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Biography

Tony Lewis (Anthony) is curator of Scottish History for Glasgow Museums.

PERSONAL Name – Anthony Richard Lewis Born – 20/3/1967

EDUCATION

University of Edinburgh ( 1998 – 2006), Title: “ The Builders of Edinburgh’s New Town 1767 – 1795” , PhD. Graduated June 2006.

University of Leicester ( 1996 - 1998) Museum Studies, Diploma

University of Edinburgh ( 1989 - 1990) Cultural Resource Management, Diploma

University of Manchester ( 1985 - 1988) History of Art, 2:1 BA Hons

Awards 1989 - Grant from the Carnegie Trust towards the Cultural Resource Management course at Edinburgh University.

1997 – 2000 Hon. Fellow( Research) at Edinburgh University’s Department of Architecture.

2011-2014: Towards publication of book based on PhD thesis on the builders of Edinburgh’s New Town, 1767-1795 Carnegie Trust for Scottish Universities

Strathmartine Trust

Historic Scotland

Memberships of Societies Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

18th Century Scottish Studies Society

Society of British Architectural Historians

Glasgow Archaeological Society (Council Member; Editorial Board of Scottish Archaeological Journal)

West of Scotland Cricket Club(Chairman, 2011-2015)

Publications

Books, 1995 - 2014

•James Craig, The Ingenious Architect of the New Town of Edinburgh, (ed) Kity Cruft and Andrew Fraser, Mercate Press, 1995

•An Introduction to Georgian Glasgow, Glasgow Museums, 2014

•The builders of Edinburgh New Town, 1767-1795, Spire Books, 2014

Articles, 1995-2015

•James Craig: A Biographical Sketch. Kitty Cruft and Anthony Lewis, pp.1-12, James Craig, The Ingenious Architect of the New Town of Edinburgh, (ed) Kitty Cruft and Andrew Fraser, Mercate Press, 1995

•David Allan’s Portrait of James Craig and its Documentary Significance. Iain Gordon Brown and Anthony Lewis, pp.66-77, James Craig, The Ingenious Architect of the New Town of Edinburgh, (ed) Kitty Cruft and Andrew Fraser, Mercate Press,1995

•Descriptive List of Works and Projects by James Craig. Anthony Lewis, Kitty Cruft and Andrew Fraser, pp.101-120. James Craig, The Ingenious Architect of the New Town of Edinburgh, (ed) Kitty Cruft and Andrew Fraser, Mercate Press,1995

•James Craig: Architect of the First New Town of Edinburgh. Anthony Lewis and John Lowrey, Journal of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland VI(ed) John Lowrey, Edinburgh University Press,1995

•Howard Colvin, Biographical Dictionary of British Architects (1995). See entry under James Craig.

•James Craig and the Moderates, Eighteenth Century Scottish Studies Society Journal(ed) Richard Sher, Spring 1997

•Hume’s Home Repairs, Times Literary Supplement, 23/3/2001

•Book review of Margaret Cosh’s Golden Age, Eighteenth Century Scottish Studies Society Journal (ed) Richard Sher, Spring 2004

•Descriptive List of Works and Projects by James Craig. Book of Old Edinburgh Club, New Series, 2003

•The emergence of the builders of Edinburgh’s New Town: an initial study of tradesmen in Georgian Scotland’s building industries, Scottish Labour History, Volume 42, 2007.

•A History of James Craig’s hall for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Volume 38, Issue 2 June 2008

•Archival sources for the builders of the Library and Hall of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 1776-1782, Scottish Archives, The Journal of the Scottish Records Association, Volume 14, 2008

•Scottish Glass: Book Review, History of Scotland, May - June, 2010

•The Early Life and Work of William Hastie in Edinburgh, Moscow Institute of Architecture Journal, 2010

•Glasgow Museums Jacobite Collections, Country Life, 2014

•How Glasgow Flourished, Scottish History, 2014

•Builders of Edinburgh New Town, Garden Society Journal, 2015

things i like

He has trouble with long words but tries hard and likes

1. chocolate biscuits
2. cheese biscuits

- a lot.

1. west of scotland cricket club