OS1/1/40/146
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON SCHOOLS | Gordon Schools | Dr. [Doctor] Shearer Torry Street Huntly William Watson Castle Street Huntly A Dunbar Huntly |
026 | This is a most chaste and handsome building, with a tall elegant spire in the centre, although, as a structure it has none of those pretentious adjuncts which go to make many such buildings "romance in stone and lime". It is erected at the entrance to the Huntly Lodge policies, in memory of George, Fifth Duke of Gordon, by his widow. In her will the Duchess of Gordon bequeathed a sum of £3000 for the maintenance of the schools, and particularly for the "Female Industrial and Infants Schools". The schools were founded in 1839 and opened in 1840, The Parochial School, Free Church School, Female Industrial and [continued on page 147] |
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[Page] 146County of Aberdeen -- Parish of Huntly
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