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Thomas Alison (painter)
Thomas Alison (1860–1931) was a Scottish painter whose main period of activity was 1880–1914. Principally known for Landscape painting, he also produced Portrait painting, portraits and other works. He lived in Dalkeith, Midlothian, and also worked in Spain.The Dictionary of Scottish Painters: 1600 to the Present, by Paul Harris, Paul and Julian Halsby, publ. Canongate Books Ltd, 3rd edition, Edinburgh, 2001 Family Thomas Alison was born in Dalkeith on 11 October 1860, eldest son of the Thomas Alison, draper and his wife, Margaret Pearson.Dictionary of Scottish Architects website, section on James Alison www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=200008 - retrieved Dec 2023Census of Scotland, 1881 ALISON, THOMAS (Census 683/ 1/ 13) Page 13 of 41 www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - retrieved Dec 2023 His father lived at Rosehill in Eskbank, a neighbourhood of Dalkeith, in which town he had a draper's store along with another similar store in nearby Musselburgh. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalkeith
Dalkeith ( ; gd, Dail Cheith, IPA: ˆt̪alˈçe is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (now Dalkeith Palace). Dalkeith has a population of 12,342 people according to the 2011 census. The town is divided into four distinct areas: Dalkeith proper with its town centre and historic core; Eskbank (considered to be the well-heeled neighbourhood of Dalkeith with many large Victorian and newer houses) to its west; Woodburn (primarily a working class council estate with pockets of new housing developments) to its east; and Newbattle (a semi-rural village with its abbey) to the south. Dalkeith is the main administrative centre for Midlothian. It is twinned with Jarnac, France. In 2004, Midlothian Council re-paved Jarnac Court in honour of Dalkeith and Jarnac's long standing link. On the north-eastern edge of Dalkeith at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
