Edinburgh Royal Infirmary: laying of the foundation stone by the Prince of Wales, 1870. Coloured lithograph.

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13 October 1870
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17290i
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Edinburgh Royal Infirmary: laying of the foundation stone by the Prince of Wales, 1870. Coloured lithograph. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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"The main building of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary at Lauriston Place was designed by David Bryce and built from 1870 to 1879. It incorporated part of William Adam’s George Watson’s Hospital of 1738‑41. It replaced the former Royal Infirmary building designed by William Adam which opened in 1748. The foundation stone of the new infirmary was laid in 1870. David Bryce died before it was completed and his son John Bryce remained as the superintending architect."-- Harriet Richardson Blakeman, Scottish Hospitals survey https://historic-hospitals.com/ (accessed in October 2022)

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[Edinburgh?] : [publisher not identified], 13 October 1870 (Edinburgh (19 St James Sq.) : Schenck & McFarlane)

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; border 23.6 x 38.6 cm

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Ceremony at laying the foundation stone by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. 13th October 1870. ... Lettering continues: "I was naked and ye clothed me. I was sick and ye visited me" (Bible, Matthew chap. 25. ver. 36)

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