View of former Montessori Nursery building, Moray House College of Education, St John's Street, Edinburgh, from S showing fenestration.

Description View of former Montessori Nursery building, Moray House College of Education, St John's Street, Edinburgh, from S showing fenestration.

Date 24/7/2013

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 158619

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This is the former nursery school at Moray House, which was purpose-built 1929-32 to designs by architect Frank Wood. Single-storeyed, the building has sliding multi-paned glazed panels and a verandah to its east and south elevations, to take full advantage of the light. Planned by Annie MacKenzie, who was Infant Mistress at Moray House Demonstration School, the design is based on principles set out by Italian-born Maria Montessori, which focused on creating an educational environment which was suited to children's needs. This included allowing children to learn at their own pace, and all furniture and fittings inside were designed specifially for children. Some of the original low-height coat peg numbes still exist inside. The nursery closed in 1988 and currently houses the Moray House reception centre and archive store. Prior to the nursery being built, a series of women's hostels stood on the site from 1856 to 1929.

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