James Smith: A founding father of Scottish architecture
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The Great Fire of Edinburgh | 1824
By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller The Great Fire of 1824 was one of the most devastating in...
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Who Was Elsie Inglis? | Edinburgh History
By Margaret Hubbard, MTI Storyteller Who was Elsie Inglis? Dr. Elsie Maud Inglis was born in...
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