The Haymarket Memorial
The Maroon Mile Heritage Trail begins at Haymarket War Memorial, the clock outside Haymarket Railway Station, which is dedicated to the Hearts players, members, supporters, and all the people of Edinburgh who fell in the Great war (1914-1918) and WW2 (1939-1945). The memorial was designed by Sir Thomas Duncan Rhind, sculpted by Henry Snell Gamely RSA, and built by Messrs John Angus and Sons. The final component of the memorial, the clock, was designed and made by James Ritchie and sons. It was unveiled on 9 April 1922 in front of a crowd of 22,000 people.
Oral History
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Oral History
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Oral History
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At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Heart of Midlothian Football Club, held last night in St Cuthberts Hall, Edinburgh, Mr Lorimer, who presided, said it had been proposed by the directors that a memorial to the players and members of the club who had fallen in the war, should be erected in the shape of a public clock, which, it was suggested, should be erected, subject to the sanction of Edinburgh town council, in Dalry Road, at the foot of Ardmillan Terrace.
- Edinburgh Evening News, Friday 25th of June 1920.
The Story of
Heart of Midlothian Football Club
The Maroon Mile, which runs from here at Haymarket to Tynecastle Park in Gorgie, celebrates not only the communities of Dalry and Gorgie but also the story of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, many of whose fans walk this Maroon Mile on match days.
Heart of Midlothian FC was formed by young men who frequented a dance club of the same name in the city. They began playing association football on the Meadows in 1874 and Tom Purdie was the first club captain.
Hearts played at various locations around the city before moving to Gorgie in 1881.
The Story of
Heart of Midlothian Football Club
The Maroon Mile, which runs from here at Haymarket to Tynecastle Park in Gorgie, celebrates not only the communities of Dalry and Gorgie but also the story of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, many of whose fans walk this Maroon Mile on match days.
Heart of Midlothian FC was formed by young men who frequented a dance club of the same name in the city. They began playing association football on the Meadows in 1874 and Tom Purdie was the first club captain.
Hearts played at various locations around the city before moving to Gorgie in 1881.
The Story of
Heart of Midlothian Football Club
The Maroon Mile, which runs from here at Haymarket to Tynecastle Park in Gorgie, celebrates not only the communities of Dalry and Gorgie but also the story of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, many of whose fans walk this Maroon Mile on match days.
Heart of Midlothian FC was formed by young men who frequented a dance club of the same name in the city. They began playing association football on the Meadows in 1874 and Tom Purdie was the first club captain.
Hearts played at various locations around the city before moving to Gorgie in 1881.
Education in Gorgie-Dalry
Facing you across the road is Dalry Primary School. Opened in 1878, it was the successor to an earlier school dating from 1875. By 1897 the school had 1884 pupils. The earliest school in the area appears to be Gorgie School, opened in 1871, which had at its peak around 1500 pupils. It closed in 1939.
Facing you across the road is Dalry Primary School. Opened in 1878, it was the successor to an earlier school dating from 1875. By 1897 the school had 1884 pupils. The earliest school in the area appears to be Gorgie School, opened in 1871, which had at its peak around 1500 pupils. It closed in 1939.
Facing you across the road is Dalry Primary School. Opened in 1878, it was the successor to an earlier school dating from 1875. By 1897 the school had 1884 pupils. The earliest school in the area appears to be Gorgie School, opened in 1871, which had at its peak around 1500 pupils. It closed in 1939.
Education in Gorgie-Dalry
Facing you across the road is Dalry Primary School. Opened in 1878, it was the successor to an earlier school dating from 1875.
Education in Gorgie-Dalry
Facing you across the road is Dalry Primary School. Opened in 1878, it was the successor to an earlier school dating from 1875. By 1897 the school had 1884 pupils. The earliest school in the area appears to be Gorgie School, opened in 1871, which had at its peak around 1500 pupils. It closed in 1939.
