Lauriston
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Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh
, Scotland
. The former location of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
, the area is undergoing a major re-development known as Quartermile
. New apartments, restaurants, hotels and offices are planned.
Lauriston is adjacent to The Meadows
, a large public park in the centre of Edinburgh, and is home to the Edinburgh College of Art
and the headquarters of the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service, plus the Museum of Fire.
George Heriot's School
is located on Lauriston Place opposite the Quartermile development.
The original and second (but not present) buildings of George Watson's College
were also in Lauriston.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The former location of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh or RIE, sometimes mistakenly referred to as Edinburgh Royal Infirmary or ERI, was established in 1729 and is the oldest voluntary hospital in Scotland. The new buildings of 1879 were claimed to be the largest voluntary hospital in the United Kingdom, and later on...
, the area is undergoing a major re-development known as Quartermile
Quartermile
Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh, overlooking The Meadows. The project is a joint venture between Gladedale Group and the Bank of Scotland...
. New apartments, restaurants, hotels and offices are planned.
Lauriston is adjacent to The Meadows
The Meadows (park)
The Meadows is a large public park in Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the south of the city centre. Largely consisting of wide open grassland crossed by tree-lined paths, the park also has a children's playground, a croquet club, tennis courts and cricket pitches...
, a large public park in the centre of Edinburgh, and is home to the Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh College of Art is an art school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design disciplines for over two thousand students....
and the headquarters of the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service, plus the Museum of Fire.
George Heriot's School
George Heriot's School
George Heriot's School is an independent primary and secondary school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, with around 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff and 80 non-teaching staff. It was established in 1628 as George Heriot's Hospital, by bequest of the royal goldsmith George...
is located on Lauriston Place opposite the Quartermile development.
The original and second (but not present) buildings of George Watson's College
George Watson's College
George Watson's College, known informally as Watson's, is a co-educational independent day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a hospital school in 1741, became a day school in 1871 and was merged with its sister school...
were also in Lauriston.