James Gillespie's High School was opened in Bruntsfield Place in 1803 as a result of the legacy of James Gillespie, an Edinburgh tobacco merchant and was administered by the Merchant Company of Edinburgh.
James Gillespie's High School was opened in Bruntsfield Place in 1803 as a result of the legacy of James Gillespie. James Gillespie's High School was administered by the Merchant Company of Edinburgh. James Gillespie was an Edinburgh tobacco merchant.