Royal Infirmary from the north

Category

Library Item

Item no

8338

Title

A perspective view of the front of the Royal Infirmary from the north

Description

People walk by the entrance of the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh. A horse and cart carrying barrels also travels along the road passed a man on crutches. The hospital stands behind stone walls, the entrance to which is topped with ornamental urns. The building has two wings coming off the main body of the hospital. At the top are a small dome and a weather vane.

Artist / maker

Elphinstone, John

Date

1745

Size

20 x 32.1 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

An infirmary was founded in Edinburgh in 1729 at the top of Robertson's Close which leads south from the Cowgate. The hospital received its Royal Charter in 1736, becoming Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. It moved a short distance to Infirmary Street in 1741 and again to Lauriston Place in 1879. The Royal Infirmary moved once 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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Healthcare and welfare > Healthcare and welfare facilities > Hospitals

Places > Edinburgh areas > Tollcross

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Land > Horse and carts

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