Sir William Chambers, architect, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, beside fellow architects Robert Adam and James Wyatt. The inscription on his grave reads: SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS, ...

However, in the 300th year of his birth, it’s fitting to remember Sir William Chambers (1723–96), the creator of the great Pagoda and a major figure in the ornamentation of the estate in the years ...

The stone was re-cut in 1974 and reads: ROBERT ADAM Esquire, ARCHITECT born at Kirkaldie 3rd July 1728 died in London 3rd March 1792 James Macpherson, the Scottish poet, and Sir William Chambers, ...