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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Elgin
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
Yes
Activities
<p>Visitors are invited to enjoy "A Day in the Life of Anderson's" exhibition in the main hall, in addition to the gardens and Easton House. Please use the main entrance on Institution Road.</p><p>Access by guided tour between 2-4pm</p><p><a href="http://www.andersonscarehome.co.uk" target="_blank">www.andersonscarehome.co.uk </a></p>
OpeningTime1
2 pm - 4 pm
ArchitectName
Archibald Simpson
OpeningDate1
17/9/2016
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
14052
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
2 Institution Road
Postcode
IV30 1RP
Parking
Yes
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Anderson's Institution of Elgin
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
moray
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
3013
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,57.64822,-3.305662;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>Anderson's Care Home was first opened in 1832 following the remarkable bequest of Andrew Anderson to his home town of Elgin. As a child, he lived a very harsh existence, sleeping in the ruins of the Cathedral with his widowed mother, relying on the generosity of local people.</p><p><br />After joining the East India Company's private army as a young man, he quickly climbed the ranks and made a fortune from his conquests. Leaving a generous £70,000 in his will to provide a home for fifty children where they would be educated sufficiently to enable them to earn a living and to give a home to ten aged persons, Andrew obviously remembered his roots.</p><p><br />Category A Listed Greek Revival style to a design by Archibald Simpson (architect of St Giles Church), Anderson's is now a lively care home with Heritage Garden.</p>