What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: This house occupies the site of the last fragment of the Convent of St Catherine of Sienna erected 1517, demolished in 1871. "And thus the Lindesay spoke: 'Thus clamour still the war-notes when The King to mass his way has ta'en, Or to Saint Katharine's of Sienne, Or Chapel of Saint Rocque." - Marmion
The Convent of St Catherine of Sienna, established in 1517 and demolished in 1871, was a significant religious institution that featured prominently in historical literature, including Sir Walter Scott's "Marmion."
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