by ETH-oztoq | Aug 26, 2014 | Blog, Edinburgh History, Scottish History
Continuation of Part One – Upon strolling the crags and valleys of Arthur’s Seat with a friend in Edinburgh one day, they sat on a rock nearby where ragged boys would gather. By way of experiment Rev Guthrie said, “would you go to school if, besides your...
by ETH-oztoq | Aug 14, 2014 | Blog, Scottish History, Uncategorized
After seven years in the country parish of Arbilot, Rev Thomas Gurthie was called to serve at Old Greyfriars. His initial impressions of the parish were not good. The Cowgate appalled him. He described it as, “one of loopholed poverty, where men and women were...
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