Royal Victoria Hospital Open Air School

Category

Library Item

Item no

9482

Title

Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh, open air school - arithmetic lesson

Description

A group of children sit outside at the Royal Victoria Hospital whilst attending an arithmetic lesson. The teacher is standing at a blackboard, whilst the children are either sitting on the grass or on deckchairs. Trees fill the background.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1905

Size

27 x 36 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Royal Victoria Hospital is located just off Craigleith Road in the west of Edinburgh, immediately to the south of the Western General Hospital. The hospital began life as a private residence, Craigleith House, which was converted in 1894 into a hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis. The Craigleith House building was demolished in the 1960's. The hospital now provides care for the elderly with a 200 bed medical assessment / rehabilitation unit and a 47 bed psychiatry unit.

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Healthcare and welfare > Healthcare and welfare facilities > Hospitals

People > Children > Schoolchildren

People > Education and communication > Teachers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Craigleith

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh