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Bellevue, Edinburgh
Bellevue ( ) is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of Canonmills, west of Leith Walk and south of Leith, incorporating the easternmost extent of Edinburgh's New Town, Edinburgh, New Town UNESCO World Heritage Site, heritage site. The area was formerly open fields which became the second and penultimate location of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden in 1763 . History Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh In 1763, the Edinburgh botanical garden, botanic garden moved away from the city's pollution, from St. Anne's Yard, near Holyrood Palace, to a larger plot in then open fields between the city and its port, Leith, to the west of the main thoroughfare, Leith Walk, under the direction of John Hope (botanist), Prof John Hope. After sixty years, in the early 1820s under the direction of new Curator, William McNab, the garden moved to its present location, in Inverleith. The Royal Edinburgh Zoological Gardens Scotland's first zoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 had a population of in , making it the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city in Scotland and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The Functional urban area, wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarch in Scotland. It is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The city has long been a cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Feu (land Tenure)
Feu was long the most common form of land tenure in Scotland. Conveyancing in Scots law was dominated by forms which were called feudal until the Scottish Parliament passed the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000. The word is the Scots variant of fee. The English had in 1660 abolished these tenures, with An Act Taking Away the Court of Wards ..., since 1948 known as the Tenures Abolition Act 1660. History Prior to 1832, only the vassals of the Crown had votes in parliamentary elections for the Scots counties. This favoured subinfeudation as opposed to outright sale of land. This was changed by the Scottish Reform Act 1832, which increased the franchise of males in Scotland from 4,500 to 64,447. In the Orkney and Shetland islands, land is still largely possessed as udal property, a holding derived or handed down from the time when these islands belonged to Norway. Such lands could previously be converted into feus at the will of the proprietor and held from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
James Craig (architect)
James Craig (31 October 1739 – 23 June 1795) was a Scottish architect who worked mostly in lowlands of the country and especially his native city of Edinburgh. He is remembered primarily for his layout of the first Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh, New Town. Date of birth James Craig's birth date is traditionally given as 1744, as his baptism is recorded in parish register as Tuesday 13 November 1744. However, more recent research has shown that his birth date was 31 October 1739, as recorded in the registers of George Watson's College, George Watson's Hospital, where Craig was educated. As well as his date of birth, the records show he entered the school in 1748, and left in 1755. The 1744 date must therefore be incorrect, as it would mean he started school aged four, and left aged eleven. The baptism year, although not the date, has been shown to be in error, as 13 November fell on a Tuesday in 1739 also. Early life James Craig was the son of William Craig (1695–1762), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Adam (architect)
John Adam (5 March 1721 – 25 June 1792) was a Scottish architect, building contractor and supervisor. Life Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam and his wife Mary Robertson (1698–1761). His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects. The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career as a designer of country houses began to take off. John attended Dalkeith Grammar School, outside the city, although he did not proceed to university as he was already being involved in the family businesses. However, the family home became a hub of the Scottish Enlightenment, with numerous Edinburgh ''virtuosi'' visiting. It is believed his father allowed him to do some work on Montrose Mausoleum in Aberuthven, Perthshire, in 1736, for his name is in an inscription in the northern wall. During the 1740s, William was gradually handing over control to his eldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Choragic Monument Of Lysicrates
The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was erected by the ''Choregos (ancient Greece), choregos'' Lysicrates, a wealthy patron of musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, to commemorate the prize in the dithyramb contest of the City Dionysia in 335/334 BCE, of which performance he was Liturgy (ancient Greece), liturgist. The monument is known as the first use of the Corinthian order on the exterior of a building. It has been reproduced widely in modern monuments and building elements. History The circular structure, raised on a high squared podium, is the first Greek monument built in the Corinthian order on its exterior. It was originally crowned with an elaborate floral support for the bronze tripod, the prize awarded to Lysicrates' chorus. The sculpture on the frieze is thought to depict the mythology, myth of Dionysus and the Tyrrhenian pirates from the Homeric Hymn to Dionysus. Immediately below the architrave and between the column capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thomas Brown (architect)
Thomas Brown (1781 – 5 June 1850) was a Scottish architect in the early 19th century based in Edinburgh. He is best known for St. Mary's Church, Bellevue, Edinburgh, usually known as Bellevue Church. Life Born in England, by 1809 Brown was an established surveyor and draughtsman. In 1817 he married Jane Dick Brown (d. 31 August 1839). In February 1819 he received the prestigious appointment of Superintendent of the City Works in Edinburgh. This was during the city's major expansion to the north to create its New Town, and placed Brown on the then large salary of £250 per annum. In this role he replaced Thomas Bonnar who had been dismissed in early January 1819. Brown was largely responsible for the northern streets of the "Second New Town". During his time as Superintendent he employed David Cousin as his assistant and Cousin replaced him upon his retirement. This role was run from the City Chambers. In the 1830s his address was listed as 6 Argyle Square (demolished i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bellevue Chapel
Canonmills is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of the Royal Botanic Garden at Inverleith, east of Stockbridge and west of Bellevue, in a low hollow north of Edinburgh's New Town. The area was formerly a loch which was drained in three phases in the 18th and 19th centuries, disappearing finally in 1865. History Holyrood Abbey Formerly a small village, Canonmills owes its origins and name, in the same way as The Canongate, to the Augustinian canons of Holyrood Abbey who operated a mill here from the 12th century. It is shown pictorially as a cluster of buildings, three of which have waterwheels, on the 1560 Siege of Leith map. At a later period a mill lade from the Water of Leith reached the area via the village of Silvermills to the east. The Incorporation of Baxters (bakers) in the Canongate were compelled by law to have their corn ground at the Canonmills, and during demolition work carried out in 1964 to enlarge a local filling s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Broughton St Marys
Broughton may refer to: People *Broughton (name) Places Australia * Broughton, Queensland, a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland * Broughton, Victoria Canada * Broughton, Nova Scotia * Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia ** Broughton Island (British Columbia), an island in that archipelago ** North Broughton Island, to the north of Broughton Island ** Broughton Point, on the south coast of North Broughton Island *the Broughton Strait off the north coast of Vancouver Island, between that island and Queen Charlotte Strait *the Broughton Peaks, a small group of peaks in the Barkley Sound region of the west coast of Vancouver Island Jamaica * Broughton, Jamaica United Kingdom England * Broughton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire * Broughton, Cambridgeshire * Broughton, Claverley, Shropshire, a location * Broughton, Cumbria * Broughton, Hampshire * Broughton, Lancashire * Broughton, Lincolnshire * Broughton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire * Broughton, Northamptonshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Cousin
David Cousin (19 May 1809 – 14 August 1878) was a Scottish architect, landscape architect and Urban planning, planner, closely associated with early cemetery design and many prominent buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland, Edinburgh. From 1841 to 1872 he operated as Edinburgh’s City Architect, City Superintendent of Works (also known as the City Architect). Life Cousin was born in North Leith on 19 May 1809, the son of Isabella Paterson (1773-1851) and John Cousin (1781-1862), and was baptised in North Leith Parish Church, North Leith Church. Initially he trained under his father as a joiner, but went on to study mathematics with Edward Sang. He trained as an architect under William Henry Playfair, Scotland’s most eminent architect of the time, leaving Playfair's practice in 1831 to set up on his own. During this time he competed, but was unsuccessful, in the competition to design the Scott Monument. He established a partnership with Glasgow, Glaswegian engineer William Gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thomas Bonnar
Thomas Bonnar (d. 1847) was a Scottish interior designer and architect of note, working in the Edinburgh area. He is particularly remembered for his outstanding ceilings. Thomas was the father of the artist William Bonnar (1800–1853) and the engraver Thomas Bonnar (1810–1873), who collaborated with each other on several works. The group are also known by the family company name of Bonnar & Co. Life Bonnar was born in Edinburgh around 1770, the son of John Bonnar who had created the ceilings in Penicuik House. His family lived in a new house at 6 South St David Street during his teenage years. He was appointed as a burgess of the city in 1795 and a "sworn measurer" in 1807 and Superintendent of Works for the city in 1809, operating from the Magdalene Chapel in the Cowgate. From 1810 he acted as architect and surveyor to George Heriot’s School. He lost all public posts in January 1819 due to a bungled execution on 30 December (part of his wide scope of duties) which e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Sibbald
William Sibbald (c.1760–1809) was a Scottish architect. He was superintendent of public works in Edinburgh and assisted Robert Reid (architect), Robert Reid in setting out and designing the New Town, Edinburgh, Second New Town. Their joint work is the largest single development in Georgian Edinburgh, and, due to its highly intact nature, is one of the most important areas of Georgian architecture, Georgian development. Life He was born in or near Inverness . There he designed a new manse for St Cuthberts Church He appears in Edinburgh in 1790 living at 18 (Mid) Rose Street in the First New Town (which was then a new building). He was superintendent of public works from 1790 to 1803. In 1792 he sent a plan to ex-Provost David Steuart (Lord Provost), David Steuart representing both Steuart's own land ownerships and the governors of George Heriot's Trust, the landowners of the fields to the north of the largely complete First New Town. The original plan only covered land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert Reid (architect)
Robert Reid (8 November 1774 – 20 March 1856) was the King's architect and surveyor for Scotland from 1827 to 1839. He is responsible for a number of public works particularly the façade of Parliament Square in Edinburgh, which houses the Court of Session. Stylistically he was heavily influenced by Robert Adam, but Reid's style is more austere. The style is now seen as the main character of the northern (less altered) Edinburgh New Town and without Reid Edinburgh would today be a very different city. From 1802 to 1809 he assisted the much older William Sibbald in the design of the Second New Town in Edinburgh, largely being responsible for the facades. Reid also contributed to the layout of Charlotte Square in the city following fellow architect Robert Adam's death, constructing a home for himself there (No. 44) and completing the design for West Register House (formerly St George's Church). In 1802 he went on to contribute to the planning of the northern part of Edinb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
