1. Stewart McGlashan or McGlashen was a Scottish sculptor and mason, responsible for creating the company Stewart McGlashen which flourished from 1842 to 1974.
10 Facts About Stewart McGlashan
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Stewart McGlashan was responsible for devising a series of machines capable of creating highly polished granite for the first time, and capable of carving intricate designs accurately and fast.
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Stewart McGlashan was very fond of the use of pink and red granites rather than the typical grey granites.
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Stewart McGlashan's work is usually done as a single piece of granite, except in unusual pieces such as the Dean Cemetery pyramid.
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Stewart McGlashan's work was in high demand and changed the face of cemetery design, adding immeasurably the durability of monuments.
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Stewart McGlashan was born in Campbeltown in western Scotland on 2 November 1807, the son of James McGlashen or McGlashan, a builder.
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Stewart McGlashan was living at Canonmills Bridge where he had a second yard and an office.
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Stewart McGlashan died of heart disease at home 1 Eyre Place in Canonmills, Edinburgh on 9 September 1873.
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Stewart McGlashan's grave is marked by a "typical" McGlashan Celtic cross.
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Stewart McGlashan became a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty in 1974.