Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Category

Library Item

Item no

7142

Title

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Description

The buildings of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh are behind a carved stone balustrade and boundary wall. A pavement with a lamp-post is alongside as is a road.

Artist / maker

Inglis, Alexander Adam

Date

1895

Size

15.3 x 20.4 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Royal Hospital for Sick Children is located on Sciennes Road in Edinburgh.

The Royal Hospital for Sick Children was a hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, specialising in paediatric healthcare. Locally, it was commonly referred to simply as the Sick Kids. The hospital provided emergency care for children from birth to the 13th birthday, including a specialist Accident and Emergency facility.

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Healthcare and welfare > Healthcare and welfare facilities > Hospitals

Places > Edinburgh areas > Sciennes

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(55°56′19″N, 3°11′19″W)

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