Government School of Design
I came across this text, as found, in the Ordnance Survey Book for Paisley. It made me chuckle!
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Fail-you-never
Next month I am hoping to go on a wee adventure with my friend Callum. We would like to explore the coastline around Catterline. This landmark is on this coastline, … Continue reading Fail-you-never
Platform 11
There was once a very special garden located where today folk arrive to, and leave from, Waverley Station, Edinburgh. This Physic garden sat at the east end of the Nor … Continue reading Platform 11
Edinburgh’s Orphan Hospital
In 1727 Edinburgh merchant Andrew Gairdner, set up a charitable subscription to raise funds to build an orphan institution. The resulting Orphan Hospital, built between 1734 and 1781, below the … Continue reading Edinburgh’s Orphan Hospital