Edinburgh Castle - Hospital Building
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Edinburgh Castle - Hospital Building
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Edinburgh Castle Hospital building.
The buildings on the west side of the castle (above the Western Defences), were built to a design by William Skinner in 1753 and consisted of two storerooms for arms and military equipment built on either side of a courtyard.
It was in this courtyard that the main gunpowder magazine originally stood.
In 1897 this was demolished and the two storehouses were redesigned as a military hospital which was previously housed in the Great Hall.
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March 3rd, 2019
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