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George Heriot's Hospital, 1628-1650
Inglis, Francis Caird, 1925, Photograph, Reproduction
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George Heriot's Hospital, 1628-1650
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Inglis, Francis Caird
Date
1925
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11 x 16 cm
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Reproduction
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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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