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Morgan Academy
Morgan Academy in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Morgan Academy is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Morgan Academy is a secondary school in the Stobswell area of Dundee, Scotland. Morgan Academy was founded in 1889 and is the second oldest state school in Dundee behind Harris Academy.
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Background
History
The building was designed in 1862 by the Edinburgh architects John Dick Peddie and Charles Kinnear, opening in 1866 as the Morgan Hospital, a charitable institution providing accommodation and education for "sons of tradesmen and persons of the working class generally whose parents stand in the need of assistance". In 1888, Morgan Hospital closed and a year later in 1889, the school opened as Morgan Academy, often referred to by alumni as "The Morgan" or simply "Morgan", with various alterations, including roofing over the courtyard as a hall. The architecture is designated as a Category 'A' listing by Historic Scotland. Its benefactor was John Morgan, the son of a Dundee maltman, who…
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- Coordinates
- 56.4746, -2.9541
- District
- Dundee City
- Postcode
- DD4 7AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dundee Central
- Established
- 1889
- Official site
- morgan.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6911570 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Morgan Academy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Morgan Academy?
- Morgan Academy is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD4 7AX).
- When was Morgan Academy built?
- Built or established in 1889.
- How do I get to Morgan Academy?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DD4 7AX. It sits within the Dundee Central parliamentary constituency.