Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Gordon Maclaren | Designation: | | Born: | 21 June 1855 | Died: | 31 June 1899 | Bio Notes: | George Gordon Maclaren was born on 21 June 1855, the eldest son of James Maclaren, architect, Dundee and Jemima Margaret Miller. He was articled to his father and joined him in partnership c. 1879 after the dissolution of the Maclaren & Aitken partnership, partially as a result of disagreements and litigation over the specification of stone from Ferrybank estate near Cupar.
The Ferrybank stone affair adversely affected the practice and George had neither London nor Edinburgh experience. In the early 1880s the patronage of Maclaren's most important client, the Cox family, was lost to the much more up-to-date John Murray Robertson whose inspiration was partly American, and although the firm still had a very substantial domestic practice from the Panmure estate feus, it had lost the commanding position it had previously enjoyed by the time of James Maclaren's death at Ferrybank on 16 June 1893. The elder Maclaren appears to have recognised that the practice was becoming out-of-date as a younger son, John Turnbull Maclaren, born 1863, was sent to an unspecified office in the United States to gain experience, returning on his father's death as a partner.
George Gordon Maclaren, who had set up house in Invermark Terrace, Barnhill, retained his father's management of the Panmure feus for the Dalhousie Trustees and concentrated his interests in Broughty Ferry where he had become a parish councillor and a burgh commissioner, successfully promoting a scheme for a municipal gasworks, though not the scheme for municipal swimming baths and private baths of which he was the principal advocate. Stylistically his work was a pale version of his father's. In 1896 he suffered a heart attack and from the summer of 1898 he was confined to his house. He died on 31 June 1899, survived by a widow Isabella Stenhouse and a young family. He left a moveable estate of £1,633 15s 10d, the family firm being continued by his brother. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Dundee, Scotland | Business | | | | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | 3, Invermark Terrace, Barnhill, Dundee, Scotland | Private | | 1899 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployers
Buildings and DesignsThis 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 | ![Item 1 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | Between 1880 and 1881 | Chance Inn | Inverkeilor | | Angus | Scotland | | ![Item 2 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1880 | Thistle Hall | | | Dundee | Scotland | Reconstruction | ![Item 3 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1881 | Abbey Church Manse | Arbroath | | Angus | Scotland | | ![Item 4 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1881 | Ardestie Farmhouse and Steading | Panmure Estate | | | Scotland | | ![Item 5 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1881 | Northern Assurance Company Offices | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 6 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1881 | Residence. Lochee | Lochee | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 7 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1881 | Shops and dwelling-houses, Overgate | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 8 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1882 | Villa for T Davidson | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | | ![Item 9 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1883 | Colluthie House | Moonzie | | Fife | Scotland | Addition of new front | ![Item 10 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1883 | Corn Exchange | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | Improvements | ![Item 11 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1883 | Cupar Spinning Mills, workmen's houses | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | | ![Item 12 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1883 | Warehouses on Charles Street for David Stewart | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 13 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | After 1883 | Clepington Works Buildings | | | Dundee | Scotland | Date unknown: partnership uncertain | ![Item 14 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1885 | Abbey Church | Arbroath | | Angus | Scotland | New front and tower. Also probably hall. | ![Item 15 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1885 | Half-time School, Camperdown Works | Lochee | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 16 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1885 | Afton Place | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 17 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1885 | Barry Free Church Manse | Barry | | Angus | Scotland | | ![Item 18 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1885 | Bay House | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Reconstruction - probably with the addition of the east wing | ![Item 19 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1885 | Building on the east side of Wellgate | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 20 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1885 | Tenements on King's Road | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 21 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1885 | Tenements, Bonnybank | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 22 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1886 | Offices for Cox Brothers | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 23 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1886 | Prinlaws Place Steps | Newport-on-Tay | | Fife | Scotland | Check partnership | ![Item 24 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1888 | Barry Free Church | Barry | | Angus | Scotland | | ![Item 25 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1889 | Baxter Institute for Female Education | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | Reconstruction | ![Item 26 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1889 | Grove Academy | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | First phase | ![Item 27 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1890 | Clepington Mission hall | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 28 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1890 | Empress Hygienic Laundry | | | Dundee | Scotland | Alterations | ![Item 29 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1890 | 17, 18 Baxter Park Terrace and 35 Park Avenue | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 30 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1890 | Red Court, house, coachhouse, stable, lodge and laundry | West Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Completion after dispute between Blanc and his client | ![Item 31 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1891 | Mercantile Buildings, Dundee Perth & London Shipping Company Offices | | | Dundee | Scotland | New building at 20 Dock Street | ![Item 32 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1892 | 1-7 Union Street and 52-58 Nethergate | | | Dundee | Scotland | Remodelled and attic floor added | ![Item 33 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1892 | Bonnygate UP Manse | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | | ![Item 34 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1892 | Thistle Hall | | | Dundee | Scotland | Remodelled and attic floor added | ![Item 35 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1892 | Villa for Dr T G Nasmyth | Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | | ![Item 36 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | Balgay Industrial Schools | Balgay | | Dundee | Scotland | Designed by Patrick | ![Item 37 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | House for Findlay on Seafield Road | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 38 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1893 | Young Men's Christian Association gymnasium | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 39 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1894 | Cottage for James Gowans, Seafield | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 40 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | Tenement on Gray Street | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 41 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1895 | The Vinery | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 42 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1895 | Ashley | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 43 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1895 | Invermark | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 44 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1895 | Redmyre | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 45 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | c. 1895 | St Margaret's | | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 46 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Grove Academy | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | Second phase | ![Item 47 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Houses on Whinnybrae and Queen Street Corner | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 48 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Oakley Place | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 49 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | Tenement, Fisher Street and Gray Street | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 50 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | Norma Terrace | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 51 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | One Ash | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 52 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1897 | Villa, 20 Camphill Road | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 53 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | Dunblane Hydropathic Institution | Dunblane | | Perthshire | Scotland | North Wing | ![Item 54 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | Joint Free and UP Church | Wormit | | Fife | Scotland | | ![Item 55 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | Wormit Free Church | Newport-on-Tay | | Fife | Scotland | | ![Item 56 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | West Free Church hall | Broughty Ferry | | Dundee | Scotland | | ![Item 57 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1900 | Mission Church | Carnoustie | | Angus | Scotland | | ![Item 58 of 58](images/table_item.gif) | 1901 | Barnhill Cemetery | Nernhill | | Dundee | Scotland | Buildings and walls |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Scotlands People Website | | Wills & Testaments | | | Dundee Sheriff Court SC45/31/51 | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | www.familysearch.org | | www.familysearch.org | | Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints: Website | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 1](images/table_item.gif) | Dundee Advertiser | July 1899 | | | Obituary (cutting in NMRS) |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | ![Item 1 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Manuscripts | | MS/181: Lectures on Restenneth Priory and Scotland's Cathedrals and Abbeys; family tree | ![Item 2 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | B68889 Photograph of George Gordon Maclaren (original portrait(?) Acc No 1999/79) | ![Item 3 of 3](images/table_item.gif) | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Personal information from William Salmond, William Patrick, James McIntosh Patrick, Ann Patrick, Stuart O Barron, Peter Young and Ian Gordon Lindsay |
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