Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Ramsay | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | 22 May 1820 | Bio Notes: | James Ramsay was a Scottish architect and landscape designer who was based in Edinburgh. John Claudius Loudon states in ‘Encyclopaedia of Gardening’ (1828) that he trained as a mason and was employed as such by Robert Robinson. However he showed an appreciation of landscape and afterwards became a well-respected landscape gardener. Loudon continues ‘He gave both ground-plans and drawings in perspective, both of the buildings and scenery. Leith Head, a small place near Edinburgh, is entirely his creation. His style was that of Brown…’. As well as his work as a landscape gardener at Cally House, Gosford and elsewhere he was responsible for a number of buildings and street layouts.
Ramsay died on 22 May 1820.
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Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Robert Robinson | Before 178 | | Assistant | |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | | Cally Estate, Cally Palace and other estate buildings | Gatehouse of Fleet | | Kirkcudbrightshire | Scotland | Employed as a landscape gardener | | | Leith Head | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | | | 1782 | New Street | Stewarton | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Plan for new street in Stewarton | | 1797 | Rednock House | | | Perthshire | Scotland | Stable block | | 1799 | Cathkin House | Carmunnock | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | Before 1800 | Gosford House | | | East Lothian | Scotland | Employed as landscape designer |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Scots Magazine | 1800 | | | p342 |
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