Riddle’s Court, 322/8 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PQ
Restored as his publishing house by Patrick Geddes, activist, sociologist, Professor at Bombay University (1919-23), who corresponded on education with Nobel prize-winner Rabindranath Tagore, this was also a pioneering student hall: medical students from Mauritius and Madras stayed here in 1896. Riddle’s Court also hosted a 1598 banquet for the Duke of Holstein, brother-in-law to James VI: £600 (2016 money), was paid to William Flebairn for spices. Further down the Royal Mile, in what is now the City Chambers, in 1798 John Caird advertised ‘real India curry powder, in the original package’ at £18 (2016 money).
Plaque comemorating a banquet of James VI’s time.
Tapestry showing Patrick Geddes and Rabindranath Tagore meeting in Darjeeling.
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