Basic Biographical Details | Name: | John Craig | | Designation: | | | Born: | | | Died: | After 1815 | | Bio Notes: | John Craig was born in Glasgow, the son of William Craig, a prosperous timber merchant there. In Post Office directories he is described as 'John Craig youngest' and 'architect to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales'. The way in which he obtained this appointment is not yet clear.
Craig visited Italy. He had a reputation in Glasgow as a cultured man of taste. He could play the fiddle and speak Italian. He subscribed five guineas to the University of Edinburgh fund in 1791. He married William Stark's sister, Sarah, in 1787 but she died in Barcelona, Spain on the way to Italy in 1792 where she was going for her health.
Craig's daughter Margaret married General Sir George Napier. Craig was still alive in 1815 when he wrote a postscript on the report by William Stark on the planned developments on Calton Hill. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Clyde Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private(?) | 1787 | | | | Dreghorn's Land, Stockwell, Glasgow, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1789 | | At the foot of Stockwell. | | Dunlop Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private(?) | 1790 | 1791 | Described as lodgings |
Buildings and Designs| 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 | | 1791 | Trades House | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Unexecuted designs. Was paid 30gs for the drawings. |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | Glasgow directories of 1787, 1789 and 1790-91. | | Senex | 1884 | Glasgow Past and Present | II | | pp278, 330 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this : | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Scots Magazine | | lxxvii | | p582 | | Scots Magazine | 1787 | xlix | | p620 | | Scots Magazine | 1793 | lv | | p50 |
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