Basic Biographical Details

Name:	James Winter
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Bio Notes:	James Winter was a Scottish master mason and architect who was active in the 1740s and 1750s. He was involved with projects as far apart as Blair in Perthshire and Berwick-upon-Tweed where he was an arbitrator in a dispute over the erection of the Town Hall and Steeple. He may have been related to the mason Thomas Winter who worked at Floors with William Adam though not to Thomas Winter who was a land surveyor and landscape gardener who was English and who worked at Monymusk.

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
	1743	Blair Castle	Blair Atholl		Perthshire	Scotland	New stable block
	1744	Dunkeld House			Perthshire	Scotland	Proposed addition to house - not executed
	1747	Blair Castle	Blair Atholl		Perthshire	Scotland	Alterations to exterior of castle (destroyed by Bryce additions). Not responsible for interior.
	c. 1750	Stewartfield House			Roxburghshire	Scotland	Contracted for the masonry of house. Designer not known.

The following books contain references to this :
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Berwick-upon-Tweed		Berwick Guide-Books, 14 January 1756
	Colvin, Howard	2008	A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840		London: YUP. 4th edition