Report to the managers of the Royal Infirmary, by David Bryce, architect, on the comparative capabilities of Watson's Hospital and Infirmary grounds as a site for the proposed new Royal Infirmary.

  • Bryce, David.
Date:
1865
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Credit: Report to the managers of the Royal Infirmary, by David Bryce, architect, on the comparative capabilities of Watson's Hospital and Infirmary grounds as a site for the proposed new Royal Infirmary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8 ■the High School Yards and the space behind down to the Cowgate,- in order to accommodate the Lock Hospital and the Pathological Class-Eoom. The Small-Pox Hospital and Fever Hospital, and also the Washing House, Laundry, and Di-ying Green, would be built' on a piece of ground on the east side of the Pleasance. The expense of this sitj, estimated at a high commercial value, would be £75,645, which includes a cast-iron bridge across the Pleasance for Carriages, to connect the east and west sides, and the retaining walls rendered necessary by the difference of levels, the purchase of the buildings opposite the College, the property from the High School Yards to Cowgate, the secular school and property on west side of Pleasance, and property on east side of Pleasance,—the area of this site, including the Lafirmary grounds, is about seven imperial acres. This amount, however, might be reduced by selling ground for shops next the Cowgate which would be worth £2,300, making the nett cost of the site £73,345. n. Another way in which proper accommodation might be had, See Sketch and at less expense, for a site, would be to build the Surgical No. II. Hospital on a larger piece of ground to be acquired on the east side of the Pleasance, in which case the houses opposite the College would not be needed, as there would be sufficient room for the Medical and other Hospitals (except the Surgical) on the present site, with the High School Yards added, and the expense of rebuilding the Lock Hospital, which at present rates I estimate at £4,640, would be saved. The expense of the site, in this case including a cast-iron bridge ■for carriages as above, and also one for foot passengers across the ^ ^Pleasance, and the necessary retaining walls, as well as a sum for a new road to the eastmost houses of St John's Hill, and for straight- emng the Pleasance, and making new road and footpaths from opposite new St Mary's Wynd (the space thus gained being added to the ground on east side of Pleasance), would be about £48 706 From this, however, falls to be deducted the return for shop ground m Cowgate, £2,300 as above, and the saving that would be effected m the construction of the buildings by keeping the present Lock Hospital, £4.640, making the virtual cost of this site £41 766 ihe area of this site is about 8j imp. acres. a niece of 1'''''^'^^ '''' '^^ ^'^''^ ^^^g^te. See Sketch a pie e of ground further east, extending to the east boundary of S John s Hill, could be acquired, which would give ample room for al