Monument to Lord Melville, St Andrew Square

Category

Library Item

Item no

51509

Title

Monument to Lord Melville, St Andrew Square

Artist / maker

Magee, Gregg

Date

2021

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Melville Monument in St Andrew Square was built in memory of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount Melville, an MP and government minister. Today, he is a controversial figure known for his opposition to the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

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