History of Edinburgh’s Hospitals Tour
 | 1. Trinity House / South Leith Parish Church The Maritime Museum (formerly the South Leith Parish Church and Trinity House), is the site of Leith’s first hospital, St. Anthony’s, founded in 1430 by Sir Robert Logan. Read more… |
 | 2. The Else Inglis Memorial Hospital This hospital memorialises Dr Elsie Inglis. Inglis moved to Edinburgh aged 14 and obtained her medical degrees in Scotland, later founding the Medical College for Women and teaching gynaecology there. Read more… |
 | 3. Queensberry House Queensberry House is currently part of the Scottish Parliament buildings and contains the office for the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. From 1803 until 1996, however, the house was used as a hospital. Read more… |
 | 4. High School Yards The four buildings inside High School Yards have a long history of medicine and surgery within Edinburgh. Read more… |
 | 5. Site of Elsie Inglis Hospital On this site, in 1904, Dr Elsie Inglis opened a hospital for women and children, known as The Hospice, and run only by women. Read more… |
 | 6. Royal Victoria Dispensary On this location, in 1887, Sir Robert William Philip opened The Royal Victoria Dispensary for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest. Read more… |
 | 7. Chalmers Hospital Chalmers Hospital is now home to NHS Lothian’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Service. Read more… |
 | 8. The old Royal Infirmary, Lauriston Place Designed by architect David Bryce, the Royal Infirmary at Lauriston Place was a state-of-the-art hospital when it was opened in 1879. Read more… |
 | 9. Royal Public Dispensary of Edinburgh The current MacKenzie Medical Centre was once the site of the Royal Public Dispensary of Edinburgh, Scotland’s first public dispensary. Read more… |
 | 10. Royal Hospital for Sick Kids The Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC), also known as ‘Sick Kids’ was established at this location on Sciennes Road in 1895. Read more… |
 | 11. Longmore Hospital Longmore Hospital (now Longmore House) was the first hospital for “incurables” in Edinburgh. Read more… |
 | 12. Bruntsfield Hospital This is the site of the Bruntsfield Hospital. Read more… |
 | 13. Royal Edinburgh Hospital & Craighouse The Royal Edinburgh Hospital is a psychiatric hospital. Read more… |
This tour has been developed with funding from the Edinburgh Futures Institute. All uncredited images are reproduced with the kind help and consent of Lothian Health Services Archive.
