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Duncan wanted to establish a hospital in Edinburgh that would care for the mentally ill of the city and after launching an appeal in 1792 a grant of £2,000 was approved by Parliament in 1806. [2] A royal charter was granted by King George III in 1807 and the facility was then established as a public body. [3]
Upload another image Inverleith House (Gallery Of Modern Art) Arboretum Road And Inverleith Row 55°57′54″N 3°12′37″W / 55.965027°N 3.210146°W / 55.965027; -3.210146 (Inverleith House (Gallery Of Modern Art) Arboretum Road And Inverleith Row) Category B 28081 Upload another image 80-84 (Even Numbers) Kingston Avenue, Former Kingston Clinic 55°55′10″N 3°09′04 ...
Royal Arms carving over the main entrance. The hospital, which opened at 7 Lauriston Lane in 1860, was the first dedicated children's hospital in Scotland. [1] It received a royal charter in 1863, when it moved to the Meadowside House. [2] The conversion of the house into a hospital was carried out by the architect David Macgibbon. [3]
Accident and emergency departments are located within the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, St. John's Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Performance has been rated the poorest in Scotland. Only 89.4 per cent of emergency patients were treated or admitted within four hours in November 2017. [7]
Given Edinburgh's restricted redevelopment in relation to other cities, the list is manageable (only including redevelopment which included loss of full streets). [1] Argyll Square - demolished to create Royal Museum, Chambers Street; Arthur Street - demolished in the early 60s. Was once the steepest street in Edinburgh
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In the 1880s, Dr Thomas Clouston, Physician Superintendent of the Edinburgh Lunatic Asylum (later the Royal Edinburgh Hospital), oversaw the purchase of Craig House by the managers of the Asylum in 1878. [6] The site was intended for paying patients, and development was funded through the sale of land at the existing Asylum in Morningside. [7]