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Orphan Hospital and Lady Glenorchy's Chapel
Le Conte, John, 1825, Watercolour
Orphan Hospital and Lady Glenorchy's Chapel
Orphan Hospital and Lady Glenorchy's Chapel
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1682
Title
Orphan Hospital and Lady Glenorchy's Chapel
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An image of the Orphan Hospital and Lady Glenorchy's Chapel at Dean, Edinburgh. The hospital sits on the left atop a steep slope. The chapel is situated at the end of the slope. A path leads from the front of the picture to a ruined church at the end. The path is lined with trees and several people are walking along it.
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Le Conte, John
Date
1825
Size
27 x 19 cm
Type
Watercolour
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
After being temporarily located in a house in Fyfe's Close, the Orphan Hospital moved in 1735 to its own building designed by William Adam on land near Lady Glenorchy's Chapel and Trinity College Church.
Lady Glenorchy's Chapel was built in 1772 and demolished in 1845. It was replaced with a church in Roxburgh Place. It stood on the present day Glenorchy Place, behind Edinburgh's Omni Centre, Greenside Place.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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The Adam family - enlightened architects of 18th century Edinburgh
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