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Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Royal Infirmary Surgical Hospital

Hospital (19th Century), University (20th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Royal Infirmary Surgical Hospital

Classification Hospital (19th Century), University (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Old Surgical Hospital; Edinburgh University Natural Philosophy Department; Dentistry Department

Canmore ID 118845

Site Number NT27SE 1581

NGR NT 26165 73430

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/118845

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Architecture Notes

NT27SE 1581 26165 73430

ARCHITECT: David Bryce, 1848-53.

Stands on the site of the old Royal High School of Edinburgh NT27SE 1578.

REFERENCE: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND

In Scots Magazine 1777, an engraving of the West front of the intended New High School at Edinburgh.

Activities

Project (1997)

The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.

The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.

Field Visit (22 January 2002)

Central shield surrounded by leaves with a bow at the top, all within a circular frame. The shield contains the coat of arms of the University of Edinburgh: a St Andrew's cross with an open book at the centre, a thistle above, a castle below. Low relief carving in centre of pediment structure above windows above main entrance.

Inspected By : A. Taubman

Inscriptions : None

Signatures : None

Design period : 1848-1853

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0591)

Standing Building Recording (November 2017 - January 2018)

A Level 2 historic building survey and an archaeological watching brief were conducted on a boiler house in advance of/during its conversion to modern offices. The boiler house occupied a near rectangular plan that comprised the two storey boiler house with two single storey additions at each end. Cartographic evidence suggests that the main core block dates to the late 19th century. It was largely constructed from snecked sandstone with ashlar quoins, but had a brick built rear wall. At the east end two electrical switch rooms occupied what appeared to be a c.1930s addition that replaced an earlier building on the same site.

During the watching brief a short L-shaped length of sandstone and lime mortar wall was identified abutting a fragmentary wall stub of similar construction. These features are considered to be a continuation of the late 18th/early 19th century structures identified by AOC Archaeology in 2016. Also uncovered was a modern brick built pit containing machinery and a hopper associated with the boiler system which previously occupied this building. There were no other features, deposits or artefacts of archaeological significance identified.

Information from CFA Archaeology Ltd.

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