Old Bathgate Academy

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Old Bathgate Academy by kim traynor as part of the Geograph project.

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Old Bathgate Academy

Image: © kim traynor Taken: 23 Jul 2010

The building, completed in 1833, was the result of a bequest by John Newland, a Jamaican plantation owner who bequeathed £14,500 in 1799 to establish an academy in Bathgate.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.90119
Longitude
-3.633707