Basic Biographical Details

Name: Young & Meldrum
Designation:  
Born: c. 1870
Died: 1882
Bio Notes: John Young was born in Perth on 27 March 1826, the son of a Perth civil engineer. He appears to have been a pupil of George Penrose Kennedy as he named his architect son after him. He took over his father's practice and extended it to architecture some time before 1868.

Young married Catherine Mill Meldrum. In or about 1870 he took into partnership her cousin, Andrew Mackie Meldrum, from Dundee: he had probably been a pupil. A Dundee office was opened for Meldrum which was initially reasonably successful but the practice over-reached itself in promoting the Queen's Hotel in Nethergate, Dundee, a speculation based on information from the District Engineer's Office in Perth that the new Caledonian Station would be sited immediately to the south of it. Because of over-commitment on the Glasgow Central Station project and the failure of the City of Glasgow Bank, the Dundee station did not proceed at that time while the subsequent severe recession affected trading. The partnership was dissolved in 1882, Meldrum joining the family firm of waterproof, India rubber, umbrella and bag manufacturers at 13, 15 Reform Street. Meldrum never practised architecture again.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandBusiness  Young's office
Item 2 of 37, Ward Road, Dundee, ScotlandBusinessJuly 1870August 1875Meldrum's office
Item 3 of 341, Reform Street, Dundee, ScotlandBusinessAugust 18751878 

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3John Youngc. 18701882Partner 
Item 2 of 3Andrew Mackie Meldrumc. 18701882Partner 
Item 3 of 3John Elmsly Inglis18771882Apprentice 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 101871Workshops for Reoch  DundeeScotland 
Item 2 of 101873Tenement for Provost Don  DundeeScotland 
Item 3 of 101873Tenements, corner of Milnbank Road and Polepark Road  DundeeScotlandGifford gives 1871
Item 4 of 101875Tenement, Burnside StreetLochee DundeeScotland 
Item 5 of 101875(?)Tenements, Overgate  DundeeScotlandDrawings
Item 6 of 101875Villa for Mrs Munro  DundeeScotland 
Item 7 of 10c. 1875Tenement, Tay Street  DundeeScotland 
Item 8 of 101878Pair of semi-detached villas, Albany Terrace  DundeeScotland 
Item 9 of 101878Queen's Hotel  DundeeScotland 
Item 10 of 101881Congregational Church and hallBroughty Ferry DundeeScotlandHall

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Post Office Directories     
Item 2 of 2RCAHMS1992Dundee on Record RCAHMSQueen's Hotel; design by Young and Meldrum for North elevation (1875) p48

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Information from Mr Meldrum of D M Meldrum & Co, c.1952