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image copyright Rachel Windsor
George Heriots School was set up with a legacy from 'Jinglin Geordie' George Heriot. The school once encompassed not only the main school but also a chain of free schools to educate the city's poor, like the one on Davie Street.
The image shows George Heriot's Hospital.
It was originally published in Views In Edinburgh and Its Vicinity.
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Links:
George Heriot's - official site
Scotland's People - Will of George Heriot
George Heriot's School on Scotland Gazetteer
George Heriot - Wikipedia
Heriot's Hospital - Views in Edinburgh and its Vicinity 1818
Heriot's Hospital in the New Statistical Account of Scotland
Heriot's Hospital in the Edinburgh Almanac 1828