Basic Biographical Details

Name: J & F Johnston & Partners
Designation:  
Born: 1961
Died:  
Bio Notes: James Stewart Johnston was born on 22 April 1901, the elder son of architect Joseph Marr Johnston. Like his father he was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh. He commenced his training in his father's office in 1918 but moved two years later to undertake a full five-year apprenticeship with Henry & Maclennan, studying at Edinburgh College of Art under John Begg and at Heriot-Watt College. He returned to his father's firm in January 1926 as an assistant, and during his time in that post made biennial trips abroad which took him to France, Switzerland, Belgium and Holland.

He was taken into partnership by his father in 1930, and was admitted LRIBA on 14 May 1934, his proposers being Thomas Forbes Maclennan, George Washington Browne and the then secretary of the RIAS. When his father died three months later, he was left as sole partner. He was admitted FRIBA on 9 October 1939, proposed by Maclennan, John Ross McKay and Leslie Grahame-Thomson. He continued to practise alone until 1947 when he took his younger brother Frank W Johnston (born 1906) into partnership, the firm name becoming J & F Johnston. Thomas Inglis was assumed into partnership in 1959, followed in 1961 by Donald Cattanach and Alexander M Brown. At this date the practice name changed to J & F Johnston & Partners.

In 1974 John McLaren and Thomas Craig were taken into partnership.

James Stewart Johnston died in April 1992.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 447, Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, EdinburghBusinessBefore 1961  
Item 2 of 45, St John's Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1964c. 1985 
Item 3 of 4Timberbush, Leith, Edinburgh, ScotlandBusinessc. 1968 Annexe office operating simultaneously with the one in Queen Charlotte Street.
Item 4 of 436, Upperkirkgate, Aberdeen, ScotlandBusiness1981 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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 12James Stewart Johnston1961 Partner 
Item 2 of 12Frank Wood Johnston1961 Partner 
Item 3 of 12Thomas Inglis1961 PartnerUntil retirement
Item 4 of 12Donald Hood Cattanach1961 Partner 
Item 5 of 12Alexander ('Sandy') MacCallum (or McCallum) Brown1961 Partner 
Item 6 of 12William Barclay19611962Architect(?) 
Item 7 of 12Donald N Fraser1970s Architect 
Item 8 of 12John Harvey McLaren1974 Partner 
Item 9 of 12Thomas P Craig1974 Partner 
Item 10 of 12George HutcheonBefore 1979 Partner 
Item 11 of 12Bruce M SheerinLate 1970sEarly 1980sArchitect 
Item 12 of 12David I Carpenterc. 1980 Architect 

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 701960sGarage for SMTDumfries DumfriesshireScotland 
Item 2 of 701960sGolden Wonder crisps factoryCorby NorthamptonshireEnglandNew build? Extension?
Item 3 of 701960sGolden Wonder Crisps FactoryWidnes LancashireEnglandNew build? Extensions?
Item 4 of 701960sGolden Wonder crisps factoryBroxburn West LothianScotlandNew Build? Extensions?
Item 5 of 701960Golden Wonder Crisps Factory  EdinburghScotlandExtensions to factory
Item 6 of 701961Esk Valley Technical College, LugtonLugton, Dalkeith MidlothianScotland 
Item 7 of 701963Telectra House  EdinburghScotland 
Item 8 of 701964Roxburghe Hotel  EdinburghScotlandReconstruction - total cost £250,000
Item 9 of 701964St David's High SchoolDalkeith MidlothianScotland 
Item 10 of 701966Ardler Primary School  DundeeScotland 
Item 11 of 701966Car showroom and repair shop for James Ross & Sons  EdinburghScotland 
Item 12 of 701966Central Area Redvelopment with shopping precinct, Regent St, HamiltonHamilton LanarkshireScotland 
Item 13 of 701966Engineering works for Brown Brothers & Co Ltd  EdinburghScotland 
Item 14 of 701966Housing, BonnyriggBonnyrigg MidlothianScotland 
Item 15 of 701966Housing, Holyrood area  EdinburghScotland 
Item 16 of 701966Housing, SpencerfieldInverkeithing FifeScotland 
Item 17 of 701966Housing, StoneyburnStoneyburn West LothianScotland 
Item 18 of 701966Industrial EstateBroxburn West LothianScotland 
Item 19 of 70c. 1966College of CommerceSighthill EdinburghScotland 
Item 20 of 701967Ainslie Park High SchoolPilton EdinburghScotlandBoys Vocational Unit
Item 21 of 701967Bottling plant for Arthur Bell & Son, East MainsBroxburn West LothianScotland 
Item 22 of 701967Finance House  EdinburghScotland 
Item 23 of 701968Comprehensive SchoolSouth Queensferry West LothianScotland 
Item 24 of 701969Stevenson CollegeSighthill EdinburghScotland 
Item 25 of 701970sAbbeyhill HousingAbbeyhill EdinburghScotland 
Item 26 of 701970sAirport base for Danair  AberdeenScotland 
Item 27 of 701970sApacte Base for Santa FeLeith EdinburghScotland 
Item 28 of 701970sBank of Scotland, New Pitsligo branchNew Pitsligo AberdeenshireScotlandRenovation
Item 29 of 701970sBottling plant for Pentland Bonding and GlobeLoanhead MidlothianScotland 
Item 30 of 701970sCala Homes Headquarters  EdinburghScotland 
Item 31 of 701970sDevanha Gardens Nursing Home  AberdeenScotlandExtension
Item 32 of 701970sEngineering, research, training unit, dormitories, squash courts for Comex  AberdeenScotland 
Item 33 of 701970sFactory for Edinburgh CrystalPenicuik West LothianScotland 
Item 34 of 701970sFactory unit for Standard LifePortobello EdinburghScotland 
Item 35 of 701970sFactory unit for Standard Life, Belleknowes Industrial EstateInverkeithing FifeScotland 
Item 36 of 701970sHarlaw HouseInverurie AberdeenshireScotlandRestoration
Item 37 of 701970sHeadquarters for Wharton Williams Diving Dyce AberdeenshireScotland 
Item 38 of 701970sHeavy Goods Vehicle depot  AberdeenScotland 
Item 39 of 701970sHopefield Terrace DevelopmentLeith Edinburgh Scotland 
Item 40 of 701970sIndustrial Estate Portobello EdinburghScotlandPlanning of estate
Item 41 of 701970sOffices and warehousing for Farquhar Builders  AberdeenScotland 
Item 42 of 701970sOffshore modules for Ninian Northern Platforms  AberdeenshireScotland 
Item 43 of 701970sOperations Centre for Lockheed PetroleumLeith EdinburghScotland 
Item 44 of 701970sOperations Centre for Santa FeLeith EdinburghScotland 
Item 45 of 701970sPipeline Spooling Base for Santa FeLeith EdinburghScotland 
Item 46 of 701970sPrivate housing for Bacal  EdinburghScotland 
Item 47 of 701970sPrivate housing for Thain  EdinburghScotland 
Item 48 of 701970sPrivate housing for Whatlings  GlasgowScotland 
Item 49 of 701970sPrivate housing for WhatlingsErskine RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 50 of 701970sPrivate housing for Whatlings   Bahrain 
Item 51 of 701970sPrivate housing for Whatlings  Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates 
Item 52 of 701970sPrivate Housing, Whitehouse Road  EdinburghScotland 
Item 53 of 701970sRetail outlet for Comet Radiovision  DundeeScotland 
Item 54 of 701970sStandard Life offices  AberdeenScotland 
Item 55 of 701970sTimberland shop  AberdeenScotlandAlterations
Item 56 of 701970sUnderwater instrumentation base  AberdeenScotland 
Item 57 of 701970sWestings HotelLerwick (near)MainlandShetlandScotlandAlterations and extension
Item 58 of 701974Harlaw HouseHarlaw AberdeenshireScotlandInternal refurbishment
Item 59 of 701974Kelso Central AreaKelso RoxburghshireScotlandRedevelopment and restoration.
Item 60 of 701975Leith Nautical College and halls of residence  EdinburghScotland 
Item 61 of 70After 1975Sheltered housing for Roxburgh District CouncilKelso RoxburghshireScotland 
Item 62 of 70After 1975Town centre developmentKelso RoxburghshireScotlandRestoration and conservation
Item 63 of 70197826-30 Dublin Street  EdinburghScotlandRestoration.
Item 64 of 701978Midmar CastleEcht AberdeenshireScotlandRestoration.
Item 65 of 701980Headquarters for Arthur Bell & Sons, whisky blenders, CherrybankPerth PerthshireScotland 
Item 66 of 701981Browns of the Mound  EdinburghScotlandRestoration.
Item 67 of 701983Bieldside MillWest Barns East LothianScotlandRestoration
Item 68 of 701989Block of buildings, High Street and Castle StreetInverness Inverness-shireScotland 
Item 69 of 701990Headquarters for Arthur Bell & Sons, whisky blenders, CherrybankPerth PerthshireScotlandAddition
Item 70 of 701994Longmore Hospital for IncurablesNewington EdinburghScotland3-storey U-plan range added to form enclosed courtyard to rear.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Bailey, Rebecca M1996Scottish architects' papers: a source book Edinburgh: The Rutland Pressp127-8
Item 2 of 2Municipal Annual1964Scottish Municipal Annual1964-1965