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“Ashfield (as shown above) is the headquarters of the Convenery of the Trades of Edinburgh

7th February 2013
"Ashfield (as shown above) is the headquarters of the Convenery of the Trades of Edinburgh
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and of the Edinburgh Trades Maiden Fund (originally known as the Trades Maiden Hospital). The permanent collection at Ashfield includes an extensive archive of original manuscript documents and a library devoted to the Incorporated Trades, as well as a museum of associated artefacts. Our principal treasure is the Blue Blanket”. (2013)

Dean Village Memories Added by Dean Village Memories Attributed to: David Le Sueur

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New Town 61 Melville Street
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Dean Village Memories
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How did I manage to become a Legget? My Mother Helen Marjory Stewart Legget was the Daughter of Robert Sommerville Legget 1888 - 1963, Wool Merchant and Part Owner of the Dean Village Tannery.

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