Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | James Begg |
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| Born: | |
| Died: | 1805 |
| Bio Notes: | James Begg was James Craig's draughtsman in the mid-1780s. He then worked as a builder, active in the last decade of the 18th century. He probably also designed some of the buildings he erected. In 1795 he acted as an agent in the sale of a house on the east side of Gayfield Place. He was appointed to act as an inspector for the rebuilding of a tenement in West Bow for the Dean of Guild. He also acted as inspector for a building on the east side of South Bridge on the corner with the High Street because of the 'insuffiency of the building and the encroachment of the footpath'. The Court appointed tradesmen to inspect the building: 'John Wilson, Alexander Stevenson and James Begg, masons and John Baxter, architect or any two of them'. He died about 1805. An advertisement appeared in the Caledonian Mercury on 7 March 1863 which requested the address of any heir of James Begg builder who had died about 1805. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Wilson's Land, Calton, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1791 | ||
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| James Craig | 1770s | Draughtsman | ||
Buildings and Designs
| This 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 | |
| c. 1773 | St James's Square | Edinburgh | Scotland | Involved in drawing plan for sasine record of area of square. | ||
| 1791 | Lands of Canaan | Morningside | Edinburgh | Scotland | Feuing plan drawn up. May also have designed some of the houses. | |
| 1794 | Feuing plan, Union Street | Edinburgh | Scotland | . | ||
References
Bibliographic References
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| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Caledonian Mercury | 24 February 1791 | |||
| Caledonian Mercury | 12 January 1795 | |||
Archive References
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| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | 19 March 1789 George Grindlay | Website created by Joe Rock https://c7ac1bbf-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/edinburghdeanofguild/home/january-to-december-1789/ Description: a. Plan of entire area. Size: 42.0 x 57.5 cms. Inscriptions recto: Signed James Begg Octr. 1786. Drawing refers to Curries Close and an entry from there leading to Castle Wynd |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | 30 August 1787 Procurator Fisc | https://sites.google.com/site/edinburghdeanofguild/home/january-to-december-1787 30 August 1787 The Procurator Fiscal [no warrant, tradesmen to inspect]. |