Edinburgh Hydropathic, Slateford

Category

Library Item

Item no

30669

Title

Edinburgh Hydropathic, Slateford

Description

Two men are playing bowls on the bowling green in the grounds of the imposing Edinburgh Hydropathic building.

Artist / maker

Valentine, James

Date

1904

Size

8.8 x 13.8 cm

Type

Postcard

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Craiglockhart is a southwestern suburb of Edinburgh which became part of the city in 1920. Craiglockhart Tower or Castle, now a ruin, dates from the 13th century, and is associated with the Lockhart of Lee family. Napier University's Craiglockhart Campus is a grand 19th century building which has been both a hydropathic institution and, during the First World War, a military hospital. The poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were both patients of the hospital at this time.
Find out more about the history of the building as a Hydropathic.

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Healthcare and welfare > Healthcare and welfare facilities > Hydropathics

People > Adults > Men

Places > Edinburgh areas > Craiglockhart

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Activities > Bowling

Sport and leisure > Sports and recreation facilities > Bowling greens

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