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In 1615 he built Coates Hall, later called Easter Coates, then west of the city (now lying between
Palmerston Place and Manor Place). The building contains carved stone lintels brought from his house on Byers Close, plus a marriage lintel bearing his initials JB (written as IB in old script) and MB
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In 1887 (following the death of the sisters) Coates Hall (Easter Coates) became the
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in 1569. His background is unclear but he appears to have been from a wealthy family of merchants and bankers.
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It is noteworthy that the Walker sisters chose to be buried next to John Byres in
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Coates Hall was bought by
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Margaret died in 1616 and in 1617 he secondly married Agnes Smith sister of
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Byer's tenement and bank (left) facing onto the
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Symbolic carvings on the tomb of John Byres of Coates, Greyfriars
Kirkyard
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Buildings of
Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford, McWilliam and Walker
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The Closes and Wynds of Edinburgh: The Old Edinburgh Club.
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