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Architecture Notes
Event ID 833675
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Architecture Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/833675
In 1876 the Community of St Mary and St John acquired the property at 147 Hardgate as an orphanage. The house, which became known as the House of Bethany, was enlarged, and a chapel added. Although the orphanage closed in 1954, the House itself survived until closure in 1980.
D M Bertie 2000, Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000, 666.