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Hostel (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Florence Nightingale Nurses' Home
Classification Hostel (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Canmore ID 122941
Site Number NT27SE 1843
NGR NT 25372 72956
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/122941
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SC 761798
Scanned image of oblique aerial view from South East showing Lauriston Place, the Royal Infirmary and George Heriots Hospital School. Includes Chalmers Street.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
1989
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384849
Interior. View of ground floor former library from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384854
Interior. View of 1st floor bathroom/toilet facilities.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384855
Interior. Detail of 1st floor bathroom/toilet facilities
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651972
Interior. View of ground floor recreation hall from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651981
Interior. Detail of lift doors at ground floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384842
Interior. View of main ground floor corridor from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651956
General view from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651967
Detail of N entrance
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651977
Interior. Detail of Florence Nightingale's memorial brick in ground floor hallway.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651990
Interior. View of 1st floor bathroom/toilet facilities
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384834
Elevated view from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384851
Interior. Detail of main stair at 2nd floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384856
Interior. View of a Nurses bedroom corridor
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384858
Interior. View of a Nurses bedroom
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1679513
Aerial view from South East showing Lauriston Place, the Royal Infirmary and George Heriots Hospital School. Includes Chalmers Street.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
1989
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651975
Interior. View of ground floor recreation hall side room from NE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651976
Interior. Detail of ground floor recreation hall side room fireplace
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651978
Interior. Detail of Florence Nightingale's memorial brick in ground floor hallway.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651979
Interior. View of main NE stair at ground floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651984
Interior. View of ground floor laundry from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651986
Interior. Detail of lift doors at 2nd floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384835
View from ESE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384838
View from NE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651957
Elevated view from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651959
View from ESE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651965
View of N entrance front from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651970
Interior. View of ground floor N entrance lobby from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651971
Interior. View of main ground floor corridor from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651974
Interior. View of ground floor recreation hall side room from NE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651987
Interior. Detail of lift doors at 2nd floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384844
Interior. View of ground floor recreation hall side room from NE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651788
Elevated view from South East
Records of Scottish Colorfoto Ltd, photographers, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
c. 1939
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)

SC 2651960
View from ESE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651961
View from SE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651973
Interior. View of ground floor recreation halll from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651988
Interior. View of 1st floor bathroom/toilet facilities
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651989
Interior. View of 1st floor bathroom/toilet facilities
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651991
Interior. View of 1st floor bathroom/toilet facilities.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651995
Interior. View of a Nurses bedroom
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384839
View of N entrance front from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384840
Detail of N entrance
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384845
Interior. Detail of ground floor recreation hall side room fireplace
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384847
Interior. View of main NE stair at ground floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384850
Interior. View of ground floor laundry from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384853
Interior. View of 1st floor bathroom/toilet facilities
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651778
View from South East
Records of Scottish Colorfoto Ltd, photographers, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
c. 1940
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)

SC 2651779
View from South East
Records of Scottish Colorfoto Ltd, photographers, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
c. 1940
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)

SC 2651968
Interior. View of ground floor N entrance lobby from N
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651983
Interior. View of ground floor former library from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651992
Interior. Detail of 1st floor bathroom/toilet facilities
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1174649
View from South East
Records of Scottish Colorfoto Ltd, photographers, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
c. 1940
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)

SC 1384836
View from SE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384841
Interior. View of ground floor N entrance lobby from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384846
Interior. Detail of Florence Nightingale's memorial brick in ground floor hallway.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384848
Interior. Detail of lift doors at ground floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384852
Interior. Detail of lift doors at 2nd floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1860648
Aerial view from South South East showing the Royal Infirmary and George Heriots Hospital School
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
1989
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651780
View from South East
Records of Scottish Colorfoto Ltd, photographers, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
c. 1940
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)

SC 2651958
Elevated view from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651963
View from S
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651966
Detail of N entrance
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651982
Interior. Detail of lift doors at ground floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651993
Interior. View of a Nurses bedroom corridor
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651994
Interior. View of a Nurses bedroom
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1174647
View from South East
Records of Scottish Colorfoto Ltd, photographers, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
c. 1940
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)

SC 1174660
View from South East
Records of Scottish Colorfoto Ltd, photographers, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
c. 1940
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)

SC 1384833
General view from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384837
View from S
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384843
Interior. View of ground floor recreation halll from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1384857
Interior. View of a Nurses bedroom
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1679509
Oblique aerial view from West showing the Royal Infirmary and George Heriots Hospital School. Includes Chalmers Street.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
1989
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651962
View from SE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651964
View from NE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651969
Interior. View of ground floor N entrance lobby from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651980
Interior. View of main NE stair at ground floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 2651985
Interior. Detail of main stair at 2nd floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
20/9/2001
© Crown Copyright: HES













































































- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 1843 2539 7295
For Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, see NT27SE 480.00.
NMRS PRINT ROOM
Inglis Photograph Collection
Florence Nightingale Nurses' Home, 1935 (3 prints)
Interior views
small entrance hall
upstairs landing and lift

