James Graham Fairley

James Graham Fairley FRIBA MSGS (1846–1934) was a 19th/20th century Scottish architect working mainly in the West Lothian area, specialising in churches and schools.

He was then apprenticed as an architect to Robert Thornton Shiells at 7 Gilmore Place in Edinburgh.

He then went to London for six months in 1873, working under Sir Edmund Frederick du Cane, before returning to Edinburgh to set up his own practice at 21 Rintoul Place in the Stockbridge Colonies.

[3] In 1875 he moved to larger and grander offices at 1 India Buildings at the head of Victoria Street.

[4] He died at home, 47 Abercorn Terrace (built to his own design) in Portobello, Edinburgh, on 6 April 1934.