MEMORIAL
CATHERINE SINCLAIR
(1800 – 1864)
This monument to Caithness-born novelist
and philanthropist Catherine Sinclair is located
on the corner of North Charlotte Street and St. Colme Street towards
the west of Edinburgh’s Queen Street.
This Victorian Gothic
spire was designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce (1803 – 1876)
and built by Inverness-born architect John Rhind (1836 – 1889).
Sinclair
was a noted writer of children’s books, travel guides
and romantic novels and her philanthropic work included funding
the first street fountain at the west end of Edinburgh’s
Princes Street and introducing worker’s canteens to the city.
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