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Lauriston Castle Between Silverknowes and Cramond, Edinburgh Overlooking the Firth of Forth, |
Mr Barton's Bedroom
© Copyright: Peter Stubbs with acknowledgement to City of Edinburgh Museum s & Galleries Photo taken: October 18, 2011
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Lauriston Castle |
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Tower Bedroom - No.2 The photo at the top of this page is of Bedroom No.2 in the tower at Lauriston Castle - Mr Barton's Bedroom. The tower dates from 1590 and is the oldest part of Lauriston Castle. It includes: - Tower Bedrooms Nos.1, 2, 3, 4 (No.2 being Mr Barton's Bedroom) - Tower Bathroom - Tower Cloakroom and WC - The Oak Room. |
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Mr Barton's Bedroom The photo at the top of this page is of Mrs Reid's bedroom, one of the bedrooms in the tower of Lauriston Castle Please click on the thumbnail image below to see another photo of the same bedroom. |
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The Last Occupants of Lauriston Castle The last residents of Lauriston Castle were William Robert Reid who purchased Lauriston Castle in 1902, his wife Margaret Johnstone Reid and her bachelor brother, William Davidson Barton. They agreed that whoever outlived the others would leave the house in trust to the nation. Mr Barton died in 1911, Mr Reid died in 1919. Mrs Reid died in 1926 Ref. The booklet, 'Lauriston Castle: An Edinburgh villa' (City of Edinburgh Museums & Galleries). |
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Lauriston Castle |
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More Photos The photo at the top of this page is one of several that I took when I visited Lauriston Castle on October 18, 2011. Please click on this link to see other photos taken on the same occasion: Other Photos |
