Alexander Laing (architect)
Alexander Laing (13 June 1752 – 10 September 1823)[1] was a Scottish architect who was mainly involved in house and castle design.
Alexander Laing | |
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Born | 13 June 1752 |
Died | 10 September 1823 71) Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged
Nationality | Scottish |
Known for | Designing Scottish houses and castles |
It is believed Laing trained as a stonemason, but later worked as an architect, based in Edinburgh;[2] his work is first listed as a mason in the Edinburgh directories of 1774.[1]
Personal life
Laing married three times: first to Charlotte Polson in 1772, then to Margaret Turnbull in 1786, and finally to Beatrix Currie in 1789.[1]
Laing had a son, Francis (1 May 1773 – 24 November 1861),[3][4] with Charlotte. He also had a daughter, Jane, who married Captain Alexander Robertson in 1808.[5]
Around 1795, Laing purchased the James Adam-designed 7 York Place in Edinburgh, where he lived until 1818.[6]
Laing died in Portobello in 1823, aged 71.[3][1]
References
- Alexander Laing at ScottishArchirects.org.uk
- A Treatise on the Law of Scotland, respecting the Erection, Union, and Disjunction of Parishes; the Manses and Glebes of the Parochial Clergy, and the Patronage of Churches - Sir John Connell (1818)
- The Snell Exhibitions: From the University of Glasgow to Balliol College, Oxford - J. MacLehose & Sons (1901)
- Francis Laing - University of Glasgow
- The Scots Magazine, Volume 71 (Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran; 1809)
- Edinburgh, 7 York Place - Canmore.org.uk
External links
- Alexander Laing - ScottishArchitects.org.uk