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Thomas Brown of Uphall
Architect
Date Not Known
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06/11/1833
Thomas Brown of Uphall appears to have specialised in farm buildings and been employed on the Hopetoun estates among other jobs. In 1814 he was responsible for a 'new addition' (including a new dining room) at New Saughton or Cammo, Midlothian for James Watson, in 1827-30 he designed additions for Ormiston Hall, East Lothian for the 5th Earl of Hopetoun and in 1828-9 he altered and repaired Over Rankeillour House, Fife for General Sir Alexander Hope. Early in the 1830s either he or his son, Thomas Brown II, worked for William Adam at Blair Adam in Kinross-shire where he designed the Memorial (1833) and various gates and lodges. Temple Church, Midlothian was built in 1832 to the designs presumably of the elder Brown and the younger one altered Carrington Church, Midlothian in 1836. The latter is commemorated in Uphall churchyard. Thomas Brown II appears to have had at least one sister, Wilhelmina Caroline who died unmarried about 1876.

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AddressClassDate From CharDate From TypeDate To CharDate To TypeNotes
Uphall West Lothian ScotlandPrivate

Buildings and Designs

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Building NameDate StartedTown, District or VillageIslandCity or CountyCountryNotes
Cammo HouseIn year 1814MidlothianScotlandNew addition including new dining room
Kinross County BuildingsIn year 1824Kinross?Kinross-shireScotland
Luffness HouseIn year 1825DremEast LothianScotlandKitchen, possibly water tower
Carriden HouseIn year 1825CarridenWest LothianScotlandMeasurd dykes on estate
BurnshotIn year 1826BlacknessWest LothianScotlandAdditions
Ormiston HallIn year 1827OrmistonEast LothianScotlandAdditions
Over Rankeillour House and estate buildingsIn year 1828FifeScotlandAlterations and repairs (including altering the octagon building for the servants' offices. Also alterations to stable offices.
Parbroath FarmIn year 1829BruntonFifeScotlandSteading
Temple Church amd session houseIn year 1830TempleMidlothianScotland
Duddingston Mill and houseIn year 1830EdinburghScotland
Over Rankeillour House and estate buildingsIn year 1831FifeScotlandAlterations and additions to gardener's house
Mount FarmIn year 1831MonimailFifeScotlandRepairs alterations and additions to steading
Craighall, farmstead and farmbuildingsIn year 1831CeresFifeScotland
Duddingston Housec. 1831EdinburghScotlandRepairs
Easthall, Steading and cottagesIn year 1832MonimailFifeScotlandSteading

References

Bibliographic References

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AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Colvin, H MA Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-18401995New Haven and London: Yale University Press3rd edition
Scotlands People WebsiteWills & TestamentsLinlithgow Sheriff Court SC41/53/1; Edinburgh Sheriff Court SC70/4/159 (sister Wilhelmina)

Periodical References

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Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Perthshire Courier1833/06/27Death notice

Archive References

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Archive NameSourceSource Cat NoBuilding IdItem NameNotes
Minutes of Commissioners of Supply for Kinross-shirePerth and Kinross District Council200046
Sheriff Court RecordsNational Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)200066SC41/53/1