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Title: Edinburgh and its neighbourhood in the days of our
grandfathers. A series of (eighty) illustrations drawn by T. H.
Shepherd]. ... with historical and descriptive sketches.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
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Gowans, James; Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer; 1886. x. 166 p.; 8 .
10369.h.14.
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This detailed guide to the model tenement building displayed at
Edinburgh's International Exhibition of Industry Science and Art in
1886 was first published in that year. A prominent figure in
Scottish architecture and engineering, Sir James Gowans (1821 90)
designed and built railways, roads, and stone houses during his
long career, including a model village in West Lothian named
Gowanbank. His intention in designing tenement buildings was to
produce a standardised model that would make homes more affordable.
This short book considers the tenement designs, including the
situation of staircases, drainage, materials, and the mode of
construction. Gowans' book also features chapters on the Prince
Albert Victor Sundial, built to commemorate the opening of the
exhibition by the prince, the Memorial Mason's pillars erected in
Edinburgh, and the Electric Tramway. Gowans was made Lord Dean of
Guild of the city of Edinburgh in 1885.
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