Thomas Hamilton (architect)
Videos
Thomas Hamilton was a Scottish architect, based in Edinburgh where he designed many of that city's prominent buildings. Born in Glasgow, his works include: the Burns Monument in Alloway; the Royal Hig
The Dean Orphanage (now Dean Gallery) from the SW
Burns Monument, Edinburgh by Thomas Hamilton
Martyrs Monument, Calton Hill
Centenary plaque commemorating the building of the new Royal High School in Edinburgh
Old Calton Burial Ground
Videos
The Old Calton Burial Ground is a cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on Calton Hill to the north-east of the city centre. The burial ground was opened in 1718, and is the resting place of
Thomas Hamilton (architect)
…New North Road Free Church, now the Bedlam Theatre; Cumstoun, a private house in Dumfries and Galloway; and the Scottish Political Martyrs' Monument in Old Calton Cemetery, Edinburgh. He was one of the leading Greek Revivalists in Scotland, "more imaginative than his peers and more refined in his detailing". He was a…
Old Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh
The main screen wall to Old Calton Burial Ground on Waterloo Place
Old Calton Burial Ground as seen from the south
Old Calton Cemetery, looking towards Calton Hill