William Burn (20 December 1789 – 15 February 1870) was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.
He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812. Here he established a practice from the family builders' yard. In 1841, he took on a pupil, David Bryce, with whom he later went into partnership. From 1844 he worked in London. Burn was a versatile architect who was happy to turn his hand to a variety of styles. He designed many Scottish churches, a castle and some important public buildings, including:
- St John's Church, Edinburgh (1818)
- New Abbey Church, Dunfermline, Fife (1821)
- Blairquhan Castle, South Ayrshire (1821)
- The Edinburgh Academy (1824)
- John Watson's Hospital now the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (1828)
- Inverness Castle, Inverness (1836)
- Montagu House, Whitehall, London
He also designed or remodelled as many as 600 country houses, including:
- Balintore Castle, Angus, Scotland
- Dundas Castle, near Edinburgh, Scotland
- Harlaxton Manor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
- Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1820s
- Lynford Hall, Norfolk
- Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
- Muckross House, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
- Adderstone Hall, near Lucker, Northumberland
David Bryce went on to perfect the Scottish Baronial style of architecture.
External links
- Gazeteer for Scotland- William Burn
- Archival material relating to William Burn listed at the UK National Register of Archives
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