Or from bad development, anyway. Now it’s up for bids not for sale but for “sustainable longterm uses.” The fight against a luxury hotel development galvanized Edinburgh preservationists. “For campaigners, the fate of the Royal High School, established as a free educational facility for rich and poor children alike with the ethos that all deserved to learn in an unapologetically lavish environment, represents a fight for the heart of Edinburgh, and indeed Scotland.” – The Observer (UK)
