John Thomas Rochead

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John Thomas Rochead (28 March 1814 – 7 April 1878) was a Scottish architect. He was born in Edinburgh, and worked for a number of years as an apprentice of David Bryce.

In 1849 he won a competition for his design for the Royal Arch, Dundee, which was built the following year. He also designed the Wallace Monument, completed in 1869.

Rochead died suddenly of angina, also in Edinburgh, and is buried at Grange Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, one son and a daughter.

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John Thomas Rochead. DSA Architect Biography Report (2007).