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Merchant Maiden Hospital |
Engraving from Modern Athens - published 1829
The New Merchant Maiden Hospital - Lauriston Lane
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Ian Smith
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Drawn by Thomas H Shepherd |
Engraved by J Henshall |
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Merchant Maiden Hospital - Lauriston Lane |
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1695 The Merchant Maiden Hospital was founded in 1695 for the education of daughters of decayed merchant burgesses of Edinburgh. The chief contributor was Mary Erskine (after whom one of Edinburgh's schools is now named). She purchased the original house and garden-grounds near Bristo Park. The school later moved to the building shown in this engraving, situated beside the Meadows, which was begun in 1816. It is of Grecian character, and accommodated about 80 girls between the ages of seven and seventeen. The building included sleeping accommodation, three school-room, a meeting room, a kitchen, washing house, laundry and a chapel. The highest floor consisted of a series of rooms, extending the whole length of the building, used for drying clothes during the winter months. Mary Erskine later went on to found the Trades' Maiden Hospital in Edinburgh. |
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Meadow-side House - Lauriston Lane |
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The engraving above was published in Grants 'Old & New Edinburgh' This book also gives a brief description of Meadowside House. In a section about Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, it says:
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1870 Map |
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Lauriston Lane, the Merchant Maiden Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children can all be found at the bottom-centre of this 1870 map: |
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Engravings from Modern Athens - Published 1829 |
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