Drummond Community High School

Drummond Community High School (DCHS) is a non-denominational secondary school built originally in 1926 by John Alexander Carfrae which serves the area of north east Edinburgh. Drummond Community High School is on Bellevue Place and was originally known as Bellevue Junior Secondary School. The catchment area serves an area to the east of the city including the southern areas of Leith, Hillside, Abbeyhill, Broughton and Bellevue. In addition to the school roll of around 625 the school provides places for over 400 adult day learners and approximately 400 adult learners.

1. Notable alumni

Isis Hainsworth, actress

1. References

Drummond Community High School's page on Scottish Schools Online http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-035-489 Historic Environment Scotland. "Edinburgh, Cochran Terrace, Bellevue Junior Secondary School (Site no. NT27SE 3905)".

1. External links

Official School Website

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Bellevue, Edinburgh

Bellevue ( BEL-vew) is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of Canonmills, west of Leith Walk and south of Leith, incorporating the easternmost extent of Edinburgh's New Town UNESCO heritage site. The area was formerly open fields which became the second and penultimate location of the Royal Botanic Garden in 1763 .

Neighbourhood

Hepburn House

Hepburn House, also known as East Claremont Street Drill Hall, is a military installation in Edinburgh.

Historic Site Landmark

Broughton, Edinburgh

Broughton () is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Broughton was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The area is mostly residential in nature but includes the former Broughton market. Today there are numerous small businesses as well as several listed church buildings, a gallery and some organisations, including the Edinburgh Museums collection centre and the Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (the Glasite meeting house).

Art Church

Scotland Street railway station

Scotland Street Station was a railway station which stood in a cutting at the north end of Scotland Street, in Edinburgh, Scotland. First opened as Canonmills by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway, Scotland Street stood at the northern end of Scotland Street Tunnel that linked the city centre under the New Town to Canal Street. The trains that used the station were rope hauled by stationary steam engine. The site of the station is now part of a public park.

Park Train