J. J. Stevenson

[1] Stevenson trained as an architect with David Bryce in Edinburgh and Sir George Gilbert Scott in London.

He then worked with Campbell Douglas in Glasgow, becoming a partner in 1860, they then jointly moved to a property at 24 George Street[2] in Edinburgh, sharing the space with the stained glass artist Daniel Cottier.

[3] In 1868 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being Alexander Keith Johnston.

[4] Stevenson's work in Scotland was mainly ecclesiastical, including the design of churches in Gilmerton, Crieff, Perth, Stirling, and Glasgow.

He died at his home, 4 Porchester Gardens in London on 5 May 1908[4] and his body was returned to Edinburgh for burial in Dean Cemetery.

Anglican Church, Campbelltown
Parish Church, Fairlie, North Ayrshire
Dunoon Pier
The grave of J. J. Stevenson, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh