1859y;

Brodie's works this year;

`Hecamede the Greek Nurse'; RSA `Aenone, the Nymph of Mount Ida'; RSA and Avington Park, Hampshire; Aberdeen Journal says Charles Jenner. James Abercromby, 1st Lord Dunfermline (1776-1858), Speaker of the House of Commons; marble, 60.90cm; RSA then SNPG, PG330 (Switched with small replica in 1924) SNPG Acquisition File) Lord Dunfermline; Small Replica Given by Hon. Mrs Mary Trotter (granddaughter) 1891. Now in City Chambers (SNPG Acquisition Files) `Laura' for Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, ‘Bowood’ Wiltshire George Combe (1788-1858), Phrenologist; Plaster, height 28.50cm; SNPG, PG542 (no date given) (listed as medallion by Woodward) 1858 Plaster medallion Given by Mrs Hodgson 1894 she writes 5th May 1894; I believe the medallion of George Combe is by Brodie Another Geroge Combe; Mr Oliver 12 Greenhill Park has one exactly the same and he says his is by Brodie and he believes mine is also by Brodie. The one(?) by Charles McLaren is Mr Oliver says, also by Brodie. Emily Hodgson.

“Sunshine”, statue, RSA (Scotsman) A Scotch Lassie (after P Park) ; marble, RSA, Edinburgh NGS (Woodward) Chaldean Captive Aberdeen Journal Mar 10th The late Honourable Lord Moncrieff (RSA Map) The late Hugh Miller (RSA Map)

Pilkington was living at 27 St Bernard's Crescent this year. The Crescent whose design, by Milne, dates from the 1820s is an exuberant classical design heavy with Doric pillaring. It may have been this year that Pilkington got to know another important figure in his life, and in the Edinburgh art scene, Sam Bough, the landscape painter. Sam lived in Malta Terrace, off St. Bernard’s Row on the other side of Stockbridge’s main street.

Bough was a well known flamboyant figure who would have been highly visible in Stockbridge, and in the local hostelries. He had moved to Edinburgh in 1856, some three years after the Pilkingtons. It may also be that his status as en Englishman in Scotland made for a bond between them. Their proximity, eventually occupying the same business premises, was to last until Sam’s death in the 1870s.

In January of the New Year Pilkington married Louisa McLaren of Glasgow, the daughter of a "warehouseman". Louisa McLaren or Mclaren, is likely to have been the daughter of William Mclaren described as a “Merchant” in the 1841 Census, when Louisa was 9. The family lived at Hunter’s Quay, Dunoon, a fashionable town for wealthy Glasgow families. The names Mclaren and McLauren are closely linked in clan history, and there may be some link to the Crieff families.

George William Evelyn Leslie, 16th Earl of Rothes; White Marble George, Baron Rossie of Rossie listed as George, 9th Baron Kinnaird; white marble bust, height 9.85cm; SNG, NGL 050.89 George William Evelyn Leslie, 16th Early of Rothes; marble bust (Artprice) Robert Burns, bust; RSA (N&Q)

1859 saw T Pilkinton and Son established as "architects", at 24 George Street, across the street Gowans brother's firm, Gowans and Goodlet at no 25. Also at that address was Wm T McCulloch, librarian, and the Edinburgh Subscription Library.

Alexander O Cowan, MD 30 Royal Terrace Robert Bell disappears from directory, becomes Bell and Menzies

CRIEFF

The first recorded design by Pilkington himself is a very assured and surprisingly large villa called "Inchglas" located at Brioch Terrace, Crieff attributed by Dixon as built in 1859; "Designed by Frederick Pilkington for himself, though never occupied by him". (DIXON) Nevertheless, the house remained in family ownership at least until the 1870s when it was advertised in The Scotsman for rent, by “Mr Pilkington, Joppa” (The Scotsman - Monday, 26th April 1875, page 2) N

This building introduces us to two of the early patrons who had such a direct influence on Pilkington. We have already noted the link between Thomas Pilkington, Gowans and the Crieff Junction Railway. It is likely that Pilkington's first Scottish work was built on land owned by the then Chairman of the Crieff Railway Company, Alexander Monteath (CRIEFF JOURNAL, 1858 (a)). Monteath (afterwards Alexander M'Lauren (or McLauren) Monteith) of Brioch was also a member of the Crieff District Road Committee (CRIEFF JOURNAL, 1858 (b)). Monteath was active in the railway development mania of the mid-century and was secretary of the Devon Valley Railway Co. (CRIEFF JOURNAL 1858 (c)) James Gowans was a Director of the Railway as well as contractor to it. (CRIEFF JOURNAL (a)).

(These references check) Groome's Gazetteer describes Brioch thus; an estate, with a mansion, in Crieff Parish, 3/4 mile south of the town. The mansion, enlarged by a wing in 1881, is the seat of Alexander MacLaurin Monteath Esq. (born 1834, succeeded 1880). An ancient Caledonian standing stone is on the estate; also found old burial places in 1860. (GROOME)

Pilkington eventually in 1872 designed a pair of villas for him in Grange, Edinburgh. (RSA, 1872).

The contact with Monteath placed Pilkington in one of the geographical areas in which his work was to concentrate; the Dundee, Angus, Perthshire area. The Kinnaird family were particularly important as patrons of both Brodie and Pilkington. It is interesting that Monteath occupied a villa also in Brioch Terrace in 1875, called “Kinnaird House”. (SOAS) Perhaps more importantly Monteath would have been the link between Pilkington and MacKinnon for whom Pilkington would build a school in Cambeltown in the 1870s and the headquarters of Mackinnon’s British India Steamship Company in the 1890s. Monteath had become a close friend of Mackinnon in the 1870s when they met in India.; he was to be offered a Directorship of the shipping company in 1881. (SOAS)

BARON PANMURE However, behind Monteath and Gowans stood the much more influential patron, Baron Panmure, later the Earl of Dalhousie. Gowans had earlier been active in this area of Scotland, certainly working with Lord Panmure on the development of his quarries in Angus.

1859; BROOMHILL, BURNTISLAND That year the firm exhibited designs for new houses on a speculative estate at "Broomhill", Burntislandthe , spectacularly situated on an escarpment above the town centre and looking out over the old Kirk towards the Edinburgh skyline on the other side of The Firth of Forth. Although only six houses out of a proposed 30 were built, the range has the look of a major religious institution, brooding over the town.

It must have been a very significant element in the view from the Granton to Burntisland train ferry as it approached its destination.

The author has in his possession drawings by Pilkington of his designs for the Burntisland villas.

THE COWAN FAMILY At about this time, Pilkington established a very close relationship with John Cowan, brother of the Liberal MP for Edinburgh and controller of the activities of the Eskside paperworks at Penicuick in Midlothian.

Charles Cowan was born in 1801. He was taken to visit Thomas Chalmers while still a child, and also as a young man to visit Robert Owen "the apostle of cooperation and pioneer of Christian Socialism". He married into a Lanark family. This connection is important as an explanation for the Lanarkshire network which Pilkington eventually developed. Both Charles Cowan and John J Cowan were members of the "Upper Ward of Lanarkshire Association". (EDINBURGH NEWS, 1875) In the Disruption of 1843, Cowans role was important as one of the financiers of the new church, setting up the "Suspension Fund". D O Hill's picture of the Disruption meeting gives him an important place. Pilkington was to build his largest and most important church building for the Free Church in the 1860s. He became MP for Edinburgh in 1847; "When he arrived in Penicuick after the election the horses were taken out of the carriage and the cheering populace dragged it home in triumph." He was Liberal MP until 1859, living in an old mansion in Penicuick parish.

Charles Cowan was personally involved in the struggle of the Free Church. Established Church landowners were obstructive and tried to stop the Free Church from acquiring land for their new churches. Sir George Clerk at Penicuick was no exception. Charles Cowan purchased and gifted the site on which Pilkington built the beautiful little Free Church.

This year saw the beginnings of a movement to found an institution for the education of "Imbecile children" which was to bring Pilkington a major contract, and perhaps one of his most groundbreaking designs. The Committee was Presided over by The Earl of Southesk, among the Vice-Presidents were The Right Hon Lord Murray, and Alexander Cowan; On the Committee of Management were Dr Guthrie, John Brown MD, Thomas Constable the publisher, John Cowan, Professor Kelland, Pilkington's Maths Professor, and John A Rankine Esq, who was a banker and member of the Free Church Assembly for Irvine in Ayrshire. Guthrie, Brown, Constable and Rankine were sculpted by Brodie in later years. (Caledonian Mercury, 1859) Southesk incidentally resided at Kinnaird Castle, in Angus, and may have provided a link to Lord Kinnaird a later Brodie and Pilkington patron.

Charles Cowan, is one of the central figures in the society in which Pilkington, Brodie and Gowans moved. He is perhaps the most important. He links the intimacy of the Cowan network with public life and with the great political figures and issues of the day. In addition to his role as MP and a close friend and supporter of Gladstone he was involved in many activities which link him to the interests of Gowans and Pilkington; he was involved with social welfare and young people , for example as an influential member of the YMCA; he had an interest in the controversy over the siting of the Prince Consort Memorial suggesting a site on Arthur's Seat.

Cowan had a significant involvement with railways. He was a Director of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Co Ltd, which was linked with the Bathgate Railway built by Gowans. In the 1860s he was also Sept 29th - Member of Board of Esk Valley Railway Coy. (EEC)

Jan 30th Architectural Institute of Scotland on subject of Land and Building Societies - Charles Cowan on the platform

Cowan's involvement in the Free Trade debate was of course central to his interests. Feb 4th Scottish Trade Protection Society Conversazione - President

Feb 6th Chamber of Commerce - reads a paper on tax refom

Feb 11th buys a painting by McWhirter 1864 Source; Edinburgh Evening Courier, Sept. 23 1864 - on general committee for Road Reform

Sept 29th - Member of Board of Esk Valley Railway Coy.

Nov 15th - elected president of the RSSA

1865 Source; Scotsman Jan 28th 1865 - reads a paper to the RSSA on the subject of "Our sewage and soapy waters, what can we do about it?"

Feb 7th Charles Cowan of Logan House to be elected a member of the Scottish Trades Protection Society.

Source; RSSA; Chair until 1865

1867 Source; Cowan book Made Senior Magistrate of Penicuick

Source; Daily Review, Feb 28th 1867, at a meeting of friends and subscribers to the "Edinburgh Night Asylum"

Feb 16th At a dinner of the RSA - with Brodie, Simpson, J Ballantyne etc. lends a portrait by Lees in 1880, entitled - "Grand Match of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club at Linlithgow in 1853, with 50 portraits of noblemen and gentlemen. Charles portrait may be recognised 1889 died - "passed quietly away" Source; Royal Scottish Institution - one of the Edinburgh Committee and one of the Directors - address given as Logan House, Penicuick, and as Logan House, Whitehouse Terrace, Edinburgh

Source; RSSA; Chair until 1865

Source; Architectural Institute of Scotland; founder member; and member of the Library Committee.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Source; "Reminiscences" Charles Cowan MP

Disruption in 1843 - Cowan was "instrumental" - set up the Suspension Fund (with Chalmers) he was active against drink his son Charles W friend of Rev Thomas Guthrie ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Source; Cowan book He travelled much - America, Germany, Norway - where he nearly lost his life in a great snow field - (McWhirter painted the landscape as a momento for him) - Russia, Switzerland (Cham0nix in 1861) - France where acted as guide and interpreter for Dr Chalmers.

1880 Source; Cowan book came into the world again to preside over a meeting addressed by Gladstone during the great Midlothian campaign

JOHN COWAN; DIARY OF A FRIENDSHIP 1859; Such then was the illustrious family into which the young Pilkington was introduced in 1858 or early 1859. He makes his first appearance in John Cowans personal diary in June 1859, and is closely associated with him for the next three years until he announced his marriage to Elizabeth Cropley of Ely when he abruptly disappears from John's diary. However by that year he was deeply involved in building at least three churches closely associated with the Cowans; the Barclay, the Penicuick Church and the South Back Church Canongate.

The first entry in Cowan's diary is on 9th June when FT came out from Edinburgh to "Beeslack" to consult with John about the Wellington Reformatory which he was already helping to design; a conversion from existing farm buildings on Cowan land. In august of that year J and FT were visiting quarries to select stone. J always referred to FT in his diaries as "Mr P" or "P". His return to Edinburgh "at night" was noted. In November Pilkington's plans for the lodgings at the reformatory were approved. FT was intimate with the family by Christmas of that year; being driven by J to the Pentlands in a sledge on the 23rd December.

In late February, FT was present at the opening of the reformatory and returned to "Beeslack" for dinner with the party from the ceremony. At "Beeslack" FT would have become acquainted with many possible clients, among whom was Jolly; whose wife had died in 1859, and who appeared with his new wife in April.

The Wellington Reformatory was opened on Tues Feb 28th 1860, as the Wellington Farm Reformatory School. It was instituted under Lord Palmerston's Act of 1854 for the reformation of juvenile male criminals. (THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, 1860 (a))

The first boys were admitted 6th Feb 1860. The Edinburgh Evening News commented; "The cost of the erection of a large and commodious schoolroom and dormitory for 60 boys, and of a new cowhouse, dairy and implement shed, and also of bringing in a new supply of water has been considerable, amounting to £720.00, which added to the former expense of adapting and repairing the buildings, makes it about £1100...... But considering the range of the buildings obtained, they do not consider that this sum can be considered atall extravagant. (EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS 1862)

GOWAN'S MASTER-WORK; ROCKVILLE

In the RSA EXHIBITION of 1859, Gowans exhibited the designs for the now unfortunately and vandalously demolished "Rockville". He had not yet moved into his residence as his address was given as 'Pittachar House', Crieff. The house was exhibited together with his "Design for Workmens' Cottages", Crieff. (info. supplied by AMD)

ROCKVILLE attracted a great deal of attention when it was exhibited.

It is perhaps the most Ruskinian of architecture, and indeed one commentator called it "Pre-Raphaelite". "The building may be considered as somewhat Pre-Raphaelite in character, not only in point of minute regard to detail, but in respect of outward construction - its walls, representing as they do, so many geological specimens, certainly "holding the mirror up to nature", though nature blended with the delicate working of art.

The same anonymous author states "We are told by Mr Ruskin that it is only by sympathetic regard to the domestic work done for each of use that we can either educate ourselves to the feeling, or our builders to the doing of what is entertaining and agreeable to the view. Upon this first principle Mr James Gowans of Edinburgh has proceeded in the elegant villa...... designed for his own metropolitan retreat. So unique and artistic in character is this edifice, and so regardless of the prevailing styles of domestic architecture in this utilitarian age...... "(Fife Herald - Thursday 25 August 1859)

The Builder quoted extensively from the 'Daily Scotsman'. It is important to quote at length because Gowans has been accused of "randomness" in his composition. The quotes below indicate that, quite the reverse, the building is a three dimensional representation of the history of geology, and with it carries the religious and spiritual symbolism which Hugh Miller had made popular.

"(Rockville) is square in plan, and is what may be termed three stories high; and exclusive of kitchen and other offices which are detached from the main structure, covers a space of some 54 feet.

..... the prominent features of the exterior appear to be brought out by the intersection of lines... indeed the building may be said to represent three or four styles of architecture, the Italian, the Gothic (both French and Norman), being bonded with a strong dash of the 'Oriental'" (THE BUILDER SEPT. 17TH. 1859).

This is an interesting observation because, as we shall see later, Gowans had intended to create a completely new and "modern" style of architecture which did not make any references to other styles.

"The roof is broken up by bold storm windows, a curious grouping of chimneys, and one of those sloping, tower shaped terminations, enclosed by iron railings, after the style of the Louvre. A tower at the south east rising to a height of some eighty four feet completes the more striking external objects. The tower is Indian in character, and is surmounted by a gilt ball.

From the beginning of the first storey to the ledge of the roof, the elevation consists of panels two foot square. These panels are composed of different kinds of rock, roughly dressed and arranged in geometric form - each panel being enclosed in a slightly projecting belt of rough ashlar work.

This composition, from the varied colours of the rock, imparts a curious `kenspeckle' aspect - the panels, when viewed from a distance, looking like so many cavities or pigeon holes.

The two lower courses of the building are wholly composed of specimens of the old rocks, such as granites, traps etc. Above this, on the north and east fronts (with the exception of the six panels above the main entrance) the rubble is principally from the brown or crop rock of Redhall mixed with the fossil from the same source, and quartz from Perthshire and other trap districts.

On each side of the main entrance, which is placed to the south, the panels represent the various scotch metals, such as iron, copper and lead etc., the panels immediately above being filled with specimens from the Braid Hills; while the upper storey of the west front is chiefly built from material from China, which in nature is somewhat like the porphyries of Argyllshire. The offices are built with stone from the lower beds of the coal measures, strongly marked with specimens of plants belonging to that formation". (THE BUILDER SEPT. 17TH. 1859)

So we can see that Gowans principle building stones are taken from his family quarry, combined with a wide representation of the mineral wealth of the country, even including coal bearing strata and fossils.

Brodie supplied two bas-relief panels for the house, of the Gowans brothers. James is seen working on designs; which seem to include enlarged masons’ marks as their basis.

It would have been some time during this very active period that Gowans was involved in the updating of the Newtyle Railway. This was a historic line. "Newtyle was favoured with railway connection at an early period. The line between Dundee and Newtyle was the pioneer of the system in Scotland. The line was projected in the first half of the third decade - its formation at both ends in 1826. Opened in 1832, it was a single line and was rope operated. The rout has nearly all been changed; stationery engines and inclined planes a thing of the past." (WARDEN, 1870) Newtyle itself speaks of links to later Pilkington connections in London. "Newtyle is neatly laid out; given off in feus by the Earl of Wharncliffe." (ibid) Lord Wharncliffe was a major actor in the Artizan’s Dwellings Company for which Pilkington designed many of his working class housing tenements in the 1890s.

BRODIE

1859 Thomson of Banchory, Convenor of the County, Aberdeen Journal George William Evelyn Leslie, 16th Earl of Rothes; White Marble 80cm, inscribed on front ROTHES; Sotheby's UK, 2005 (Invaluable.com)James and Alex Gowans; life size bas-relief panels; Rockville, Merchiston, Edinburgh John Hill Burton, marble bust, The Scotsman Office (Woodward) John Hill Burton; copy in SNPG, 1885 by Alexander Rhind George, Baron Rossie of Rossie listed as George, 9th Baron Kinnaird; white marble bust, height 9.85cm; SNG, NGL 050.89 Robert Burns, bust; RSA (N&Q) (RSA Map) Madeleine Smith, marble bust, Edinburgh Fine Art Society (Woodward) Robert Herdman RSA (RSA Map) The Rt Hon Lord Kinnaird (RSA Map) Storm (RSA Map) The late George Combe (RSA Map) Marble Medallion (RSA Map) Monument to Robert Story (DNB and "Rosneath Past and Present")

Source; Brodie's growing popularity and critical acclaim was reflected in his "attaining the full rank of academician" at the RSA. (BUILDING NEWS, 1881)

Brodie sculpted his great patron John Hill Burton in this year. There is a copy of the bust in SNPG, made in 1885 and donated by Alexander Rhind in that year. (SNPG)

1859 was the year too in which Brodie produced his first bust of George, then Baron Rossie of Rossie, soon to become the 9th Baron Kinnaird, the great patron of the arts in the Dundee area. He and his brother Arthur were highly influential members of the Brodie circle. Their father had previously been a patron of Thomas Cambell who had dominated sculpture for visiting Scottish patron's to Rome before Macdonald, Brodie's teacher had established himself there. Arthur Kinnaird had achieved early fame having been chosen by Lord Byron whilst a child , to be the subject of a portrayal commissioned from Campbell of a nude statue of Ascanius, (SMAILES, 1991) listed by Gunnis as "Ganymede" (GUNNIS).

For many years the Campbell statue of the young Arthur Kinnaird shared an ante- room on the south front of Rossie Priory with antique statues; of Narcissus, restored by Canova, and an "animated figure" of a Faun, "probably an old Roman copy from a Greek original", as well as a bust of Sir Frances Burdett, father of Baroness Burdett-Coutts, by Chantrey and a head of Byron by the same sculptor. (MILLAR, 1890) Rossie Priory (Source; RCAHMS)

The Brodie bust of Arthur's brother was destined for the Dundee Corn Exchange (GUNNIS) Brodie writes in October about a difficulty in the relationship between the bust and its location. Lord Rossie was obviously anxious to have the bust in London in summer 1860, and Brodie assured him that this was planned by him. He refers to a discussion with a Mr Nicoll (?), and the possibility that the bust would be "placed in the Centre of the Hall". Brodie suggests that he "would make another of a larger size to correspond with the situation". Brodie was obviously anxious that Mr Nicol might see him as tardy in his work; "But as I took in hand at the beginning to have the bust done in about 6 months, I should be much indebted if Your Lordship Could take any means of letting him know that I had not exceeded the time (Brodie's emphasis) (Brodie/Rossie correspondence)

It is now in the SNPG (SNPG).

Kinnaird was born in 1807 and died in 1878, his brother Arthur then inheriting the title. George inherited the Baronetcy in 1826 in the Scottish peerage as Baron Rossie of Rossie. In 1860 he became Baron Kinnaird of Rossie an honour bestowed on him by Lord Grey, as reward for the generous Whig support provided by his family.

His interest in art, architecture and archaeology were developed early. During his youth, he spent much of his time in Italy. He inherited the antiquarian tastes of his father and conducted important excavations near Rome, bringing to this country many Roman antiquities which were preserved at Rossie Priory. He was created Knight of the Thistle in 1857 and was Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire from 1866 until his death.

He had a great interest in agricultural reform and industrial modernity. He was one of the earliest reformers of the old style of husbandry prevailing in the Carse of Gowrie. Steam ploughs and threshing machines were first used in Scotland on his estate, and having an aptitude for mechanics, he himself devised various improvements in agricultural implements. He energetically sought to ameliorate the condition of the labouring classes, organising free evening schools for the ploughmen, and establishing free reading rooms and libraries about his estate.

He also shared with Gowans an enthusiasm for railways. It was largely through his exertions that the railway system in the east of Scotland was developed, the line connecting Perth and Dundee, which ran through part of his property, being carried out principally under his supervision. The Dundee and Newtyle Railway which Gowans worked on later was a branch from that line. Kinnaird also helped to found and maintain industrial schools throughout the country (sic), and his philanthropic aims extended to the reclamation of criminals, especially of juvenile delinquents. Here there is a close link with the enthusiasms of Guthrie and the Cowans, and with Pilkington's interest in the same subject. He also was involved in issues of public health and planning; supporting legislation to close public houses on sunday and "the abatement of the smoke nuisance".

He was particularly interested in the reform of The Mint, on which subject he wrote several pamphlets. There was obviously a link with Herschel and Graham, both of whom were Masters of the Mint.

He was also interested in the regulation of mines, becoming Chairman of the Mining Commission.

He was a man with wide radical and liberal connections "...in close intimacy with Ricardo, Cobden, Bright. He presided at a great meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League at Covent Garden Theatre; aiding Polish refugees, befriending Mazzini and Garibaldi". This interest was shared with the Eastlakes and the sculptor Wilson.

Perhaps most interestingly; "..... in his pursuit of scientific interests he spent much time, in company with Mr Talbot, in developing photography".

This may be a reference to the early experiments with photography in which Sir David Brewster took a key role. Robert Graham, writing in 1874 talked of the photographic parties held at Rossie Priory; "Sir David was our teacher ... and a most patient and painstaking teacher he was...... servants were kept running perpetually with pails of hot and cold water, warm smoothing irons etc. The whole establishment was turned topsy-turvy while its superiors were bent on photographic studies." (SMITH, 1990)

This year, Brodie sculpted another major actor in the advancement of his career "Thomson of Banchory". Thomson was a lawyer who was born in 1798, so was 61 when Brodie sculpted his bust. Two years previously he had been unanimously elected to be Convenor of the County of Aberdeenshire. He was a polymath and scholar; his library at Banchory House " we do not know that there are many private libraries in the North of Scotland that will equal it...... " He wrote learned papers for The Architectural Institute of Scotland, chiefly on Roman and Egyptian themes. "...... a staunch but by no means bigoted Presbyterian and hearty Free Churchman; the host of such men as Chalmers and Duff...... and in the stirring times of The Disruption the former preached from the steps of Banchory House, to an audience of about 4000 assembled on the lawn.

."...his devoted attention to the subject of reformatory training, as expressed in his sketch of "Industrial Schools in Aberdeen, their Rise and Progress" and his volume entitled "Punishment and Prevention""...... It will be remembered that Sherrif Watson of Aberdeen, an early patron of Brodie's, was one of the founders of the Aberdeen Industrial Schools.

Most importantly for Brodie; "In 1859, on the occasion of the visit of the British Association to Aberdeen, he had the distinguished honour of entertaining the Prince Consort, then President of the Association, as his guest for two nights at Banchory House. This interesting event is noticed in Her Majesty's recent "Journal""

"In private life Mr Thomson was kindly courteous and considerate, ever desiring the comfort and welfare of all in the highest and best sense, while his richly stored and cultured mind made him an instructive and delightful companion" (Aberdeen Journal 27th May 1868)

Brewster by the way had been from 1838-1859 principal of St Andrews and in this year was unanimously chosen principal of Edinburgh, a role he maintained until his death in 1868.

Kinnaird also developed an extensive geological collection with the aid of Sir Charles Lyell. He married in 1837 Lady Frances Ponsonby, daughter of Lord de Mauley (UNIV)

Robert Story is an interesting character. He was a popular Minister at Rosneath on the Clyde near Helensborough. One of his close friends was Rev Chalmers, and another was Edward Irving, the populist preacher who sought to make an alliance with Catholicism.

He died in November 1859. Brodie provided a marble plaque with a "medallion portrait" profile image of Story. The text reads; DEDICATED BY HIS PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS TO THE REVERED MEMORY OF ROBERT STORY FOR FORTY TWO YEARS THE FAITHFUL AND BELOVED MINISTER OF THE CHURCH AND PARISH OF ROSNEATH. ON EARTH HIS EARNEST AIM WAS TO SHEW FORTH BY WORD AND LIFE THE GOOD AND PERFECT WAY WHEREIN HIS GREAT MASTER WALKED; IN HEAVEN THERE ARE MANY WITH HIM TO TESTIFY THAT HE DID NOT LABOUR IN VAIN, NOR SPEND HIS STRENGTH FOR NAUGHT. BORN 3RD MARCH 1790 ORDAINED 26TH MARCH 1818 DIED 22ND NOVEMBER 1859. Story remained in the established Church at the Disruption.

An interesting footnote to this year is the joint authorship of “The New Atlas of the World”, by Thomas Nelson and Thomas , published in London. It will be recalled that Davies built Nelson’s house in Edinburgh. (Dictionary of National Biography p 214)