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Old Photograph Gate To Falcon Hall Edinburgh Scotland
Old photograph of the gate to Falcon Hall in Morningside, Edinburgh, Scotland. Falcon Hall was a large mansion home in Morningside. It was built in 1780 by William Coulter, a wealthy hosier and baillie who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1808 until his death in 1810. The property was acquired in the early 19th century by Alexander Falconar, a merchant of the East India Company. Dr John George Bartholomew, a co-founder of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and owner of the famous map making company, John Bartholomew & Son Limited was a tenant of the house before 1908. The entrance to the property stood opposite to the old school. The pillars of the gateway were each surmounted by a falcon, one each side of the gates, painted in brown and gold. The gates were removed in 1874 and reassembled to form the entrance of Edinburgh Zoo in Corstorphine.
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