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Edinburgh, Gillespie Crescent, Gillespie's Hospital

Hospital (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Edinburgh, Gillespie Crescent, Gillespie's Hospital

Classification Hospital (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Hospital For The Blind; Blind Asylum; James Gillespie Bust; Entrance Lodge

Canmore ID 149961

Site Number NT27SW 2735.01

NGR NT 2483 7255

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/149961

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

Architecture Notes

ARCHITECT:

Robert Burn (father of William).

Henry & Mclennan (additions and alterations).

Peddie & Kinnear, redevelopment as tenements, 1873

EDINBURGH, (JAMES) GILLESPIES BUST

Property of James Gillespie's Hospital.

SCULPTOR: Robert Burn, 1799.

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