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Heriot's Hospital
Moir, George, 1850, Salted paper print
Heriot's Hospital
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Item no
3900
Title
Heriot's Hospital
Description
The entrance to George Heriot's Hospital (now a school) in Edinburgh. The entrance has two sections, an arched doorway below with paired doric columns on each side and twisted columns and carved obelisks above. There is a lamp at one side of the doorway and some windows are visible.
Artist / maker
Moir, George
Date
1850
Size
10.2 x 13.9 cm
Type
Salted paper print
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
George Heriot was a famous and wealthy Edinburgh goldsmith and moneylender. When he died in 1624 he left a considerable sum of money to establish a school for the poor and parentless in Edinburgh. Construction of George Heriot's Hospital began in 1628 but was not finished until 1650. It was almost immediately appropriated by Cromwell for use as a military hospital. It resumed its role as a school and home for orphans in 1659. It later came to be known as George Heriot's School, and now operates as an independent mixed school.
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