Basic Site Details
| Name: | Rheumatic Diseases Research Clinic |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Notes: | Opened 25 April 1955 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Rheumatic Diseases Research Unit | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Clinic/Surgery | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1955 | Opened | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John Holt | A | 1955 | Chief Architect for South East Regional Hospital Board | ||
| South East Regional Hospital Board, Architect's Department (or South Eastern Hospital Board) | A | 1955 | |||
| Walter Scott | A | 1955 | Job architect and group leader for South East Regional Hospital Board, under John Holt | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Nuffield Foundation | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Leith Public Health Hospital | The Northern General Hospital had been the Pilton Hospital for Infectious Diseases for the Port of Leith before Leith and Edinburgh amalgamated in 1922. It then became a Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Cost of ward upgrading £10,000 and of new annexes £5,000 |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architectural Design | August 1955 | p244-245 | ||
| Scotsman | 31 July 2010 | p.49: obituary of Walter Scott | ||