Tag Archives: Fife

Adamson Hospital, Cupar, Fife

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

The Adamson Hospital, photographed in December 2017 © H. Richardson The Adamson Hospital in Fife’s County Town of Cupar is a modest, quietly attractive Edwardian building with a bold modern wing added in 2012. It first opened in 1904, but this … Continue reading →

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The Ducker House, American prefab of the 1880s

Posted on July 18, 2015 by

While hunting for Doecker portable hospital buildings I came across its American counterpart, including an illustrated catalogue advertising their wares published in or after 1888. Founded by William M. Ducker of Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. who had patented his invention, … Continue reading →

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