OS1/11/100/92
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of ORPHAN HOSPITAL | Site of Orphan Hospital Site of Orphan Hospital |
Mr. Anderson Mr. Hay (Council) |
[Situation] Southward of Shakespeare Sqr [Square] The site of this institution was pointed out by the given authorities and they state that it stood a little South of Shakespeare Square, previous to the removal of it, by the North British Railway Company, The Hospital was founded through the exertions of Mr. A Gairdner Merchant in Edinburgh, having collected by subscriptions a sum of £218 and obtained the aid of the Society for propagating Christian Knowledge he hired a house in 1733 into which twenty children were admitted. In the following year the contributions increased and a piece of ground was procured, near about where I have already stated, when an extensive building was erected on it in which 74 orphan was received, The contributors were erected into a Corporation in 1742, The funds increasing and the situation of the institution not being very agreeable, the site of it was fixed on the Dean grounds north of the Water of Leith, where the Corporation has built a most beautiful house, which accommodates about 200 orphans (See Description in name Book of Sheet II) |
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[page] 92Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Situation -- Southward of Shakespeare Square
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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