Detail of D-type fanlight.
ED 5010/17
Description Detail of D-type fanlight.
Date 1970
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number ED 5010/17
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 466038
Scope and Content Detail of fanlight, No 52 Queen Street, Edinburgh No 52 Queen Street was the home of Sir James Young Simpson, Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University from 1845 until his death in 1870. It was here, in the dining room, in 1847, that he discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. This early type of fanlight above the door has a pointed head to each subdivision. James Young Simpson first sampled the effects of chloroform with two doctor colleagues. Before sitting down to supper, they inhaled the fluid and 'were all under the mahogany in a trice'. His work helped to eliminate pain from operations and childbirth. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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