Thursday 14th August - Edinburgh University

After looking at Mum's School we went to Edinburgh University that Neil was familiar with:

James V1 of Scotland and the 1st of England

Up the stairs in the Playfair Library

The interior of the library

James V1 of Scotland and 1 of England was a well educated man for his day, but acquired the title of the "Wisest fool in Christendom".

The main building

The old quadrangle 1583 designed by Robert Adam

The left-hand side of the quadrangle

Charles Darwin's lodgings: 11 Lothian Street

The plaque