Old Photograph Highland Dancers Fettes College Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Scottish Highland dancers, dancing, outside Fettes College in Edinburgh, Scotland. To perpetuate the memory of his only son William, who had predeceased him in 1815, Sir William Fettes, born 1750, died 1836, a former Lord Provost of Edinburgh and a wealthy city merchant, bequeathed the then very large sum of money to be set aside for the education of poor children and orphans. After his death the bequest was invested, and the accumulated sum was then used to acquire the 350 acres of land, to build the main building and to found the school in 1870. Fettes College opened with 53 pupils, 40 were Foundation Scholars with 11 others boarding and two day pupils. Following serious fires, the swimming baths were rebuilt in 1890 and the chemistry laboratory was rebuilt in 1897. The cricket pavilion was completed in 1906.



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