Hawthornden
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Map of Midlothian
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Hawthornden books (2 available)
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St James Church, Leith, Edinburgh EH6
I now live in Houston, Texas, USA. My birth certificate has a written record of my being baptized in St James Church in Leith, but I cannot find any record of the church, which was near Gt Junction Street, Leith. Thanks. Morty Grant, born in Lapicide Place, Leith.
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by Morton Grant
grandfathers birthplace
never saw him
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by john dunn
My father was a Drummer Boy
My father was a Drummer Boy in Edinburgh Castle when he was 14 in 1915. He threw the sergeant's false teeth out of the window by mistake, he thought it was just a cup of water. But next day when the sergeant picked up the cup and said where's my ---------- teeth , he knew. He did not own up. A mystery never solved.
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by eddie tait
My father was a drummer boy
My father was a drummer boy in Edinburgh Castle when he was 14 in 1915.
A memory of Edinburgh contributed by eddie tait
Extracts From Hawthornden & Midlothian books
Located nine miles south of Edinburgh, Hawthornden stands high above the river North Esk amid a densely wooded estate. The home of the poet William Drummond (1585-1649), the house was extensively rebuilt by him in 1638. The English poet laureate Ben Jonson stayed here from December 1618 until the middle of January 1619 as a guest of Drummond.
An extract from from"Scotland".
The English poet laureate Ben Jonson stayed here from December 1618 until the middle of January 1619 as a guest of William Drummond.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".
A picturesque view of Hawthornden.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".
It is said that Drummond was sitting under the great sycamore tree in front of the house when Jonson trudged up the path. Drummond met him with ‘Welcome, welcome, royal Ben!’ Jonson replied: ‘Thank ye, thank ye, Hawthornden!’ Drummond’s library was one of the finest of its day, containing about 1,400 books in English, French, Latin, Greek, Spanish, Italian and Hebrew.
An extract from from"Scotland".
It is said that Drummond was sitting under the great sycamore tree in front of the house when Jonson trudged up the path. Drummond met him with ‘Welcome, welcome, royal Ben!’ Jonson replied: ‘Thank ye, thank ye, Hawthornden! Drummond’s library was one of the finest of its day, containing about 1,400 books in English, French, Latin, Greek, Spanish, Italian and Hebrew.
An extract from from"Edinburgh Photographic Memories".