OS1/11/111/10
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCHANT MAIDEN HOSPITAL | Merchant Maiden Hospital Merchant Maiden Hospital Merchant Maiden Hospital New Merchant Maiden Hospital |
Miss Leichnan Governess Map of City P. [Post] office Directory Kirkwoods Map. |
[Situation] Two chains south of Archibald Place. A large & handsome building erected in 1816 at a cost of £12,250. This institution was founded in 1695 by voluntary subscription & contribution. The principal contributor being [Miss] Mary Erskine who gave £12,000 Scots for the purchase of a building besides several other sums. The original building was in Bristo Street but it having been found too small the present building [was] erected. This hospital is for [the] education & maintenance of the daughters or grand daughters of [the] Merchant Burgesses of Edinburgh. [The] institution is capable of accommodating [---] inmates the number is at present full They are received from 7 till 11 years of age [&] they are Kept untill the age of 17 They are taught genteel & useful education & on leaving they [get] each £9.6.8 The annual revenue of the hospital is about £4800. |
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[Page] 10Parish of St Cuthberts
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Words lost in foldThis Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 39
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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