Who was John Johnstone?
John Johnstone was born in Kilmarnock. He moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in the mid-19th century, where he went into partnership with William Alexander Knowles.
Johnstone was an architect known to have worked between 1773 and 1835.
Johnstone's major works included:
- Berwick Corn Exchange (1858)
- Newcastle Town Hall (1863)
- Hexham Town Hall (1866)
- Dumfries Town Hall (1866) (was destroyed in a fire in 1908)
- Gateshead Town Hall (1870)