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William Chambers Architect, Building, English Project, Scottish House, Image

William Chambers : Architecture Information + Images

Neoclassical Architecture, Scotland + England, UK



Key Projects

Major Buildings, alphabetical:

Duddingston House, southeast Edinburgh, Scotland
1763-68

Dundas Mansion : Royal Bank of Scotland branch, Edinburgh, Scotland
1774
Dundas Mansion
Built axially to George Street, set back off St Andrew Square, the Dundas Mansion forms the eastern end point to Edinburgh New Town's central vista. Built to house Sir Laurence Dundas.

Marino House - Casino, Leinster, Ireland
1758-76

Pagoda at Kew Gardens, southwest London, England
1761-62

Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, west end, central London
1768
Royal Academy of Arts London
photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Royal Academy of Arts London

Somerset House, off The Strand, London, England
1776-96
Somerset House
photograph © Nick Weall
Somerset House

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Practice Information

William Chambers - Background to the Architect

William Chambers was born in Sweden of British parentage but practised as an architect in England and Scotland. He was the architecture tutor to King George III and in 1761 was appointed with Robert Adam as George’s Royal Architect of Works.

Sir William Chambers helped set up the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768

Scottish Buildings

English Buildings

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William Chambers Buildings - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt