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George Meikle Kemp (25 May 1795—6 March 1844) was a self-taught Scottish architect who designed and built the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. The poorly educated son of a shepherd, showing talents in woodworking as a child, he was apprenticed to a joiner and millwright.
Mar 17, 2014 · Learn about the life and work of George Meikle Kemp, a self-taught shepherd's son who designed the world's largest monument to an author in Edinburgh. Discover his Gothic expertise, his tragic death, his literary interests and his Freemasonry.
George Meikle Kemp. Designation: Born: 26 May 1795. Died: 6 March 1844. Bio Notes: George Meikle Kemp was born on 26 May 1795 at Hillriggs, Biggar the son of James Kemp, a shepherd and his wife Jean Mulberry or Mowbray. The family were frequently on poor relief.
George Meikle Kemp (25 May 1795—6 March 1844) was a self-taught Scottish architect who designed and built the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. The poorly educated son of a shepherd, showing talents in woodworking as a child, he was apprenticed to a joiner and millwright.
George Meikle Kemp (25 May 1795—6 March 1844) was a self-taught Scottish architect who designed and built the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. The poorly educated son of a shepherd, showing talents in woodworking as a child, he was apprenticed to a joiner and millwright.
Best known as the Architect behind the design of Scott's Monument in Princes Street Gardens. Kemp was born to farming parents in Moorfoot, Midlothian, near Gladhouse Reservoir, although the family moved shortly afterwards to Newhall near Carlops, around 14 miles (23 km) west.
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A salted paper print from a paper negative by the Scottish photographer-painter team of Hill and Adamson, ca. 1843. It shows the architect of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, a neo-Gothic monument to Sir Walter Scott.
