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Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Valentine, James, 1865, Photograph
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Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
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8828
Title
Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Description
The many towers and buildings that make up the Royal Infirmary, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh can be seen across the grassy expanse of the Meadows. Amongst them stands a tall chimney and clock tower. A bank of trees separates the buildings from the park. A fenced off walkway runs through the Meadows, along which a few people are walking. The foreground is filled with a flock of sheep who are grazing on the grass.
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Valentine, James
Date
1865
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15.3 x 22.7 cm
Type
Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary moved to its Lauriston Place site in 1879 having been previously located at Robertson's Close and then Infirmary Street. It moved again in 2003 to a new site at Little France, and the Lauriston Place site is now the location for the Quartermile development.
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