9 Hill Crescent, Wormit

Thomas Halliday lived at 9 Hill Crescent, Wormit. He was Scotland’s oldest working artist, sculptor, and stained glass expert at the time of his death at the age of 96 in 1998.

Born in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, he gained a scholarship to Glasgow School of Art. He taught in Prestwick, Ayr and Alloa before being appointed principal of the art department at Dundee High School in 1941. He remained in post until he retired in 1965.

The Port of Dundee

A founder member of the Guild of Aviation Artists, Halliday was also a member of the Society of Marine Artists. He was awarded the MBE in 1963.

His works are held in private collections throughout the world, including that of the late Duke of Edinburgh. Many of his pieces were exhibited by the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy, as well as in Italy, Poland, Canada, the US, and South Africa.

His carving of a stag was presented to the Queen on her visit to Newport in 1958 on behalf of Newport-on-Tay Town Council in Fife. He also designed the burgh’s coat of arms.

Thomas Halliday received numerous awards over the years, including the Gold Medal for Modern Art in Milan.

Halliday died in 1998.