Hello all! I've just returned to Canada from a trip to Scotland. Was mostly visiting my husband's family near Glasgow, but I did manage to sneak in a bit of genealogy when I visited Edinburgh (beautiful city!!) and found the address listed on my great grandmother's registration of birth. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the address in question, 271 Canongate (bottom end of the Royal Mile), appears to be a church. The building has a stone that reads "Canongate Christian Institute 1878". Around the front door is a panel of glass with the street number 271 and the words "Cranston House" etched in the glass. The building is now home to the Edinburgh English School. My great grandmother, Annie Gardner Myers, was born in 1879, so presumably this building was there -- it's not a new addition to the street. Her father listed his profession as foreman in a glassworks. I can't figure out why the family would have listed this address -- any thoughts? Were they likely to have been actually living there? If so why? Was it in fact a church? I know the family moved from Bathgate to Edinburgh, so maybe they were being boarded in transition before they found a home. In the 1881 Census, they are found at 30 Cableswynd, South Leith. I'm hoping someone may be able to tell me something about the building at 271 Canongate, or direct me to someone who has an interest in historic buildings who may know its history. I don't believe the Christian Institute of today is the same as that in 1878 -- Has anyone have heard of it, or of Cranston House. Regards, Keren in Canada