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James Gillespie Graham (1776–1855) was a Scottish architect, prominent in the early 19th century. ==Life== He was born in Dunblane on 11 June 1776, the son of Malcolm Gillespie, a solicitor. He was christened simply as James Gillespie〔http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=200250〕 He is most notable for his work in the Scottish baronial style, as at Ayton Castle, and he also worked in the Gothic Revival style, in which he was heavily influenced by the work of Augustus Pugin. However, he also worked successfully in the neoclassical style as exemplified in his design of Blythswood House near Glasgow. Graham designed principally country houses and churches. He is also well known for his interior design, his most noted work in this respect being that at Taymouth Castle and Hopetoun House. Some of his principal churches include St Andrew's Cathedral in Glasgow, and St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral and the Highland Tolbooth Church (now The Hub) in Edinburgh. His houses include Cambusnethan House in Lanarkshire. He was also responsible for laying out the Drumsheugh area of Edinburgh's New Town, and for the design of Hamilton Square and adjoining streets in the then new town of Birkenhead, England. According to the writer Frank Arneil Walker he may have been responsible for the remodelling of Johnstone Castle, Renfrewshire.〔Walker, Frank Arneil (1986) ''The South Clyde Estuary'', RIAS〕 In the 1830s he is recorded as living at 34 Albany Street in the eastern New Town in Edinburgh.〔http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=83400483&mode=transcription〕 He died in Edinburgh on 11 March 1855 after a four year illness. He is buried in the sealed south-west section of Greyfriars Kirkyard generally called the Covenanter's Prison together with his wife and other family members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Gillespie Graham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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