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South front elevation of St Bennet's, Greenhill Gardens
Smith, John, 1927, Photograph
South front elevation of St Bennet's, Greenhill Gardens
South front elevation of St Bennet's, Greenhill Gardens
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South front elevation of St Bennet's, Greenhill Gardens. Former residence of George Seton, now the residence for the Archbishop of Edinburgh
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Smith, John
Date
1927
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6.9 x 116.9 x 11.4 cm
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Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This is a photograph from the book 'Origin, nomenclature and location of various houses and streets in Edinburgh'.
George Seton was born in Perth, Scotland the son of George Seton, a merchant in the East India Company, and his wife, Margaret Hunter. Seton was educated at Edinburgh High School, then studied Law at University of Edinburgh, and Exeter College, and finally Oxford, from which he graduated in 1845.
Although called to the Scottish bar in 1846, Seton never practiced as a lawyer. Instead, he filled various public offices, as secretary to the Registrar-general for Scotland (from 1854) and Superintendent of the civil service examinations in Scotland (from 1862).
Seton was one of the founders of the St Andrews Boat Club, the first vice-chairman of the Society for Improving the Condition of the Poor, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. However, his real love was genealogy, and in 1863 he published The Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland.
In later life he lived at "St Benets", 42 Greenhill Gardens in south-west Edinburgh.[1] The house was designed by John Henderson in 1860.[2] The house was later acquired by the Roman Catholic Church and serves as the home for the Cardinal.
George Seton died in Edinburgh, aged 86.
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