Thomas Gladstones (3 June 1732 – 12 May 1809) was a Scottish flour merchant and philanthropist. He was the father of Sir John Gladstone and the grandfather of the British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone .
19-546: Gladstones may refer to: Thomas Gladstones (1732–1809), Scottish merchant and philanthropist Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet (born Gladstones, 1764–1851), Scottish politician and son of Thomas Gladstones Malibu , an American seafood restaurant commonly referred to as Gladstones The Gladstones , a working title for the TV series The Flintstones See also [ edit ] Gladstone (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
38-496: A prosperous Leith merchant, and the grandfather of the famous Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone . Thomas Gladstones was a church elder for the 'Hill' district of Leith for over 40 years. At the point of the Disruption of 1843 North Leith parish was "vacant" (having no fixed minister) which seemed an encouragement to many to leave. North Leith Free Church was built on the corner of Coburg Street and North Junction Street, east of
57-480: A substantial plot to the south-east of the church, on Ferry Road. The manse and its gardens and orchards were removed in 1920 to provide the site for Leith Theatre . The church connection dates to 1128, when King David I of Scotland granted lands for the construction of Holyrood Abbey . In 1493 Robert Bellenden, Abbot of Holyrood , built St Ninian's Chapel on the north-west bank of the Water of Leith , on lands owned by
76-593: Is a category A listed building . The church was designed to accommodate 1300 people. William Burn was also responsible for several other notable buildings in Edinburgh, including the Edinburgh Academy and John Watson's College (now the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art ). The associated manse (built in 1825 when the old manse on Quayside Street was abandoned) and known as "Leith Mount", stood on
95-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas Gladstones Born at the farm of Mid Toftcombs in the parish of Biggar , Lanarkshire, Thomas Gladstones was the fourth son of John Gladstones (c.1696–1757), a miller and farmer at Mid Toftcombs. John Gladstones also served as an elder of Biggar Kirk. Thomas's elder brother, James,
114-609: The Baltic ports, was an investor in a Leith whaling syndicate , owned a number of trading ships, and had an interest in the sulfuric acid plants at Barrowmuirhead, near Leith. His provisions business focused on provisioning ships with butter, oranges, wine, vinegar and other goods. Thomas Gladstones was a Whig and an elder in the Church of Scotland . He died at his home in Leith in May 1809, aged 86. He
133-460: The Scottish Government offices at Victoria Quay. No Presbyterian minister was appointed until 1598 (but there may have been some continuation of the original priests after 1560). The manse was built in 1600 to accommodate the minister. Recent former ministers include: The 1493 church appears to have made use of the ancient burial ground of St Nicholas (around 100m north) until 1656 when
152-585: The Abbey. The small chapel was subsequently rebuilt after the Reformation . The replacement church opened in 1586, and later became the parish church of North Leith, which was created a quoad omnia parish, i.e. a civil and sacred parish , by a resolution of the Parliament of Scotland in 1606. A Dutch-style tower was added in 1675. The discovery of rot in this building in the 18th century led to extensive renovation and
171-635: The building will be used once more on 29 March 2024: the five Church of Scotland churches in Leith each hold an evening service, with congregations rotating around each church; North Leith will host the Good Friday service. The parish largely consists of the north-west part of Leith, including the Fort housing scheme, Leith Docks, including the Ocean Terminal shopping centre, the Royal Yacht Britannia and
190-430: The church. 600 members of the congregation left, together with all the elders. The first minister was Rev William MacKenzie. The church could hold 1000 people. In 1857 Rev Robert MacDonald replaced MacKenzie. He organised the building of a magnificent new free church on Ferry Road, south of the original church. This was completed in 1859 and could hold 1100 people. The 1844 site was redeveloped as tenements. The 1859 church
209-422: The construction of galleries within the building, but the church remained too small for the congregation, leading to its replacement by the current building in 1816 (then in fields just outside the built-up part of Leith). The Dutch-style tower of the old church still stands, although it was later incorporated into a mill. In the old churchyard of St.Ninians stands the altar tomb of Thomas Gladstones (1732 - 1809),
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#1732852762376228-547: The current congregation with the historic name North Leith Parish Church. The congregation merged with South Leith Parish Church to form North & South Leith Parish Church using the South Leith building in March 2024. The final Sunday worship service took place on 25 March 2024, in which other Leith congregations attended to commemorate two-hundred-and-eight years of continuous worship on Madiera Street. Despite this official occasion,
247-526: The daughter of Walter Neilson, a merchant from Springfield near Edinburgh. They had sixteen children together, the second-born, and eldest son, being Sir John Gladstones . Thomas Gladstones' corn business prospered during the 1760s. His business operated from a shop at the front of his house on Coalhill in Leith. Thomas became the lessee of the Dalry paper mill , where he appointed his brother-in-law, James Murray, as superintendent. He also bought and sold grain from
266-457: The ground was built over to create the Citadel fortress. Nothing survives of this. The burial ground then moved to Coburg Street in 1664 (it is not clear where people were buried from 1656 until 1664). When the new church opened on Madeira Street it had little space for burial and families preferred to be buried with their family members on Coburg Street. The Coburg Street Burial Ground used to reach to
285-418: The junction with Prince Regent Street), Leith, was designed by the architect William Burn and was completed in 1816. It has a notable neo-classical portico (with four large Ionic columns ), above which is a clock tower surmounted by a slender spire . A pipe organ (by Wadsworth of Manchester ) was added in 1880. The building was damaged by bombing during World War II (in 1941), but was repaired by 1950. It
304-507: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gladstones . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gladstones&oldid=970624695 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
323-607: Was a Church of Scotland minister and rector of Leith Academy . In 1746, when he was aged 14, Thomas's father arranged for him to be apprenticed to Alexander Somerville, a wine merchant in Leith . When Thomas completed his apprenticeship he decided that the corn trade offered better prospects than did wine, and he established himself in Leith as a provision merchant and corn dealer, eventually trading at both wholesale and retail. He died in 1809 at his home on Coalhill in Leith. On 21 April 1762, Gladstones married Nelly Neilson (1738–1806),
342-520: Was buried in the churchyard of North Leith Parish Church . Gladstone baronets North Leith Parish Church North Leith Parish Church was a congregation of the Church of Scotland , within the Presbytery of Edinburgh . It served part of Leith , formerly an independent burgh and since 1920 a part of the city of Edinburgh , Scotland . The current building in Madeira Street (opposite
361-615: Was demolished in 1981. A datestone was salvaged and re-used in the current church halls. North Leith Free Church no longer exists in any form. Rev Robert MacDonald served as Moderator of the General Assembly for the Free Church in 1882. North Leith Parish Church united with Bonnington Church in 1968, creating Leith North & Bonnington Church (using the Madeira Street building). In 1982, Leith North & Bonnington Church further united with Leith St Ninian's Ferry Road Church, creating
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