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The Dean Orphanage (now Dean Gallery) from the SW. Burns Monument, Edinburgh by Thomas Hamilton. Large 2 storey and basement Neo-Baroque former orphanage set onto terrace in extensive grounds off Belford Road, with prominent Tuscan portico and openwork towers. The gallery opened in 1999 opposite the existing Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. My family attendedthe services
Access status. correspondence would be great. 28 October 2013. Patrick wrote: "I
very iinteresting. Entry Name: Dean Orphanage, 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh Listing Name: 73 Belford Road, Dean Gallery, (Former Dean Orphanage), Including Lodges, Terrace, Boundary Walls, Steps and Gates Listing Date: 15 June 1965 Category: A Source: Historic Scotland Source ID: 365344 Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27969 Building Class: Cultural The building was converted in 1999 by Terry Farrell architects to form the Dean Gallery. of Dean Orphanage. The Dean School did not only house village children but many from surrounding neighbourhoods. Bibliography. September 2016, Background
In 1918 my Grandmother Margaret Finlay Shaw had this Obituary printed. All but a few of the National Gallery's paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings dating from after 1900 are moved to the new location. and, yes, we were frogmarched to the Dean School in Dean
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Kenny Lam, VisitScotland. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh. many years later. However, this was no long-term solution to the situation and in the space of eleven months in 1828 ten deaths occurred with opinion being that the position of the house was one of the major contributing factors in this tragedy. supporting my grandmother and her other
The building, known as the Dean Orphanage, was designed by Thomas Hamilton in 1831 and took three years to build. We sent to
Oblique aerial view of the art galleries and designed garden under construction, taken from the ENE. Copyright: For permission to
Mr. Scobie, Headmaster of
Extra-Curricular Activities: If you'd like to learn more about these reunions,
Aged 5 to 15. I went to the Dean Village
However, he kept secret the fact that he had once been a resident there and this only came to light after his death. . This didnt work out however and he was re-admitted in 1742 and completed his education there. please email me, then I'll pass on Patrick's email address to you,
Stevenson's in Comely Bank. Sir Salimullah Muslim Orphanage Jul 2010 - 2012 2 years. Building receipts. The building acts as a significant landmark with the towers particularly visible from the surrounding area. me out with a couple of blankets under my arm. -
Despite opposition from the Managers, a slaughterhouse was built alongside the orphanage, and boilers of tar and oil were just some of the business that operated to the detriment of the Orphanage and to the health of the young people. "I was born in Dean Village
Dean's List (Top 10% of Class 2019), Ranked top 5% of 330 BBA students . I recall one occasion when we were
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Modern Art in Belford Road. they had to wear clothes that identified them as being from the
Oblique aerial view of the Dean Gallery, looking SW. Oblique aerial view of the Dean Gallery, looking NE. know as Uncle David. Manage Cookie Settings. Dorset, England. I was
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English Teacher at Tsunami Village School and Girl's Orphanage Plan My Gap Year Ltd Jul 2014 Education Travelled to Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka . Dean Cemetery lies on the north bank of the Water of Leith, 0.5km upstream from the Dean Bridge. Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA), Edinburgh Regional Archive, Aerial view of Dean Cemetery also showing Belford Mews, Sunbury Works, Whytock & Reid's Cabinet Works, Edinburgh, Dean Orphanage: ground floor plan and elevation based on measured survey, 2000 and survey drawing by R Hardy 1942. It is intended to provide real time availability information relating to accommodation which is also provided by third parties. the Matron. Dean Village seen from Dean Bridge in Edinburgh. Welcome to our new website. buttocks. Douglas Turner,
They cover the building of the West wrad of the orphan hospital, masons' wages, materials and carriage. Archaeological Level of interest Some There is some Archaeological interest at the site relating to the pre-19th century gardens of the demolished Dean House. Such was his commitment to the orphanage that when Thomas Todd passed away, in accordance with his wishes, his remains were placed in the same graveyard as the orphans he worked so hard to look after. YES:
CAMRA's Edinburgh and South East Scotland pub of the year winners: Edinburgh. Thomas Hamilton was a significant architect of this period, originally from Glasgow although the vast majority of his work was in Edinburgh where he was based. I wonder if anyone has any
Dean Village is a charming neighbourhood in the Water of Leith. Children
I phoned The national Archives of Scotland who gave me an address for Scot Moncrieff Thompson & Sheils chartered Accountants, 17 Melville Street, Edinburgh.They . Records of Dean Orphanage and Cauvin's Trust, Edinburgh. Location. 2016, Florence
to Lesley Combe who wrote: "My dad was born in 1911 and was
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The towers over the staircases contain chimneys and contribute to the Edinburgh skyline in the west of the city centre. The latter were poor folk who set up house in whatever accommodation presented itself--waste ground, abandoned tenements, etc.--victims of the acute housing shortage after the war. was Matron at the Orphanage. Dean's List of meritorious students for the Fall 2010 Semester Brac . Good luck. Open | Create Dalkeith /
We provide a range of supported residential placements and single supported tenancies to young people between the ages of 15 and 21 years and offer a Continuum of care based on early intervention and relationship building to young people through our dedicated Through-care and Aftercare Service. to bed. 2nd Dean . "Some
you, so that you can try to contact her. Dean Orphanage. He continued his efforts in raising funds, which enabled a new building to be erected, designed by the foremost architect at that time, William Adam. penultimate class before the school
Born in Glasgow, . I agree to the use of cookies. used to have at the church. The design draws inspiration from the work of Vanbrugh, which can be seen particularly in the openwork towers and the integration of the chimney stacks into the columns. Kathleen Glancy recalls two of the girls Isobel and Margo Brouillard who were sisters. I
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Extensive redevelopment of the Royal Scottish Academy Building, now owned by the National Galleries of Scotland, is completed, turning the venue into one of Europes premier exhibition venues. Public space is increased by 60%. See 5 social pages including Facebook and Twitter, Hours, Website and more for this business. Site Name Edinburgh, 73 Belford Road, Dean Orphanage Classification Art Gallery (20th Century), Orphanage (19th Century), School (20th Century) Alternative Name (s) Dean Education Centre; Dean Gallery ; National Museum Of Modern Art Canmore ID 87870 Site Number NT27SW 231 NGR NT 23653 73875 Datum OSGB36 - NGR the Orphanage are: - Mr Moir (the Gardner). to George. both late for the meal at the orphanage and David had to accept
Dean Orphanage, now one of the Modern Art Galleries At Belford, just a short walk from the west end of Princes Street, sit the city's two modern art galleries, part of the collective National Galleries of Scotland. See credential. TOWERS: pair of single stage openwork towers on corniced plinths to left (W) and right (E); set to centre of roof. VisitScotland accepts no responsibility for (1) any error or misrepresentation contained in third party listings, and (2) the contents of any external links within web listings ((1) and (2) together hereinafter referred to as the "Content"). 1 reference. The original building was designed by Hamilton and built in 1833. Please
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Any booking you make will not be placed with VisitScotland and we will have no liability to you in respect of any booking. You can continue to add memories or have a look at your scrapbook. (Recollections 7 above) I do
In the 1830s, Hamilton designed the Dean Orphanage, to help house and educate some of the city's children. Orphan is a testament to good triumphing over evil and how one boy grew up to be adopted by the world. Scotland's. Mary Powell, who was living
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC) SCRUMstudy - Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile;Download Free Scrum Body of Knowledge(381 pages) . We're still working on it so would love to hear your feedback by email tosupport@visitscotland.com. LB27969. Cessford), Bournemouth, Dorset, England: November 11, 2010. I've passed on to Florence the latest email addresses that I
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On 30 August, Prince Albert lays the foundation stone of the National Gallery, giving a moving speech in which he hails the William Henry Playfair-designed building as a "temple erected to the Fine Arts". I think my year was probably the last year to complete primary as numbers were falling. looked as though it had been, that Dean
Thank you to John Smith for sending me the message below. attached no special significance to it. I, too, have memories related to the place, but from a very
the standard 100 years. "THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS, SATURDAY, MAY 11th. Outstanding example of a Neo-Baroque former orphanage with high quality architectural detailing and little later alteration changing character of the design. Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland. Miss Lamb was
16 April 201, "From about 1956 to 1960 I
moving up to Ravelston Park. . November 21, 2010. as there may be special dispensation for access when subjects are
Built in Craigleith stone from the nearby quarry, it is in English Baroque style with classical detail. our home, every day. Oblique aerial view of the art galleries, the designed garden under construction and school, taken from the SSW. The content of many of our web listings is provided by third party operators and not VisitScotland. "We called the the original Dean
The Gallery is used to house the generous gift by the Edinburgh-born sculptor Sir Eduardo Paolozzi of a large collection of his work. Kalman (1994); Its object was to reform of girls and young women who had been been discharged from prison. (ne Philip), Edinburgh August 14, 2015. Gold Duke of Edinburgh The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award . as a young boy of 8 to 12 years of age in the 1950s. Links to a few pages on
and play with the Hornby Dublo train set which was set up on a
On the assigned day I would walk from Flora Stevensons to the
pupils. Susan asked this
anyone else who attended: - Dean Orphanage,
1st Jolly Judge. My mother thought it terrible that
It was built in stages between 1767 and around 1850, and retains much of its original neo-classical and Georgian period architecture. Just a short walk away, visitors can also browse exhibitions in the Dean Gallery and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. In 1812 a wash house and laundry, a large schoolroom, and apartments for the sick were constructed. East Thomas Street. George was the gardener. View of sculpture, 'Gate', in grounds of Dean Gallery. Dean when it closed to Orphans. I helped to re-decorate buildings as well as looking after the children. South Lodge, Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art, 74 Belford Road, Edinburgh, Lodge, Dean Cemetery, 70 Belford Road, Edinburgh, Including Boundary Walls And Gates, Former Dean Cemetery Gate Lodge, 70 Belford Road, Dean Orphanage, 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh. Stanza 3 in Opies Lore (1959) 92, from Dean Orphanage, Edinburgh, 1955. The building houses the Penrose collections and a significant bequest from Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, including a number of items from his studio. David left the orphanage to live in
Access to closed records cannot be granted except with written authority from: Azets, Secretaries and Treasurers Dean Orphanage and Cauvin's Trust, Exchange Place 3, Semple Street, Edinburgh EH3 8BL. children until she remarried. 16 April 2016. looked as though it had been a dorm as one time,
who wrote
Following major redevelopment, the Portrait Gallery re-opens to the public in December 2011. The grand style of the building has been attributed to James Bonar WS. The story of one resident shows how his success in life benefited the institution he grew up in: In 1736 Richard Douglas at the age of eight was admitted after losing both his parents. is to be held on 15 May 2015 in the Holiday Inn, Queensferry
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from anyone who was at the orphanage between 1946 and 1952. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, information about the orphanage at that time. . The gallery also contains a large collection of Dada and Surrealist art and literature, much of which was given by Gabrielle Keiller. It would be great if
Registered Address: National Galleries of Scotland, 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DS National Galleries of Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland (No. ", Desmond Herkes,
Margaret Rubery (ne Stewart) and Douglas Turner, also
Peter Stubbs:
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College. For general enquiries regarding your visit or gallery services:
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which funds education for underprivileged young people in the Mthunzi Orphanage in Lusaka. the orphanage until they were fifteen. I have many
footnote, don't believe what was
with Mr Barnes and some
Our residential service at Cauvin House provides accommodation to young parents and their children offering parenting support and assessment, in order to keep families together. It is restored to its former glory, including first class visitor facilities, a larger caf and magnificent galleries to house the collection. The support for the new Orphans Hospital was widespread, examples of which being Edinburghs Candlemakers promising to supply the Hospital annually with all their candles free of charge, and twenty-four Journeymen pledging to work without pay on the building for one hundred and forty days. made contact with one other ex-inmate in Oz. Matron was Miss Lamb, - Cathy
Mr Gairdner was concerned about the number of orphaned destitute children in Edinburgh and formed a fund to erect an Orphan Institution, raising over a thousand pounds, which was a considerable sum of money in the early part of the 18th century. 1955 - My Uncle Tom Legget pictured sitting on the back of his Aston Martin Car with the Stable Doors. in Tay Street when I was born. some of them were able to attend. Rubery
Souvenirs, Links to a few
Recollections 9 above. from the Dean Orphanage were amongst the
The result was a building costing at least double what the original expected budget was. name Barnes. The University of Edinburgh Issued Sep 2017. have for Margaret and Douglas. may be of interest to anybody trying to learn more about Dean
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Both buildings were previously converted and refurbished to be used as art galleries and many of their exhibitions are free. The list of original Governors appointed in 1733 reads like a Whos Who, including as it does the likes of the Lord President of the Court of Session, the Lord Advocate for Scotland, the Keeper of his Majestys Signet, the Solicitor General for Scotland, the Lord Provost, and the Principal of Edinburgh University. Does
Robertson ran the Cottage Hospital. went to Bellevue Secondary School. On this self-guided walking audio tour in Edinburgh's picturesque Dean Village, you will c hart the fate of the area from industrious prosperity to complete disrepute, . Graham who wrote: "I've
INTERIOR: simple interior scheme, now in use as exhibition space. Established as orphanages in the early 1800s, these bright and spacious buildings were . November 2013, please email me, then I'll pass on his email
last year to complete primary as numbers were falling. This building then becomes known as the Royal Scottish Academy. I remember that there was a
Newly refurbished National Gallery re-opens. The Dean Orphanage being one of them, a short walking distance away. If you'd like to send a
Scrapbook View. Council and Committees Councillors and committees Councillors' membership of organisations Dean Orphanage and Cauvin's Trust Dean Orphanage and Cauvin's Trust Organisation Dean Orphanage and. ", Lesley Combe:
Orphanage. closed I presume the children went to Flora Stevenson as I
St Anthony's Secondary School. Demand for places in the Orphanage never let up as it continued to receive children often left alone due to the deaths of their fathers in war. April 12, 2015, Elaine Graham
with acknowledgement to the Trustees of the National Library
Oblique aerial view of the Dean Gallery, looking SSE. Sometimes we would go to the salt
Edinburgh, 73 Belford Road, Dean Orphanage. retrieved. Kathleen Glancy recalls two of the girls Isobel and Margo Brouillard who were sisters. The plan of the building is reminiscent of the English Baroque, but the architectural detailing is predominantly Neo-Classical. reply to Elaine,
2020 - 2024. anyone know what school would children aged around 4 or 5
the school in a group. great grandmother was widowed and I guess had no way of
At the end of the Second World War, the Duke of Sutherland loans a phenomenal collection of paintings to the National Gallery, including five Titians, two Raphaels and a Rembrandt self-portrait.