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John Chesser (architect)
John Chesser (1819-1892) was a nineteenth-century Scottish architect largely based in Edinburgh. He was described as "the prime exponent of terrace design at the time". A very high number of his works are now category A listed buildings, evidencing the quality of his work, particularly in the West End of Edinburgh. Life He was born on 18 September 1819 on the Dalmeny House estate, a few miles west of Edinburgh, his elderly father, William Chesser (1757-1849), being Clerk of Works there. After spending some years working on the Revesby House estate in Lincolnshire he returned to Dalmeny to fill his father’s shoes on his death. By 1852 he appears to have been working for the City Architect, David Cousin. Through his experience, in 1858, he then gained a post as Superintendent of Works at George Heriot’s School following the death of Alexander Black. This role included developing the huge swathes of land around the city owned by the Heriot Trust, particularly in the West E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh
Learmonth may refer to: ;People * George-Yuri Andreevich Learmonth (1590s–1633) was a Scottish soldier in Russian service. * Ian Learmonth, British police officer * James Rögnvald Learmonth (1895–1967), Scottish surgeon * John Learmonth of Dean, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1831–33, after whom the Learmonth district of Edinburgh is named. * Noel Fulford Learmonth (1880–1970), Australian author, historian and naturalist * Okill Massey Learmonth VC, MC (1894–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Thomas Learmonth, also known as Thomas the Rhymer (c.1220–c.1298), Scottish laird * Thomas Livingstone Learmonth (1818–1903), early Victorian settler who established land around Ballarat, Victoria * Tom Livingstone-Learmonth (1906-1931), British hurdler ;Places * Learmonth, Edinburgh, a district of the Scottish capital * Learmonth, Victoria, Australia * RAAF Learmonth, Royal Australian Air Force base near Exmouth on the north-west coast of Western Australia See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cramond
Cramond Village (; gd, Cathair Amain) is a village and suburb in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth. The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity. In modern times, it was the birthplace of the Scottish economist John Law (1671–1729). Cramond was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh by the Edinburgh Boundaries Extension and Tramways Act 1920. Etymology It was once believed that Cramond Roman Fort was known to the Romans as ''Alaterva''. A stone altar was dug up in the grounds of Cramond House dedicated "To the Alatervan Mothers and the Mothers of the Parade-ground."Site Record for Cramond Edinburgh, Cramond Roman Fort Details – Royal Commission on the Ancient and Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Deaths
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1819 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States, begins. * January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. * January 29 – Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore. * February 2 – ''Dartmouth College v. Woodward'': The Supreme Court of the United States under John Marshall rules in favor of Dartmouth College, allowing Dartmouth to keep its charter and remain a private institution. * February 6 – A formal treaty, between Hussein Shah of Johor and the British Sir Stamford Raffles, establishes a trading settlement in Singapore. * February 15 – The United States House of Representatives agrees to the Tallmadge Amendment, barring slaves from the new state of Missouri (the opening vote in a controversy that leads to the Missouri Compromise). * February 19 – Captain William Smith of British merchant brig ''Williams'' sights Williams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davie Street School Edinburgh By John Chesser
Davie is a surname and a form of the masculine given name David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w .... It can refer to: Surname * Alan Davie (1920-2014), Scottish painter and musician * Alexander Edmund Batson Davie (1847-1889), Canadian politician and eighth Premier of British Columbia * Art Davie, American businessman * Bert Davie (1899-1979), Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer * Bob Davie (American football) (born 1954), American college football head coach, former player and sports commentator * Bob Davie (ice hockey) (1912–1990), Canadian ice hockey player * Daniel DeWitt Tompkins Davie (1816–1877), American photographer * Donald Davie (1922–1995), English poet and literary critic * Earl Davie (born 1927), American biochemist * Elspeth Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Andrews, Fife
St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourth-largest settlement and 45th most populous settlement in Scotland. The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland. It was ranked as the best university in the UK by the 2022 Good University Guide, which is published by ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times''. According to other rankings, it is ranked as one of the best universities in the United Kingdom. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle. The settlement grew to the west of St Andrews Cathedral, with the southern side of the Scores to the north and the Kinness Burn to the south. The burgh soon became the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, a position which was held until the Scottish Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southfield House Liberton
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Southfield may refer to: * Southfield, Jamaica * Southfield, Massachusetts, village within the town of New Marlborough * SouthField, Massachusetts (development), planned community near Boston * Southfield, Michigan * Southfield, Staten Island, New York See also * South Field (other) * Southfields (other) * Southfield School (other) Southfield School may refer to: * Southfield School (Brookline, MA), a private girls' school in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States * Southfield School, Kettering, a girls' secondary school in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England *Southfield Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heriot Trust
George Heriot's School is a Scottish independent primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st century, it has more than 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff, and 80 non-teaching staff. It was established in 1628 as George Heriot's Hospital, by bequest of the royal goldsmith George Heriot, and opened in 1659. It is governed by George Heriot's Trust, a Scottish charity. Architecture The main building of the school is notable for its renaissance architecture, the work of William Wallace, until his death in 1631. He was succeeded as master mason by William Aytoun, who was succeeded in turn by John Mylne. In 1676, Sir William Bruce drew up plans for the completion of Heriot's Hospital. His design, for the central tower of the north façade, was eventually executed in 1693. The school is a turreted building surrounding a large quadrangle, and built out of sandstone. The foundation stone is inscribed with the date 1628. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tait (architect)
John Tait (1787-1856) was a Scottish architect operating in the first half of the 19th century responsible for several fine streets in Edinburgh all of which are listed buildings. One of his creations, 15 Rutland Square, houses the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Life He is believed to have been born in Edinburgh in 1787. His early years are unclear but he is thought to have apprenticed as an architect under Archibald Elliot as several of his works conclude Elliot's works. He first appears listed in Edinburgh directories as an architect in 1826, living at 1 Mound Place in the Old Town. He worked for the Provost, John Learmonth in feuing the Learmonth area of the city, north of Dean Village, and continued in this role even after John Learmonth was forced to pass the project on to the Heriot Trust. His clever scheme at Clarendon Crescent (named after the Earl of Clarendon) was based on William Henry Playfair's Regent Terrace, and cleverly disguises the west end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Chesser
John William Chesser SSC (6 September 1862 – 29 June 1921) was a 19th/20th century Scottish solicitor and Tory politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1919 to 1921. The suburb of south-west Edinburgh known as Chesser was named after him. Life He was born on 6 September 1862 at 19 Graham Street off Lauriston Place in Edinburgh the son of Ann Stennett and her husband, John Chesser. The large Georgian house backed onto the Edinburgh Cattle Market. This relationship probably inspired his lifelong interest in cattle markets. He was educated at George Heriot's School 100m from his home. He studied law at the University of Edinburgh. In 1890 he was living as a lawyer at 1 Chalmers Crescent. He rose to be a Solicitor of the Supreme Court (SSC) in 1895. In 1911 he was living at 14 North Park Terrace, a terraced house overlooking Inverleith playing fields, and had offices at 45 Frederick Street in the New Town. In 1912 he was Convenor of the Edinburgh Markets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corstorphine
Corstorphine (Scottish Gaelic: ''Crois Thoirfinn'') ( ) is an area of the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. Formerly a separate village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, it is now a suburb of the city, having been formally incorporated into it in 1920. Corstorphine has a high street with many independent small shops, although a number have closed in recent years since the opening of several retail parks to the west of Edinburgh, especially the Gyle Centre. Traffic on the main street, St John's Road, is often heavy, as it forms part of the A8 main road between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The actual "High Street" itself is no longer the main street, an anomaly shared with central Edinburgh. Famous residents have included Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, Bible translator Alexander Thomson and Scottish Renaissance author Helen Cruickshank. Corstorphine is also featured in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel ''Kidnapped'' and mentioned in Danny Boyle's 1996 film '' Trainspotti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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