Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | James Carswell | | Designation: | Engineer | | Born: | c. 1833 | | Died: | 20 January 1897 | | Bio Notes: | James Carswell was born c.1832 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, the son of Thomas Carswell, iron merchant, and his wife Anne. In 1851 he is described as a 'mining and land engineer' and was living in his parental home in the Gorbals. He began his career as resident of the Monklands Railway, subsequently amalgamated with the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway which was absorbed by the North British Railway in 1865. In 1861 he was living in Derbyshire with hsi wife Anne and their young son.
He succeeded Deas as resident engineer of the western section of the North British Railway in 1869, becoming engineer-in-chief in 1879 on the retirement of James Bell. Queen Street Station, Glasgow remains his masterpiece. He engineered the Forth Bridge approach lines, and was responsible for many buildings on the West Highland Railway. He died in Edinburgh on 20 January 1897 and was buried in Dean Cemetery. He left 6,567. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this engineer: | | |
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Date from |
Date to |
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Glasgow, Scotland(?) |
Private/business |
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7, Western Terrace, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Private |
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1897 |
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106, South Portland Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
Private |
1851 |
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Market Street, Chapel En Le Firth, Derbyshire, England |
Private |
1861 * |
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Thrush Cottage, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Private |
1871 |
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Thrush Villa/1, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Private |
1881 * |
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* earliest date known from documented sources.
Buildings and Designs
| This engineer 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 |
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1878 |
Edinburgh and Glasgow Station |
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Glasgow |
Scotland |
Rearrangement and enlargement |
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1885 |
Springburn Station |
Springburn |
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Glasgow |
Scotland |
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1894 |
Haymarket Station |
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Edinburgh |
Scotland |
Arrangement of platforms as through platforms |
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1895 |
North British Workmen's Houses |
Fort William |
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Inverness-shire |
Scotland |
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1897 |
Helensburgh Central Station |
Helensburgh |
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Dunbartonshire |
Scotland |
Designed; built posthumously |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this engineer: | | |
Author(s) |
Date |
Title |
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Publisher |
Notes |
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Johnston, Colin and Hume, J R |
1979 |
Glasgow Stations |
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Newton Abbot: David and Charles |
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Johnston, W T |
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Scottish Engineers and Shipbuilders |
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Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this engineer: | | |
Periodical Name |
Date |
Edition |
Publisher |
Notes |
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Scotsman |
21 January 1897 |
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Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this engineer: | | |
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Source Catalogue No. |
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Census records online |
Censuses |
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