Lauriston Place, George Heriot's Hospital, doorway

Category

Library Item

Item no

6105

Title

Lauriston Place, George Heriot's Hospital, detail of main doorway to quadrangle

Description

This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.

Artist / maker

Berry, R.

Date

1913

Size

9.2 x 12 cm

Type

Photograph

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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