I had a look at the Scotsman archive which seems to have quite a few references to the exhibition. From this and other references the statues seem to have been set up in sheds, inside the boundaries of the National Monument. My first thought was like yours, that Forrest was producing grave monuments but his main business seems to have been these big set piece sculptures. From the hits on the Scotsman site the statuary was sold off in 1853 - where is it now I wonder? Perhaps if someone has a current sub to the Scotsman Archive they can give us a bit more detail. Putting the words "Robert Forrest statuary" into google brings up a couple of PDFs which give details of the dates of the shed or sheds. This says that Forrest tried to give the statues to the council in.... 1853. This is the same date as the inventory on Scotland's People and most sources seem to agree that Forrest was dead by then. Its an intriguing story, not least because it seems the council battled for years to get rid of the various entertainments up on the hill. It has set me wondering where Forrests own grave might be. Judy On 13 Jan 2007, at 14:13, [email protected] wrote: > On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:27:42 +0000, you wrote: > >> The marble idea was neat but - Craigleith was I think the quarry for >> the New Town. Sandstone or limestone probably. >> >> http://silberstern.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page6.html >> >> >> From the 1861 census entry, I wonder if Margaret was some kind of >> curator for the exhibition - was she still taking the sixpences. Her >> address might be something like National Monument Cottage - referring >> perhaps to that acropolis thingy up on Calton Hill? >> >> >> Judy >> > > I was think at the time of a guy described variously as: > 1890: Sculptor, 1891: Marble Mason, 1901: Monumental Sculptor when > living at: > 1890: 5 Summers Place, Edinburgh, 1891: 5 India Place, Edinburgh, > 1901: 16 Deanpark Street, Edinburgh. > > I suppose the thing to do is to have a look at the original census > page > > David > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-EDINBURGH- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message