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Thomas Hamilton (11 January 1784 – 24 February 1858) 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 High School on the south side of Calton Hill (long considered as a possible home for the Scottish Parliament); the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; the George IV Bridge, which spans the Cowgate; the Dean Orphan Hospital, now the Dean Gallery; the 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 the leading Greek Revivalist in Scotland "more imaginative than his peers and more refined in his detailing".〔https://sites.google.com/site/joerocksresearchpages/thomas-hamilton-architect〕 He was a favourite of the church for his Gothic designs, being commissioned to design many Free Churches after the Disruption of 1843. He also designed shops and banks, many of which survive. ==Life== He was born on 11 January 1784 in Glasgow. His father, also Thomas Hamilton (1754-1824), had trained as a carpenter but was also an architect, most notable for remodelling the north-west corner of St Giles' Cathedral in 1796. He was presumably watched by young Thomas who was then 12 years old. His father married Hamilton's mother, Jean Stevenson, in the Canongate Church in 1783. In 1791 his father substantially altered a building on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh to make it their family home. This was at the head of Old Assembly Close at 166 High Street. It is notable for its arched windows on the first floor, all visible from the street and unlike the other rectangular windows in the block. The Hamiltons occupied all three upper floors, the ground floor being occupied by William Vair, a stocking maker. Hamilton's father received many City commissions between 1796 and 1803 allowing young Thomas to attend the Royal High School in High School Yards from 1800 to 1801. The rector at the time was Alexander Adam. In 1803 the family moved to the fashionable address of 47 Princes Street. Thomas was by now apprenticed to his father. His mother Jean died roughly at the time of this move or shortly before. In 1804 his father remarried, his new spouse being Margaret McAra, but by this time young Thomas was 20 and no longer in need of maternal care. By this time he seems largely to have been working under the wing of his uncle John, helping with building projects such as Heriot Row. During this time he acquired considerable knowledge of stone masonry. In 1812 his uncle John died and left the bulk of his estate to Thomas, then 28 years old. This included several houses on Heriot Row and Dundas Street, built by them both. Shortly before he had married Ann Richardson Dickson (1790-1855) who was also named in John's will, giving her financial independence. This implies some other family connection; she was possibly a cousin. Since the move to Princes Street, however, his father's affairs had been in disarray, with Thomas junior possibly supporting him to some degree. In 1813 his uncle James Hamilton of Springhill agreed to pay £40 towards his father's debts to fend off creditors, but this was never paid. His father was then pursued through the courts from 1818-1822, resulting in the poinding of his goods. His father removed to Currie where he died in June 1824. Hamilton's earliest known architectural drawing, dated 1813, is a plan requested by the Dean of Guild for a scheme by Robert Burn (architect) (1752-1815) to remodel a house on St Andrew Street. Hamilton was a founding member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1826. In the 1830s he is listed as living at 57 York Place, on the eastern edge of the Edinburgh New Town.〔http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=83400567&mode=transcription〕 He is buried in a vault in Old Calton Cemetery, a few yards south of the Martyrs Monument. Originally unmarked, the pupils of the Royal High School placed a commemorative wall plaque inside the vault in 1929 (to mark the school's centenary). 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「Thomas Hamilton (architect)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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