Longmore House
| Longmore House | |
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| Historic Environment Scotland | |
 Longmore House, the head office of Historic Environment Scotland. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| History | |
| Opened | 1875 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Longmore House, formerly Longmore Hospital, on Salisbury Place, Newington, Edinburgh, is the headquarters of Historic Environment Scotland. The property is designated a Category B listed building.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The hospital has its origins in a facility commissioned by the newly-formed Edinburgh Association for Incurables which opened in Salisbury Place in 1875.[2] The trustees decided to rebuild the facility, financed by a bequest from John Longmore and using a neoclassical design by John More Dick Peddie: the new building was completed in December 1880.[2] A new East Wing was opened by the Duke of York and Princess Mary in 1891 and the West Wing was completed in 1899.[2]
In 1903 the Edinburgh Association for Incurables received a royal charter and, after the Liberton Hospital opened in 1906, the two hospitals together became known as the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables.[3] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3][4]
After services were transferred to the Western General Hospital, the hospital closed in 1991.[2] The building was converted to offices for Historic Scotland in 1994 and, since 2015, has been occupied by its successor organisation, Historic Environment Scotland.[1]
See also
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- Hospital buildings completed in 1880
- Hospital buildings completed in 1899
- Organisations based in Edinburgh with royal patronage
- Category B listed buildings in Edinburgh
- Listed hospital buildings in Scotland
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Hospitals established in 1875
- 1875 establishments in Scotland
- Defunct hospitals in Scotland
- Neoclassical architecture in Scotland