Waverley House
As a child who grow up in Edinburgh, I often passed by Waverley House, 82 Colinton Road, when on the bus going into Edinburgh city centre. To me it looked … Continue reading Waverley House
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Thirlestane Tower
Caledonian Mercury, 2 April 1753: The New Statistical Account for Scotland, 1797: 1837: This date has been suggested as the year in which Thirlstane Tower, Yetholm, was “pulled down” [WikiTree] … Continue reading Thirlestane Tower
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
Platform 11
There was once a very special garden located where today folk arrive and leave from Waverley Station, Edinburgh. This Physic garden sat at the east end of the Nor Loch … 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
R E E K I A N A
James Skene (1775-1864), advocate, antiquarian and confidant of Sir Walter Scott, had a profound sense of Edinburgh as a changing city. In the early 19th century, he witnessed, at first … Continue reading R E E K I A N A
“Every word I think of does not seem enough”
I am not religious but in coming across this gravestone by chance on Tuesday, I found myself tearful. The grave is in Clunyhill Cemetery, Forres, and the words are by … Continue reading “Every word I think of does not seem enough”
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sixty years since they were buried in the graveyard sixty years since they were loved.