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Royal Infirmary - south front, looking west
Hamilton, J. R., 1914, Photograph
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Royal Infirmary - south front, looking west
Royal Infirmary - south front, looking west
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Royal Infirmary - south front, looking west
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Hamilton, J. R.
Date
1914
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8.9 x 11.9 cm
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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.
The Meadows were created on the site of the Borough Loch after it was drained in the mid 17th century. Originally called Hope Park after its creator, Sir Thomas Hope, the park became popular for both recreation and the grazing of livestock. During the Second World War the Meadows were used for the cultivation of vegetables to feed Edinburgh's residents. Golf has been played on the adjacent Links since possibly as early as the 15th century, with a club formally established there in 1535.
This is a photograph by a member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.
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