William Scholes

William Scholes has lived in Cramond for forty years having moved there to lecture at a specialist teacher training college which later became part of Edinburgh University. He was elected an elder of Cramond Kirk in 1977 and served as session clerk for 20 years, during which he played a key role in the restoration of Cramond House. He co-authored OLD CRAMOND [2004] with his son and in 2011 wrote a booklet to celebrate the centenary of the rebuilding of Cramond Kirk. He acted as the inaugural...See more

William Scholes has lived in Cramond for forty years having moved there to lecture at a specialist teacher training college which later became part of Edinburgh University. He was elected an elder of Cramond Kirk in 1977 and served as session clerk for 20 years, during which he played a key role in the restoration of Cramond House. He co-authored OLD CRAMOND [2004] with his son and in 2011 wrote a booklet to celebrate the centenary of the rebuilding of Cramond Kirk. He acted as the inaugural chairman of Cramond and Barnton Community Council and is an enthusiastic member of Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society. See less