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369:. It was used as a primary school, and the courtyard was roofed over to form a dining room. Some pupils transferred in 1956 to the nearby purpose-built Liberton Primary School. The remaining primary school, St John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary school, was transferred to a newly built school of the same name in nearby Ivanhoe Crescent in 1968. The building has since become a community centre. A brutalist-style fire escape was added to the wall of the west wing around 1970. The Inch Community Centre uses many of the rooms in the house including general purpose rooms, music rehearsal rooms, areas for arts and crafts, a photography room, a kitchen and an office. The centre runs a variety of activities, classes and clubs.
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carries the date 1617, the motto "Blessed be God" above the initials James Winram (IW) and his wife Jean
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Corstorphine, which at that time included Nether Liberton. It is possible that this family built an early tower on the site. The present house was originally built as an L-shaped tower house in the Scottish vernacular style consisting of three floors and an attic. There
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120:Designated
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