Born Edinburgh. Died 13 Albemarle Street.
By 1754 had joined the family architectural firm. One of four Adam brothers.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
James Adam
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House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts etc
The House of Royal Soc. for Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce. ...
Robert and James Adam - WC2
This plaque was lost when No.4 and all but one of the other houses in the Ter...
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Richard Norman Shaw
Architect. Born Edinburgh. Pioneer of Old English and Queen Anne styles. His London works include: 1-2 St James Street, Grim's Dyke, the Royal Geographic Society, 17 Chelsea Embankment, Bedford Par...
5 memorials
Claude Waterlow Ferrier, F.R.I.B.A.
Architect active, at least, 1909 - 1925. Â His Wikipedia page gives much information about this man but (as at 2026) it incorrectly shows his year of birth as 1879. Claude Waterlow Ferrier was bor...
2 memorials
George Dance the younger
Architect. Son of the architect George Dance the Elder, one of the 4 original members of the Royal Academy, he designed Newgate Prison and St Luke's Hospital. John Soane was his pupil. We have see...
4 memorials
Herbert Huntly-Gordon
Architect and speculative builder. Â Worked closely with the manufacturers Doulton and Company to produce a rough-faced terracotta for this type of neo-renaissance architectural decoration. Â Ornamen...
1 memorial
Temple Bar
A bar is first mentioned in 1293, when it would have been a simple structure marking one of 8 entrances to the City of London. By this time the City was no longer confined within the London Wall, a...
3 memorials
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