Buildings - Jubilee Hall - formerly part of the old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Lauriston Place, now part of the new Edinburgh Quartermile development

This photo shows Jubilee Hall, now refurbished and set amongst new developments at Edinburgh Quartermile
The Quartermile development is so named because it is a quarter of a mile away from Edinburgh Castle.

This photo shows Jubilee Hall, now refurbished and set amongst new developments at Edinburgh Quartermile

Comment

Allan Dodds

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Photos 1 and 2

Thank you to Allan Dodds, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for sending me Photos 1 and 2 above.

Allan wrote:

Booklet

"After having carried out many hours of research at the Lothian Region Health Archives, I've written a my little booklet on the history of the Jubilee Pavilion at the old Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. It' is currently with the printers.

I know that some of the people who now own flats in this newly converted building might be interested in purchasing a copy. Some of the doctors and nurses who worked at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh might also be interested, but I have no way of contacting them to let them know about the booklet.

Allan Dodds, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England: December 11, 2013

Photo 3

Photo 3 above is one that I took myself, looking up at the building, from across the street, through a wide-angle lens (12mm) lens This lens includes a lot of the surrounding buildings in the frame, making them appear to overwhelm Jubilee Hall more so than they actually do.

Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: December 21, 2013

Comment

Allan Dodds

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

I asked Allan if he could send me a couple of paragraphs from his booklet, to let people know a little about the history of Jubilee Hall.

These are the paragraphs that he sent to me.

The Birth of a Beautiful Building

"From the middle of the 1890s Edinburgh’s City Fathers had long been considering ways in which the forthcoming Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s reign in 1897 might best be celebrated and remembered for posterity.

Newspapers had been buzzing with suggestions from the public, and the medical profession, recognizing Queen Victoria’s long–lasting concerns with the suffering of her subjects, had suggested a number of ways of commemorating the event by adding to the facilities available at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary."

The Birth of Jubilee Hall

"Following the closure of the old Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in 2005, and the establishment of a new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary at Little France, the site was purchased by a private developer

Under the imaginative direction of Sir Norman Foster, Quartermile began to emerge as an architectural pointer to Edinburgh’s future as a leading European city.

Jubilee Pavilion, a building now known as Jubilee Hall, was comprehensively refurbished and creatively reconfigured into luxury apartments for private occupation.

These were offered for purchase by the public in 2012 to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee of a later monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second; a fitting ornament to the national celebrations as well as a reminder of its origins and Edinburgh’s keen sense of history"

Allan Dodds, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England: December 11+17+21, 2013

Booklet

Allan tells me that his booklet runs to 20 pages, and has six illustrations including rare surviving Architect's elevation drawings. He has 25 copies of the booklet available and is selling them for £5.99 each.

If you'd like to contact Allen, please email me then I'll pass on his email address to you. Thank you.

Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: December 21, 2013