MacGibbon and Ross
| David MacGibbon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1831 Edinburgh |
| Died | 20 February 1902 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | MacGibbon and Ross |
| Buildings | Morningside Free Church, Edinburgh Simpson Hotel, Edinburgh Various tenement blocks in Edinburgh |
| Projects | The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland |
| Thomas Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1839 Errol, Perth and Kinross |
| Died | 4 December 1930 Edinburgh |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | MacGibbon and Ross |
| Buildings | Morningside Free Church, Edinburgh Simpson Hotel, Edinburgh Various tenement blocks in Edinburgh |
| Projects | The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland |
David MacGibbon (2 April 1831 – 20 February 1902) and Thomas Ross (10 November 1839 – 4 December 1930) were Scottish architects. Their practice, MacGibbon and Ross was established in 1872 and continued until 1914. They are best known today for their comprehensive published surveys of Scotland's architectural heritage.
David MacGibbon should not be confused with architect William Forsyth McGibbon (1856-1923).
David MacGibbon LLD was born in Edinburgh, into a family of builders, and was educated at the Royal High School. He attended the University of Edinburgh from 1846–49, but did not graduate. In 1851 he joined the London office of architect William Burn, and made study tours to Europe during the 1850s. From 1856 he went into practice with his father Charles, drawing details for houses.
By 1858 he had opened his own office in Edinburgh, later becoming architect to the Merchant Company of Edinburgh, involving work to the city's schools. He was the principal architect to the Royal Bank of Scotland from 1861 (succeeding David Rhind), designing bank branches for Dunfermline, Kilmarnock, Montrose, and many others. From 1862 he employed Thomas Ross as his assistant, making him a partner and establishing MacGibbon and Ross ten years later.
In 1865 MacGibbon married Jessie Vannan Rintoul, and acquired the estate of Laggan, Ballantrae, from his father. After 1867 they built a new house on the estate (Gurphur, since demolished), and also purchased a house in the Dean Village area of Edinburgh. Later, a larger house was built at Ashfield in Grange Loan. These properties had to be sold in the early 1880s following the crash of the City of Glasgow Bank, to avoid the bankruptcy of MacGibbon's cousins.
In 1880 he was elected president of the Edinburgh Architectural Association, and gave lectures on the architecture of Scottish castles and country houses. He had been making field visits and sketching for some years, building up a first-hand knowledge of the topic. It was these surveys and papers which formed the basis for the publication of The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland.
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