | 1877 | Shops, offices and houses, 73 Commercial Street and Murraygate | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1878 | Shops, 105 and 109 Murraygate | | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations to shops | | 1879 | Belmont House | | | Dundee | Scotland | Smokeroom addition | | 1879 | Mount Pleasant | Hawkhill | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1879 | Sailors' Home | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1879 | St Mark's Greenfield Church | | | Dundee | Scotland | Additions including hall | | 1870s or 1880s | Dudhope House | | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations - date uncertain | | 1880 | Bonded Warehouses, Seagate | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1880 | Great Eastern Public House and Dining Rooms | | | Dundee | Scotland | Formed within tenement of c.1825 - dining rooms? | | 1880 | Hyndford House | | | Dundee | Scotland | Addition for James Scott | | 1880 | Lodge, Riverleigh | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1880 | Ship Chandlers premises | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1880 | Ward Congregational Chapel | | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations to church and ancillary buildings on Nicoll Street | | 1880 | Workshops and New entrance, Perth Road | | | Dundee | Scotland | Linking of houses to form office | | c. 1880 | 14-17 Douglas Terrace, West Ferry | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1881 | Curr Night Refuge | | | Dundee | Scotland | DMW had 1884 but probably 1881-2 is accurate | | 1881 | High Free Church | Hilltown | | Dundee | Scotland | Gallery | | 1882 | 41 Roseangle | | | Dundee | Scotland | Addition | | 1882 | Grosvenor Terrace | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1882 | Ireland and Maclaren's office | | | Dundee | Scotland | New doorpiece added | | 1882 | Leith Sailors' Home | Leith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Competition design - not successful (Elizabethan style) | | 1882 | University College Dundee | | | Dundee | Scotland | Conversion of houses to lecture rooms and conversion of church to college hall | | 1883 | Gordon Street, layout | Barnhill | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1883 | Mitchell Street School | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1883 | University College Dundee, Chemical Laboratories | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1883 | Butterburn School | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1884 | Dundee and District Female Rescue Home | Lochee | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1884 | Harris Academy, Park Place | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | c. 1884 | Glebelands School | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1885 | Rosebank School | | | Dundee | Scotland | | | 1886 | High Free Church | Hilltown | | Dundee | Scotland | Additions - nave and E & E transepts |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | 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 on Maclaren from J H Langlands Junior |
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