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Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject: Rev Dr Andrew Bell, Leith

Rev Dr Andrew Bell Memorial
Location: Dr Bell's School, Great Junction Street
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A well travelled Fifer who was a world renowned educationalist in his day. He is buried in Westminster Abbey which isn't an honour given to many.

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Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:39 pm Post subject:

The inscriptions have not come out that clearly on the photographs.

They say..

Left side

REV
ANDREW BELL
DD LLD FRSE
BORN AT ST ANDREWS
1753
DIED AT CHELTENHAM
1832
AND BURIED IN
WESTMINSTER ABBEY

AUTHOR OF THE
MADRAS SYSTEM
OF EDUCATION, TO
CARRY OUT WHICH
HE FOUNDED SCHOOLS
IN LEITH AND OTHER
PLACES. THE
SYSTEM HAS NOW
BEEN SUPERSEDED
BY THE EDUCATION
GIVEN UNDER THE
EDUCATION (SCOTLAND)
ACTS 1872 TO 1883
1892

Right side

A carving of a sailing ship with the words "LEITH SCHOOL BOARD" above and "PERSEVERE" below

DR.
BELL'S SCHOOL
JUNCTION STREET

ERECTED 1838

ACQUIRED FROM
THE GOVERNORS OF
BELL'S TRUST BY THE
LEITH SCHOOL BOARD
AND RECONSTRUCTED
BY THEM AS
GREAT JUNCTION STREET
PUBLIC SCHOOL

1892

ROBERT SOMERVILLE
CHAIRMAN

ROBERT HARDIE
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Scottish War Memorials Project
Scottish War Graves Project