The Archive website contains over 400 images, and while this site contains (as at December 2023) well over a thousand images and other files, the digital history itself contains at least 200 unique items, and many images are awaiting display.

In addition, we have been busy recording a number of videos in the past few years, and this site is better placed than its predecessor to display these items, with around twenty available now. There is an extensive set of photo galleries in the archive site, and while they will be migrated to this site in due course, they can still be viewed here.

The following galleries entries are currently among those supported in this website edition;

• The Digital History Galleries page
• The Teachers page
• The Janitors page
• Sculptors, Artists and Film makers page
• The 12th Portobello (RHS) Scouts page
• Girls arrive in 1973
• The Remembrance page
• News page – several at present
• Events page – several at present

Soon to be launched are pages including the following;

• Sports, FP’s and PP’s (some already in the Sports entry in the Digital History)  
• Click here for a splendid gallery of RHS Rugby Club photos, 1871-2017, curated by the Royal High Rugby Club archivist
• Class photographs
• Events from the past (not already on this site), include Prize Giving’s and RHS Club dinners

As a taster, click here to see one of the 2 minute video clips extracted from a full length interview of Matt MacIver being interviewed by Tom Bacciarelli in 2017. Matt talks about the significance of the extra-curricular activities which took place during his tenure as Rector (1989-1998).

We are publishing a couple of Galleries to be going on with, including the 2019 Annual Dinner, but will start with the visit of HRH Duke of Kent on Jan 19th 2020, when he met many School representatives, toured a variety of exhibits in the School Hall, unveiled a memorial plaque, and surprised the Rector and dignitaries by insisting on delivering a short but splendid personal address, thanking the pupils for his visit. The event, which was a delayed part of the Barnton 50th anniversary celebrations in 2018, was enabled by Val Tudball MBE DL, 2007 RHS Club President, to whom many thanks.

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The 2019 RHS Club annual dinner

The last event before the Covid lockdown held by the Edinburgh branch of the RHS Club was the Annual Dinner, held on Friday 22 March 2019 in the ‘Roxburghe Hotel’ (that’s what we all know it as). The turnout was much lower than in previous years, but the hotel allowed the event to go ahead, using just half of the available ballroom space. The principal speaker was Professor Peter Hayes, Head of the Division of Health Sciences at Edinburgh University. We once again welcomed the Senior and Nation captains, and many teachers and other school staff. The school fiddle ensemble, conducted by June Nelson, once again made a welcome appearance.

A good night was enjoyed by all.