▁came ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁profession , ▁winning ▁a ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁Hope ▁Chap el ▁in ▁W igan , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁Simon ▁exhib ited ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁International ▁Ex hib ition ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁architect / art ist ▁William ▁Alan ▁Carter . ▁ ▁The ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Simon ▁was ▁brief ▁and ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁C apper ▁there after ▁involved ▁himself ▁closely ▁in ▁the ▁project ▁ideas ▁of ▁Patrick ▁Ged des ▁who ▁sought ▁to ▁make ▁good ▁use ▁of ▁abandoned ▁and ▁der el ict ▁properties ▁in ▁Edinburgh ’ s ▁Old ▁Town ▁to ▁house ▁students ▁for ▁the ▁" T own ▁and ▁G own ▁University ▁S ett lement ", ▁which ▁although ▁now ▁viewed ▁largely ▁as ▁a ▁phil anth rop ic ▁and ▁conservation ist ▁gesture ▁this ▁was ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁money - making ▁exercise . ▁This ▁involved ▁C apper ▁h ug ely ▁extending ▁the ▁previously ▁very ▁small ▁Georg ian ▁terra ce ▁at ▁R ams ay ▁Gard ens ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁h ug ely ▁pictures que ▁building ▁now ▁an ▁icon ic ▁part ▁of ▁Edinburgh ’ s ▁towns cape . ▁This ▁( although ▁now ▁hard ▁to ▁believe ) ▁was ▁done ▁as ▁low - cost ▁student ▁housing ▁but ▁incorpor ated ▁a ▁house ▁for ▁Ged des ▁himself ▁within ▁it . ▁Sad ly ▁C apper ’ s ▁ill - he alth ▁returned ▁during ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁over - see ing ▁of ▁the ▁completion ▁and ▁final ▁detail ing ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁Sydney ▁Mitchell ▁who ▁is ▁often ▁incorrectly ▁given ▁credit ▁for