kim traynor on Geograph On 6th August, 1729, the first voluntary hospital in Scotland was opened in a little house on this site, opposite the head of Robinson's Close. While still in that house in 1736, it became the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Infirmary Street, Edinburgh Colour: blue Wikimedia: Flickr: How to add yours gnomonic on Flickr Google Streetview OpenStreetMap