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The house in brief
- 13 Albert Terrace, Morningside, Edinburgh EH10 5EA
- Built 1884; only three owning families since
- About 4,959 sq ft (461 m²) over three floors, plus a 243 sq ft detached garage
- A 48-foot (14.7 m) living, dining and kitchen room, about 720 sq ft
- Offered as a whole for the first time since 1968, through Rettie
- 8 bedrooms
- Two-storey conservatory by Ben Tindall, around 1995
- Self-contained garden-level flat
- Parking for two at the front, garage for three or four at the rear
- George Watson's College yards from the back garden
The stories
Indian hockey's first President
Colonel Bruce Turnbull, who lived here from 1927 to 1952, was the first President of the Indian Hockey Federation and helped coach India to its first Olympic hockey gold in 1928. He umpired at the 1928 and 1936 Olympics.
Read moreSOE, Niels Bohr and the Mosquito flights
His son Ronald, who grew up here, ran SOE's Danish operation from Stockholm during the war. His obituary credits him with persuading Niels Bohr to escape occupied Denmark in 1943.
Read moreA house of welcome
The Turnbulls took in a Kindertransport refugee during the war. In 1968 the house was bought by Dorothy Fiddes, who had herself been a child evacuee from Belgium.
Read moreImages for publication
The front door of 13 Albert Terrace
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The two-storey conservatory from the back garden
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The front drive-in
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No. 13 Albert Terrace, Edinburgh
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Video
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