William Henry Playfair

Scottish architect (1790-1857) · Architects · Died at 66

William Henry Playfair FRSE was a Scottish architect in the 19th century who designed the Eastern, or Third, New Town and many of Edinburgh's neoclassical landmarks.

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Playfair's townhouse at 17 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh

Playfair's grave in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh

Statue of William Henry Playfair, Chambers Street, Edinburgh

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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