John Thomson Gordon
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John Thomson Gordon FRSE was a Scottish advocate who served as Rector of Marischal College 1849-50 and Sheriff of Aberdeen 1847-48 and Edinburgh 1848–1852.
Gordon was born at 14 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh: the ground floor and basement property to the left hand side of the picture
New Town, Edinburgh
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The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It was built in stages between 1767 and around 1850, and retains much of its original neo-classical and Georgian architecture. Its
New Town, seen looking south from the air
View of the First New Town from Edinburgh Castle, largely obscured by modern shopping developments
Thistle Court, the first building in the New Town
Montage image of Robert Adam's north side of Charlotte Square. Bute House, official residence of the First Minister of Scotland, is in the centre.