Name: | Thomas Brown II |
Designation: | |
Born: | 12 April 1806 |
Died: | 23 August 1872(?) |
Bio Notes: | Thomas Brown was the third son of the architect/builder Thomas Brown of Uphall (d.1833) and his first wife Janet Neil who had married in Edinburgh. Their first son, James (1800-45) became a Writer to the Signet. The second son, Robert, signed Thomas's death certificate in 1872 when Robert was living in Hampshire. There was another son, John, and a sister, Margaret. After the death of his first wife, Thomas Brown senior re-married Janet Ewing in January 1827 and had two further daughters, Wilhelmina Caroline Brown (1828-75) and Henrietta Margaret Brown who married John Deas in 1851.
Thomas was articled to his father and probably spent some time in the office of William Burn as an improver, some of his early houses being very much in Burn's style. In 1837 he was appointed architect to the Prison Board of Scotland and by 1838 had an office at 3 North Charlotte Street.
In 1814 the elder Brown 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 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.
In 1849 Thomas Brown II entered into partnership with James Maitland Wardrop. Wardrop was born in London on 16 March 1824, the son of James Wardrop MD, surgeon to George IV, and Margaret, widow of Captain Burn RN and daughter of George Dalrymple of North Berwick. He had been an apprentice to Brown prior to being taken into partnership. The practice of Brown & Wardrop was based at 19 St Andrew Square.
Wardrop gradually took over the design work relating to Brown's position as architect to the Prison Board of Scotland, his style and planning being closely based on that of David Bryce, in whose office he may have spent some time.
Brown's wife was Helen Neill whom he married in 1849; his daughter Janetta (Helen Janetta Julia Margaret) was born on 23 September 1853 and died on 4 February 1860 at 27 Royal Terrace. On 28 September 1853 Wardrop married Anna Maria, 5th daughter of James Dundas, 24th and last of Dundas, a financially unsuccessful inventor, at Dundas Castle. This widened the already extensive landed connections he had inherited from his mother. Much of his practice consisted of country house work; he also rebuilt a large number of country parish churches in a distinctive early decorated style.
Brown died on 23 August 1872 at 32 Royal Terrace, (his will was registered on 21 March 1873), Charles Reid becoming a partner shortly thereafter. He was survived by his wife Helen Neill who died on 18 September 1886. The chief assistant Charles Reid, who had been chief draughtsman in the firm and was a brother of A & W Reid of Elgin, was then taken into partnership, although the practice does not seem to have adopted the title of Wardrop & Reid until 1874. |
The following private or business addresses are associated with this : |
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |
| 18, Windsor Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | | | |
| 21, Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | | | |
| 32, Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | | 1872 | |
| 3, North Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business(?) | Before 1838 | Before 1849 | |
| 19, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | Before 1849 | c. 1872 | |
| 27, Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1860 * | | |
| Currie House, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland | Private/business | 1867 * | | |
This 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 |
| 1830 | Temple Church amd session house | Temple | | Midlothian | Scotland | |
| 1832 | St Nicholas Parish Church | Uphall | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1833 | Blair Adam | | | Kinross-shire | Scotland | Memorial (and various gates and lodges in 1830s) |
| 1838 | Carrington Church | Carrington | | Midlothian | Scotland | Tall Y-traceried windows inserted |
| 1839 | Elgin Prison | | | Morayshire | Scotland | |
| Before 1839 | Haugh farmhouse and offices | Newliston | | Fife/Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1840 | Sighthill Farmhouse | | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| 1841 | Calton Prison | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Debtor's block |
| 1841 | General Prison | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Reconstruction of French Prison as General Prison |
| 1841 | Luffness House | Drem | | East Lothian | Scotland | New west front |
| 1841 | Stonehaven Prison | Stonehaven | | Kincardineshire | Scotland | |
| 1842 | Calton Prison | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1842 | Dingwall Prison, Sheriff Court and Police Station | Dingwall | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Courthouse. Prison situated at rear of 1864 building |
| 1842 | Dornoch Prison and former drill hall | Dornoch | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
| 1842 | Town and County Buildings and prison | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | Addition of large prison wing |
| 1843 | Dunfermline Prison | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1843 | Northern Hospital | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | West wing |
| 1843 | Parson's Green House | Willowbrae | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Additions and alterations |
| 1843 | Stornoway Sheriff Courthouse and prison | Stornoway | Lewis | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1843 | Tain Courthouse and prison | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Prison |
| 1844 | Berwick Courthouse and Prison | Berwick-upon-Tweed | | Northumberland | England | |
| 1844 | Cromarty Court House | Cromarty | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | |
| 1844 | Inveraray Courthouse and Prison | Inveraray | | Argyll | Scotland | New jail block |
| 1844 | Kilberry House | South Knapdale | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| 1844 | Peebles Courthouse and Prison | Peebles | | Peeblesshire | Scotland | |
| 1845 | Ayr Prison | Ayr | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1845 | Campbeltown Prison | Campbeltown | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| 1845 | West Hall, farmstead and farm offices, cottages etc | Monimail | | Fife | Scotland | Inspected work on farmhouse and offices - or the older Brown? |
| 1846 | Ingliston House and lodge | Kirkliston | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1846 | Inverness Prison and courthouse | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Prison |
| 1846 | Tain Courthouse and prison | Tain | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Courthouse |
| 1846 | The County Prison | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | New block and alterations |
| 1846 | Wigtown Prison | Wigtown | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | |
| 1847 | Jedburgh Castle Jail | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1848 | Court House and Police Station | Lochgilphead | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| 1848 | Craighall, farmstead and farmbuildings | Ceres | | Fife | Scotland | Additions and alterations to farm builldings |
| 1848 | Linlithgow Town Hall | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | Restoration after fire of John Smith's original building |
| 1848 | Stirling County Prison | Stirling | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | |
| 1849 | Dornoch County Buildings | Dornoch | | Sutherland | Scotland | |
| 1849 | Easthall, Steading and cottages | Monimail | | Fife | Scotland | Five cottages |
| 1849 | West Hall, farmstead and farm offices, cottages etc | Monimail | | Fife | Scotland | Five cottages |
| 1850 | Hartwood Hill House | | | | Scotland | |
| 1850 | Springwood Park | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Extensive alterations and additions |
| 1850 | St Roque's House | | | | Scotland | |
| 1851 | 33 Princes Street | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1851 | Dalmahoy House and lodges | Ratho | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1852 | Brechin Castle and gate lodge | Brechin | | Angus | Scotland | Extensive alterations and additions and west gate lodge |
| 1852 | Invermark Lodge | Glenesk | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1853 | 31, 32 & 33 Royal Terrace | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1853 | Kinblethmont House | Arbroath (near) | | Angus | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1853 | Ormiston Church | Ormiston | | East Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1853 | Philiphaugh Farmhouse | | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | |
| 1855 | 56 and 56A Candlemaker Row | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1855 | Dalzell House | Motherwell | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1855 | Fort George Prison | Fort George | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | |
| 1855 | Hilderston Farm | | | West Lothian | Scotland | Addition |
| 1855 | Miss Ivory's House | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1855 | Wallhouse | Torphichen | | West Lothian | Scotland | Addition of wings and rear towers |
| 1856 | Church and Manse in Edderton | Edderton | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Asked for plans and specifications for repair of building |
| 1856 | Kirklands Farmhouse | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
| 1856 | Selkirk Episcopal Parsonage | Selkirk | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | |
| 1857 | Elliston House | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1857 | Kirklands cottages | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
| 1857 | M Matheson's shop | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1858 | Carrington Church | Carrington | | Midlothian | Scotland | Interior alterations etc |
| 1858 | Cranston Parish Church | Cranstoun Riddel | | Midlothian | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1858 | Ecclesmachan Manse | Ecclesmachan | | West Lothian | Scotland | Re-modelling |
| 1858 | Labourers' cottages | Shepperton-on-Thames | | Surrey | England | |
| 1858 | Lamington House | | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Music Room addition |
| 1859 | Kirkliston Free School | Kirkliston | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1859 | New Parish Church | Selkirk | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | Scheme for new building selected and executed |
| 1860 | Dunblane Cathedral | Dunblane | | Perthshire | Scotland | Roofs of chancel and north range renewed to a flattened section and south chancel parapet also restored |
| 1860 | Fife and Kinross District Asylum | Springfield, Cupar | | Fife | Scotland | Competition design |
| 1860 | House for Livingstone | Portobello | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1860 | New Crookston House | Stow (near) | | Midlothian | Scotland | Reconstruction |
| 1860 | Newton Don | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Additions including porte cochere |
| 1860 or 1862 | Wilton Parish Church | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Unsuccessful competition design |
| 1861 | Linlithgow Old County Buildings, with courthouse and police station | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1861 | Lochinch House | Wigtown | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | |
| 1862 | Barnton House | Cramond | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Additions and alterations |
| 1862 | Borthwick Church | Borthwick | | Midlothian | Scotland | New church and alterations to chapel, especially west end |
| 1862 | Hoscote House | Hawick | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
| 1862 | King's Grange | Kirkcudbright | | Kirkcudbrightshire | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1862 | King's Grange, Steading | Kirkcudbright | | Kirkcudbrightshire | Scotland | |
| 1862 | Stirling Old Town Prison | Stirling | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Minor alterations |
| 1862 | Wigtown County Buildings | Wigtown | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | |
| 1863 | Alloa County Buildings | Alloa | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | |
| 1863 | Glenternie House and gate lodge | | | Peeblesshire | Scotland | House and porter's lodge |
| 1863 | Linlithgow School and schoolhouse | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1863 | Midcalder Church | Midcalder | | West Lothian | Scotland | Restoration of medieval choir and addition of transepts |
| 1863 | New Calder Church | | | | Scotland | |
| 1863 | Nunraw, cottages | Nunraw | | East Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1863 | Parson's Green House | Willowbrae | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1863 | Town and County Buildings and prison | Nairn | | Nairnshire | Scotland | Alterations to prison |
| 1864 | Ayton Castle | Ayton | | Berwickshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions |
| 1864 | Ayton Parish Church | Ayton | | Berwickshire | Scotland | |
| 1864 | Craichlaw | Kirkcowan | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions |
| 1864 | Dingwall Prison, Sheriff Court and Police Station | Dingwall | | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | Alterations to courthouse? |
| 1864 | Killiechassie | | | Perthshire | Scotland | |
| 1864 | Merecleuch | | | | Scotland | Designs only |
| 1864 | Old Cumnock Parish Church | Cumnock | | Ayrshire | Scotland | |
| 1864 | Papillon Hall | | | | Scotland | |
| 1864 | Stirling Courthouse | Stirlingshire | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Scheme for new sheriff court adjoining prison in St John Street |
| 1865 | Belton House | | | East Lothian | Scotland | Addition |
| 1865 | Cockburnspath School | Cockburnspath | | Berwickshire | Scotland | |
| 1865 | Elphinstone Tower Farmhouse | Tranent | | East Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1865 | Kirkliston Manse | Kirkliston | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1865 | Kirkliston Parish Church | Kirkliston | | West Lothian | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1865 | Methlick Parish Church | Methlick | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | |
| 1865 | Misterton Hall | | | Leicestershire | England | Alterations and addtions |
| 1865 | St Nicholas Parish Church | Uphall | | West Lothian | Scotland | Design for new church - not built |
| 1865 | Stirling Old Town Prison | Stirling | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1866 | Arniston House | | | Midlothian | Scotland | New library - with Adam Lumsden |
| 1866 | Bieldside House | West Barns | | East Lothian | Scotland | Additions |
| 1866 | Cowdenknowes | | | Berwickshire | Scotland | Scheme to baronialise the house - only simplified scheme executed. Extra storey added to SW wing |
| 1866 | Falkirk Courthouse | Falkirk | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | |
| 1866 | Glamis Castle | | | Angus | Scotland | Proposals for large new wing - not built - but 3 bays in range to E of kitchen block built. Gateways to walled garden (1866) |
| 1866 | Markree Castle | | | County Sligo | Eire | Alterations |
| 1866 | Melgund Farm | Roxburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
| 1866 | Stitchel House | Stitchel/Stichill/Stichel | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
| 1866 | Cuplahills Farm Office | Leuchars | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1867 | Bracewell House | | | | | |
| 1867 | Hopetoun, dovecote | | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1867 | Lochinch House, Main Lodge | | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | |
| 1867 | Lochinch House, stable court | Inch | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | |
| 1867 | St John's Episcopal Church | Selkirk | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | |
| 1867 | St Leonard's Hall | St Andrews | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1867 | Villas at West Grange | Grange | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1867 | Wigton Manse | Wigtown | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | |
| 1868 | Castle Stuart | | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Restoration |
| 1868 | Dalkeith School | Dalkeith | | Midlothian | Scotland | Additions |
| 1868 | Dunblane Prison | Dunblane | | Perthshire | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1868 | Nunraw Castle | | | East Lothian | Scotland | Large additions (various schemes from 1861) |
| 1869 | Ardwell House | Wigtown | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | Large additions |
| 1869 | Callendar House | Falkirk | | Stirlingshire | Scotland | Remodelling (was Wardrop & Reid from 1872) |
| 1869 | Ederline House | Ford | | Argyll | Scotland | |
| 1869 | Forfar Courthouse | Forfar | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1869 | Forfar Prison | Forfar | | Angus | Scotland | Alterations |
| 1869 | House for Steedman | Selkirk? | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | |
| 1869 | Lochinch Estate, White Loch boathouse | Inch | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | 'Probably' (HS) |
| 1869 | Melrose District Asylum | Melrose | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Won competition to secure job |
| 1869 | Penninghame House | Newton Stewart | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions |
| 1869 | Reid Hall | Forfar | | Angus | Scotland | |
| 1869 | Villa | Grange | | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| 1870 | Donibristle Estate, North Lodge | | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1870 | Donibristle House, east lodge | | | Fife | Scotland | Lodge and gates |
| 1870 | Gospatric House | Dalmeny | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1870 | Springwood Estate, Springwood Home Farm | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Alterations and additions |
| 1870 | Springwood Park Home Farm | Kelso | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Additions and alterations |
| 1871 | Bridge Castle | Torphichen | | West Lothian | Scotland | Additions |
| 1871 | Galashiels Manse | Galashiels | | Selkirkshire | Scotland | |
| 1871 | House and offices for R R Glen | Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | |
| 1871 | Langton Church | Gavinton | | Berwickshire | Scotland | |
| 1871 | Longnewton Place | | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
| 1872 | Airdit Cottage | | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1872 | Arniston House | | | Midlothian | Scotland | Porch and other alterations |
| 1872 | Darnley House | Melrose | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | Additions |
| 1872 | Harleyburn House, stables and lodge | Melrose | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
| 1872 | House for Dr Wright | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | |
| 1872 | Kirknewton Parish Church | Kirknewton | | Midlothian | Scotland | Reconstruction and addition of tower |
| 1872 | Kirkton Manor Church | Manor | | Peeblesshire | Scotland | |
| 1872 | Sheriff Courthouse | Stranraer | | Wigtownshire | Scotland | |
| 1872 | Springfield | | | | Scotland | Additions |
| 1872 or 1873 | Stow Church | Stow | | Midlothian | Scotland | |
| 1873 | Cromlix House | Dunblane | | Perthshire | Scotland | Could possibly be by Wardrop & Reid |