Mary Erskine's School, Edinburgh

Ravelston school building by William Kininmonth Architect

Mary Erskine's School




Address: Mary Erskine's School, Ravelston Dykes Road, Edinburgh
Built: 1966
Architect: William Kininmonth - Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth & Paul
Location: Ravelston, northwest Edinburgh

The Mary Erskine School, Stewart's Melville College and The Mary Erskine and Stewart's Melville Junior School are grouped together as Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools. Mary Erskine School formerly known as Edinburgh Ladies' College. The Merchant Maiden Hospital moved from the Old Town to Lauriston in 1818 and eventually became this school.

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Buildings near to Mary Erskine's School:

65-67 Ravelston Dykes Road, west Edinburgh
1963
Morris and Steedman
A cluster of modern houses at the entrance to Mary Erskine's School: Strong white Modernism, pure horizontal proportions

69-85 Ravelston Dykes Road, Old Ravelston House grounds, west Edinburgh
1969
Roland Wedgwood Associates
aka Tullyveolan houses

Ravelston Garden, Ravelston Dykes, west Edinburgh
1935
Neil & Hurd
Large Modern white blocks, more common in English towns & cities such as Eastbourne or Highgate in London, sitting boldly on the slopes, highly visible from the east

Scottish Architecture

William Kinimonth building, Edinburgh: Scottish Provident




Mary Erskine's School architect: William Kininmonth

Ravelston house : Lismhor, 11 Easter Belmont Rd - Kininmonth & Spence

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Edinburgh Schools

Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools - website: www.esms.edin.sch.uk