Tobias Bauchop or Baccup (c.1665 – 1710) was a 17th-century Scottish master mason responsible for several architectural masterpieces, mainly working as contractor to the eminent architect

Sir William Bruce Sir William Bruce of Kinross, 1st Baronet (c. 1630 – 1710), was a Scottish gentleman-architect, "the effective founder of classical architecture in Scotland," as Howard Colvin observes.Colvin, p.172–176 As a key figure in introducing the Pa ...

Life

He was born around 1665 in

Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; , possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to ...

in central Scotland, the son of Thomas Bauchop (b. 1639), a master mason and bridge builder, and his wife, Janet Meerson (b. 1650). He was apprenticed to his father and took over his projects from at least 1680. From 1685 he had a working relationship with

, Scotland's foremost architect of the day. From around 1695, he apprenticed

Alexander Edward Alexander Edward (10 June 1651 – 16 November 1708) was a priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church who later became a draughtsman, architect and landscape designer. He was a stylistic follower of Sir William Bruce, and planned several gardens in ...

to provide working drawings for his projects. From 1699, Bruce, Bauchop and Edward jointly worked on the huge

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project.''Alloa Advertiser'', 25 August 2021 He died in Alloa on 26 April 1710. Bauchop's house in Alloa survives, including its marriage stone with a devil's head. It was restored by the

National Trust for Scotland The National Trust for Scotland () is a Scottish Building preservation and conservation trusts in the UK, conservation organisation. It is the largest membership organisation in Scotland and describes itself as "the charity that cares for, sha ...

Known works

*Remodelling of

Kirk (1680) including the church spire *

Logie Kirk Logie Kirk, considered something of a ‘hidden gem, is nestled in a tranquil spot beneath Dumyat at the Western side of the Ochil Hills, east of Stirling in central Scotland. It serves Church of Scotland pastoral duties in the areas of Cambuskenn ...

(1684) *

Kinross House Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland. History Construction of the house began in 1685, by the architect Sir William Bruce as his own home. It is regarded as one of hi ...

for

(1685–87) *

Kinross Kinross (, ) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth, Scotland, Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the Counties of Scotland, historic county of Kinross-shire. History Kinro ...

Home Farm (1686) *Remodelling of Argaty House (1687) *Three Gun Battery,

Stirling Castle Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an Intrusive rock, intrusive Crag and tail, crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill ge ...

(1689) *Market Cross, Alloa (1690) *House for himself Star House, 25 Kirkgate, Alloa (1695) *

Cortachy Castle Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some north of Kirriemuir. The present building dates from the 15th century, preceded by an earlier structure that was owned by the Earls of Strathearn. It was acquire ...

(1696) *Kinloch House,

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(1697) *Memorial to Provost McCulloch,

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, Stirling (1698) * Craigiehall near

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

(1699) for William Johnstone, 2nd

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*Mansion for Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet of

Greenock Greenock (; ; , ) is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The town is the administrative centre of Inverclyde Council. It is a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, and forms ...

(1702) *

Mertoun House Mertoun House is a country house situated by the River Tweed, east of St Boswells in the Scottish Borders. It is home to the Duke of Sutherland. The early 18th-century house is an A listed building, and was designed by Sir William Bruce. The gar ...

with Bruce (1703) *

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; ; from ) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, from the Anglo-Scottish border. Dumfries is the county town of the Counties of Scotland, ...

Town Hall (1705) *

with Bruce *

Duke of Montrose Duke of Montrose (named for Montrose, Angus) is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. The title was created anew in 1707, for James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose, James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose, great-grandson o ...

's house, Drygate,

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(1708) *Remodelling of the Great Hall at

(1710)

Family

He was married to Margaret Lapsley. He had a son Tobias Bauchop (1673-1719) and grandson Tobias Bauchop (1719-1746).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauchop, Tobias 1710 deaths People from Alloa 17th-century Scottish architects Year of birth uncertain