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 startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 10After 1815Castle Fraser  AberdeenshireScotlandLandscape developed
Item 2 of 101816Fyvie Castle and ancillary buildingsFyvie AberdeenshireScotlandAssisted in extending grounds and improving loch.
Item 3 of 101816Haddo HouseHaddo/Methlick AberdeenshireScotlandAssisted William Gordon in development of grounds.
Item 4 of 101830sNorth of Scotland Bank  AberdeenScotlandTerracotta statue of Ceres
Item 5 of 101830Haddo HouseHaddo/Methlick AberdeenshireScotlandRemodelling and architectural embellishment. East terrace laid out as geometric formal garden. Walled garden layout.
Item 6 of 101836Haddo HouseHaddo/Methlick AberdeenshireScotlandEast terrace laid Formation of Upper and Lower Lakes.
Item 7 of 101850s5-22 Rubislaw Terrace  AberdeenScotlandSome input into design -perhaps also the pleasure grounds
Item 8 of 101850sBalmoral CastleBalmoral AberdeenshireScotlandPlans for layout of grounds with James Forbes Beattie
Item 9 of 101860McGrigor Obelisk, Marischall College  AberdeenScotlandJointly responsible for design
Item 10 of 10Before 1870Corse HouseCoull AberdeenshireScotlandPolicies laid out.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray Yale University Pressp790