DSA Architect Biography Report (March 28, 2024, 11:57 am)
Basic Biographical Details
Name:
James Giles
Designation:
Born:
1801
Died:
1870
Bio Notes:
Painter and landscape designer.
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
After 1815
Castle Fraser
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Landscape developed
1816
Fyvie Castle and ancillary buildings
Fyvie
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Assisted in extending grounds and improving loch.
1816
Haddo House
Haddo/Methlick
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Assisted William Gordon in development of grounds.
1830s
North of Scotland Bank
Aberdeen
Scotland
Terracotta statue of Ceres
1830
Haddo House
Haddo/Methlick
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Remodelling and architectural embellishment. East terrace laid out as geometric formal garden. Walled garden layout.
1836
Haddo House
Haddo/Methlick
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
East terrace laid Formation of Upper and Lower Lakes.
1850s
5-22 Rubislaw Terrace
Aberdeen
Scotland
Some input into design -perhaps also the pleasure grounds
1850s
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Plans for layout of grounds with James Forbes Beattie
1860
McGrigor Obelisk, Marischall College
Aberdeen
Scotland
Jointly responsible for design
Before 1870
Corse House
Coull
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Policies laid out.
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this :
Author(s)
Date
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew
2015
The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray
Yale University Press
p790
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