Edinburgh school

[Wee lassie]

Can anyone help me find a small independent girls school that was in the Henderson Row area of Edinburgh near Edinburgh Academy in 1930s

[Unė kthimi i papenduar]

There was the Deaf and Dumb Institution Edinburgh at number 54, next to the Academy.
Named changed and merged I believe with Donaldsons Hospital.     Check out  Jean Brodie links.

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/137994/details/edinburgh+54+henderson+row+donaldson+s+school+for+the+deaf/

[oldfashionedgirl]

Will ask a friend who went there and now works there at the end of the school day.

The Academy was used as a backdrop for "The Marcia Blane" school for girls
in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie but i'm sure you are looking for a real one !

[Wee lassie]

The building looks promising. My mother who died many years ago went to a small private school for girls but she was not deaf or dumb. I am not sure whether it was primary,secondary or both. She was born in 1921 so it must have been from around 1926 to 1938.

[Anni B]

Have you tried contacting Edinburgh Academy to ask if anyone there has any knowledge of this School?

[Wee lassie]

Is it possible to look at census records for a street rather than a name at Scoctlands People? I think the school was at Dundas Street end of Henderson row before you get to Academy.

[Unė kthimi i papenduar]

There was also Mrs Illingworth, Preparatory School at 22 - but  the same number of years earlier.

[Wee lassie]

22 Henderson Row sounds right. Where did you find out about it? I would love to find out more about it.

[Unė kthimi i papenduar]

Early 20c PO Directory at http://addressinghistory.edina.ac.uk/search.jsp  although I would be inclined to contact the Edinburgh Room at the Central Library Edinburgh for a more precise year directory look up.   

There  are a number of reference books at the Edinburgh Room listing various Education establishments over the years.