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By Hole Ousia Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

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

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By Hole Ousia Posted on March 12, 2021March 12, 2021

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

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By Hole Ousia Posted on March 11, 2021March 12, 2021

ORPHAN Hospital [ Site of]

Categories: Omphalos films, Philosophy, Poems, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: Edinburgh, Hole Ousia, Nick Cave, Nobel prize, Omphalos, Omphalos films, ORPHAN Hospital [ Site of], Peter Gordon, Physic Garden, Platform 11, rebel antiquary, Social maverick, The Rebel Antiquary, Thomas Transtömer, Waverley

By Hole Ousia Posted on December 4, 2020March 29, 2021

For my mum and dad

These films about Edinburgh are for my mum and dad. Mrs Picken, an elderly widow, who day after day, year after year, left an apple on her window-sill for me … Continue reading For my mum and dad

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