I won't talk a great deal about the thinks he's best known for here ( you'll have to come to the talk for that) but lesser known facts include him being an accomplished flautist, painter exhibited at the Scottish Academy, and contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica on several subjects. A lot of the fun I have researching is finding out what the occupants got up to aside from their 'day jobs', and James Newlands is a great example. I may even write a bit about it now, while I'm in the mood!
Starting to think about the talk I'm giving to the History Society in May and make a few notes. I think I may start talking about the first figure who got me interested in the Square's history and occupants, who isn't a 'big name' compared to many of the others, but was quite a remarkable renaissance man of the age.
I won't talk a great deal about the thinks he's best known for here ( you'll have to come to the talk for that) but lesser known facts include him being an accomplished flautist, painter exhibited at the Scottish Academy, and contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica on several subjects. A lot of the fun I have researching is finding out what the occupants got up to aside from their 'day jobs', and James Newlands is a great example. I may even write a bit about it now, while I'm in the mood!
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