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Brechin Infirmary and St Drostan’s House

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Harriet Richardson

Prospect of Brechin (detail), by John Slezer from Theatrum Scotiae, 1693. Reproduced by permission of the National Library of Scotland On a gloriously sunny day in April I visited Brechin, primarily to see the cathedral with its extraordinary round tower, but … Continue reading →

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Nairn Hospital

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Harriet Richardson

For some now unfathomable reason, I managed to lose my gazetteer entries for hospitals in Scotland beginning with ‘N’. One of the tasks, therefore, that I have set myself is to rediscover the missing hospitals. They include some important buildings, … Continue reading →

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Oldmill Military Hospital (now Woodend Hospital) Aberdeen

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Harriet Richardson

A Face in the Crowd Postcard of Woodend Hospital dating from the First World War when it had been taken over as a military hospital. The card shows a concert being given in front of the main entrance block. Woodend … Continue reading →

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