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-[[Edinburgh University Union]] in [[Teviot Row House]] was opened on 19 October 1889. It is is the oldest purpose built student union in the world.
+[[Edinburgh University Union]] in [[Teviot Row House]] was opened on 19 October 1889.
 Following its formation in 1884, the [[Students' Representative Council]] set as its first priority the opening of a University Union, to provide recreational and social facilities for students and staff. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the [[Tercentenary Festival, 1884|Tercentenary Festival]], the SRC set about public fundraising. Letters were sent to prominent figures in Edinburgh and public subscription lists were opened. £5000 was raised in this manner, and further contributions were received from the [[Senatus Academicus]] (£500) and [[Town Council]] (£100). In November 1886, a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market brought in a further £10,000. Funds were now sufficient to engage an architect [[Arthur George Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)|Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)]] and to begin construction on a site adjoining the newly opened [[Medical School]].
-The building (in a distinctive fifteenth-century palace-block style) was officially opened on 19 October 1889. It was very much designed on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library (with books donated by academics and former students), gymnasium (later converted into a billiards room), and a debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Unsurprisingly, given the proximity of the Union to their classrooms, medical students were initially in a great majority.
+Teviot Row House  is the oldest purpose built student union in the world. The building (in a distinctive fifteenth-century palace-block style) was officially opened on 19 October 1889. It was very much designed on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library (with books donated by academics and former students), gymnasium (later converted into a billiards room), and a debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Unsurprisingly, given the proximity of the Union to their classrooms, medical students were initially in a great majority.
 == See Also ==

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 Following its formation in 1884, the [[Students' Representative Council]] set as its first priority the opening of a University Union, to provide recreational and social facilities for students and staff. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the [[Tercentenary Festival, 1884|Tercentenary Festival]], the SRC set about public fundraising. Letters were sent to prominent figures in Edinburgh and public subscription lists were opened. £5000 was raised in this manner, and further contributions were received from the [[Senatus Academicus]] (£500) and [[Town Council]] (£100). In November 1886, a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market brought in a further £10,000. Funds were now sufficient to engage an architect [[Arthur George Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)|Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)]] and to begin construction on a site adjoining the newly opened [[Medical School]].
-The building (in a distinctive fifteenth-century palace-block style) was officially opened on 19 October 1889. It was very much designed on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library (with books donated by academics and former students), gymnasium (later converted into a billiards room), and a debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Unsurprisingly, given the proximity of the Union to their classrooms, medical students were initially in a great majority. (An impression that the Union was primarily for medical students had also been created by the unfortunate decision to hold the opening ceremony before the Arts Faculty had assembled for the academic year.)
+The building (in a distinctive fifteenth-century palace-block style) was officially opened on 19 October 1889. It was very much designed on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library (with books donated by academics and former students), gymnasium (later converted into a billiards room), and a debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Unsurprisingly, given the proximity of the Union to their classrooms, medical students were initially in a great majority.
 == See Also ==

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 [[Edinburgh University Union]] in [[Teviot Row House]] was opened on 19 October 1889. It is is the oldest purpose built student union in the world.
-Following its formation in 1884, the [[Students' Representative Council]] set as its first priority the opening of a University Union. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the [[Tercentenary Festival, 1884|Tercentenary Festival]], the SRC set about public fundraising. Letters were sent to prominent figures in Edinburgh and public subscription lists were opened. £5000 was raised in this manner, and further contributions were received from the [[Senatus Academicus]] (£500) and [[Town Council]] (£100). In November 1886, a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market brought in a further £10,000. Funds were now sufficient to engage an architect [[Arthur George Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)|Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)]] and to begin construction on a site adjoining the newly opened [[Medical School]].
+Following its formation in 1884, the [[Students' Representative Council]] set as its first priority the opening of a University Union, to provide recreational and social facilities for students and staff. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the [[Tercentenary Festival, 1884|Tercentenary Festival]], the SRC set about public fundraising. Letters were sent to prominent figures in Edinburgh and public subscription lists were opened. £5000 was raised in this manner, and further contributions were received from the [[Senatus Academicus]] (£500) and [[Town Council]] (£100). In November 1886, a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market brought in a further £10,000. Funds were now sufficient to engage an architect [[Arthur George Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)|Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)]] and to begin construction on a site adjoining the newly opened [[Medical School]].
 The building (in a distinctive fifteenth-century palace-block style) was officially opened on 19 October 1889. It was very much designed on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library (with books donated by academics and former students), gymnasium (later converted into a billiards room), and a debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Unsurprisingly, given the proximity of the Union to their classrooms, medical students were initially in a great majority. (An impression that the Union was primarily for medical students had also been created by the unfortunate decision to hold the opening ceremony before the Arts Faculty had assembled for the academic year.)

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 Following its formation in 1884, the [[Students' Representative Council]] set as its first priority the opening of a University Union. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the [[Tercentenary Festival, 1884|Tercentenary Festival]], the SRC set about public fundraising. Letters were sent to prominent figures in Edinburgh and public subscription lists were opened. £5000 was raised in this manner, and further contributions were received from the [[Senatus Academicus]] (£500) and [[Town Council]] (£100). In November 1886, a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market brought in a further £10,000. Funds were now sufficient to engage an architect [[Arthur George Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)|Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)]] and to begin construction on a site adjoining the newly opened [[Medical School]].
-The building (in a distinctive fifteenth-century palace-block style) was officially opened on 19 October 1889. It very much designed on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library (with books donated by academics and former students), gymnasium (later converted into a billiards room), and a debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Medical students were initially in a great majority, as the Union premises in Teviot Row adjoined the newly opened [[Medical School]]. (An impression that the Union was primarily for medical students had also been created by the unfortunate decision to hold the opening ceremony before the Arts Faculty had assembled for the academic year.)
+The building (in a distinctive fifteenth-century palace-block style) was officially opened on 19 October 1889. It was very much designed on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library (with books donated by academics and former students), gymnasium (later converted into a billiards room), and a debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Unsurprisingly, given the proximity of the Union to their classrooms, medical students were initially in a great majority. (An impression that the Union was primarily for medical students had also been created by the unfortunate decision to hold the opening ceremony before the Arts Faculty had assembled for the academic year.)
 == See Also ==
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 *[[Foundation of Students' Representative Council, 1884]]
 *[[Foundation of Edinburgh University Students' Association, 1973]]
 == Sources ==

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 [[Edinburgh University Union]] in [[Teviot Row House]] was opened on 19 October 1889. It is is the oldest purpose built student union in the world.
-Following its formation in 1884, the [[Students' Representative Council]] set as its first priority the opening of a University Union. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the Tercentenary Festival, the SRC set about public fundraising. Over, £10,000 paid was raised by a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market in November 1886. The new Union was built very much on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library, and debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Medical students were initially in a great majority, as the Union premises in Teviot Row adjoined the newly opened [[Medical School]].
+Following its formation in 1884, the [[Students' Representative Council]] set as its first priority the opening of a University Union. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the [[Tercentenary Festival, 1884|Tercentenary Festival]], the SRC set about public fundraising. Letters were sent to prominent figures in Edinburgh and public subscription lists were opened. £5000 was raised in this manner, and further contributions were received from the [[Senatus Academicus]] (£500) and [[Town Council]] (£100). In November 1886, a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market brought in a further £10,000. Funds were now sufficient to engage an architect [[Arthur George Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)|Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930)]] and to begin construction on a site adjoining the newly opened [[Medical School]].
 == See Also ==

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	Following its formation in 1884, the Students' Representative Council set as its first priority the opening of a University Union. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the Tercentenary Festival, the SRC set about public fundraising. Over, £10,000 paid was raised by a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market in November 1886. The new Union was built very much on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library, and debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Medical students were initially in a great majority, as the Union premises in Teviot Row adjoined the newly opened [[Medical School]].		Following its formation in 1884, the Students' Representative Council set as its first priority the opening of a University Union. Buoyed by its successful contribution to the Tercentenary Festival, the SRC set about public fundraising. Over, £10,000 paid was raised by a Fancy Fair at Waverley Market in November 1886. The new Union was built very much on the lines of a Victorian gentleman's club. It included a restaurant, library, and debating hall, which would become both a meeting place for many university societies and a venue for dances and other social events. Membership was by subscription, however, and only a small minority of students joined. Medical students were initially in a great majority, as the Union premises in Teviot Row adjoined the newly opened [[Medical School]].
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−	~~== Other University Events in 1887 ==~~
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−	*[[First Publication of the Student, 1887\|First Publication of the Student]]
−	*[[Foundation of University Hall, 1887\|Foundation of University Hall]]

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 *Iain Catto (ed.), '''No spirits and precious few women': Edinburgh University Union 1889-1989'' (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Union and Iain Catto, 1989)
 *[[Sir Thomas Henry Holland (1868-1947)|Sir Thomas Henry Holland]], 'Introduction', in A. Logan Turner (ed.), ''History of the University of Edinburgh 1883-1933'' (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1933), pp. xiii-xxx.
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