Royal Hospital for Sick Children
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children was a hospital in Sciennes, Edinburgh, Scotland, specialising in paediatric healthcare. Locally, it was commonly referred to simply as the "Sick Kids".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hospital
- Description: hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Edinburgh, Sciennes Road, Royal Hospital For Sick Children”, “Royal Hospital For Sick Children”, “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”, and “Sick Kids Hospital”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mortuary Chapel and Edinburgh Castle.
Mortuary Chapel
Chapel
Photo: Dianeholdsworth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mortuary Chapel of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh is a late nineteenth-century chapel, designed by the Scottish architect George Washington Browne, with mural decorations by the Arts and Crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
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The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. National Museum of Scotland is situated 3,100 feet north of Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sciennes and The Grange.
Sciennes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated approximately two kilometres south of the city centre. It is a mainly residential district, although it is also well-known as the site of the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
The Grange
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grange is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west, Newington to the east, The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south.
Southside, Edinburgh
Suburb
The Southside is an area of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, located between its historic Old Town, Holyrood Park and the neighbourhood of Newington.
Royal Hospital for Sick Children
- Categories: children’s hospital and health care
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Royal Hospital for Sick Children” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
- French: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
- Fulah: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
- German: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
- Italian: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
- Spanish: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
- Uzbek: “Kasal bolalar uchun qirollik kasalxonasi”
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