John McLachlan


1843 - 1893

Minor architect. Born in Thornhill (Dumfries and Galloway), McLachlan trained under David Cousin (1809-78) in Edinburgh. There he met Robert Morham (1839 - 1912), whose sister Margaret he was to marry. McLachlan began his own practice in 1868 and his style was predominantly Scots Baronial. His buildings include Yester Free Church in Gifford (1881), Cottage Hospitals in Hawick (1884) and Coldstream (1888), Sheuchan Free Church in Stranraer (1893, since demolished), Wardie United Presbyterian Church in Edinburgh (1892) and various private houses, mostly in Edinburgh. McLachlan was appointed architect to the National Bank of Scotland in 1884 and was responsible for the design of their branches in Selkirk (1887), the Old Town of Edinburgh (1890) and Coatbridge (1890). In the early 1890's, he replaced Hippolyte J. Blanc (1844 - 1917) as architect to the St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society in Edinburgh and was responsible for their Department Store on Bread Street, now the Point Hotel and Conference Centre and A-listed. He died at his home in Queens Crescent in Newington (Edinburgh) and lies buried in Morningside Cemetery.


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