Edinburgh Ladies College 70, 72, 73 Queen Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

21082

Title

Edinburgh Ladies College 70, 72, 73 Queen Street

Description

The girls of Edinburgh Ladies College undertake a dance lesson. The girls are paired up and are arranged in a wide circle. A teacher is seated at a piano. The room is quite ornate with a domed ceiling fitted with many small windows. A seating gallery is situated towards the rear of the room and two glass light fittings hang from the ceiling.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1910

Size

15.5 x 24.1 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This is a copy of a postcard by P. A. Buchanan and Co., Croydon, Surrey, England.

Queen Street was the home of Edinburgh's Ladies College from 1871-1966.This was just one of a series of moves and name changes for the institution that started life in 1694 as the Maiden Hospital in the Cowgate. In 1944, the college's name changed again to Mary Erskine's reflecting the name of the original creator of the Maiden Hospital.

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Clothing and dress > Garments > Skirts

Clothing and dress > Garments > Uniforms

Education > Educational facilities > Schools

People > Adults > Women

People > Children > Girls

Places > Edinburgh areas > New Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Activities > Dancing

Sport and leisure > Culture > Musical instruments