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teadealer
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Could anyone tell me if Bruntsfield House is still there,I had a member of my tree who was a gardener there in the 1880's 1890's and died at Bruntsfield Lodge.
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hume24
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According to this page, Bruntsfield House is now part of James Gillespie's High School.
The Scran website has some modern photographs of the building. 
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"Archaeology Notes
NT27SE 75 25097 72184
Bruntisfield House (NR)
OS 6"map, (1931)
Bruntsfield House: (NT 2509 7218): A 16th century tower-house on the site of an earlier structure. It is Z-shaped in plan, having two rectangular tow ers projecting from diametricall y opposite corners of the main oblong block. In 1605 John Fairlie of Braid reconditioned the old fabric and extended the main block eastwa rds, and at the same time rebuilt the E. end of the old S. wall. He also formed a courtyard on the South. (Full arc hitectural description given).... Bruntsfield takes its name from Richard Browne, Kings Sergeant of the Muir, "Browne's Field having become "Bruntsfield. In 1381, Browne resigned the property to Sir Alan de Lander...(RCAHMS 1951).
D MacGibbon and T Ros s 1887-92; RCAHMS 1951.
Presented by Charles II to the Landers of Holtoun. Sold to George Warrander in 1695. Acquired by Edinburgh Corporation in 1935 and used as a children's home. At present occupied by James Gillespie's Preparatory School, Brontis field House.
Information from revised Name Book 1947.
Bruntisfield House:- As described above. Still in use as a School, and in state of good preservation.
Visited by OS (J D) 29 December 1953.
It is confirmed that the name of this building is Bruntisfield House, not Bruntsfield House.
Visited by OS 4 January 1954; Information from R F Landon, City Architects' Office, Edinburgh
As described in previous field report
Visited by OS (S F S) 2 December 1975."
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KirstyG
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In the past couple of decades James Gillespie's has had a lot of building work going on, and has sold some of the old properties off, in part to the Universities. I'm not sure if that is still a part of the school or not, however in the middle of the school is something that looks a lot like the description given by Akwaba in the previous post.
If you want to look for yourself, try somewhere like Google Maps that has satellite imagery. the postcode is EH9 1DE, the main school is off Whitehouse Loan, between Warrender Park Road and Lauderdale Street. The Old Bruntsfield Hospital is on the opposite side of Whitehouse Loan on the corner of the Links and I think it is now flats.
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teadealer
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CHEERS EVERYBODY THANKS FOR THE REPLIES
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Thanks to you all who submitted messages regarding Bruntsfield House
Peter
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Hi teadealer,
I know your query as now been answered, but I just wanted to add ~ I attended 6 years of secondary education at James Gillespie's and had the absolute pleasure of being in Bruntsfield House on many occasions. It's a fabulous place, you get the feel of history as soon as you walk inside it. It can, on occasion, feel a little spooky and when I was at school there was talk of a resident ghost, the Green Lady if my memory serves me (and it may not, as we're talking about 20 odd years ago!!) I'm sure that the school would be helpful if you wanted to take a look around the house, if you don't ask, you don't get!!
Lass x
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teadealer
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Hi Lass
Thanks for the reply,if and when I get the chance to revisit Edinburgh again I would very much like to see the School,its over 25yrs since I was last in Edinburgh and that was for work.
Peter
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