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Statue of Dr. Thomas Chalmers, junction of George Street & Castle Street - from South
SC 457620
Description Statue of Dr. Thomas Chalmers, junction of George Street & Castle Street - from South
Date 1/1967
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 457620
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 2308
Scope and Content Statue of Dr Thomas Chalmers, George Street, Edinburgh George Street, named after King George III, was the grand central thoroughfare of James Craig's New Town, linking St Andrew Square in the east and Charlotte Square in the west. It was made wider than its sister streets, Princes Street and Queen Street. At the junction of George Street and Castle Street is the statue of Dr Thomas Chalmers by Sir John Steell in 1878. In bronze, it stands on a red granite plinth. Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), a Church of Scotland minister, held the Chair of Divinity at Edinburgh in 1828. In 1843 he led 'the Disruption' of the Church over the question of patronage, which, in turn, led to the formation of the Free Church of Scotland. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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