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Hospital, still in use, attributed to James Gillespie Graham, 1815-19. It is shown on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps as a cruciform-plan building with various small outbuildings. Current OS maps show alterations, and the building has been incorporated into the larger Dr Gray's Hospital complex. The outbuildings have been removed, but a lodge to the south remains (NJ26SW0436). It is a three-storey, nine-bay classical building, with a giant pilastered facade of polished ashlar with a Roman Doric tetrastyle portico supporting an entablature and bold panelled parapet. The central door is at the head of steps, set in a wide panel with fanlight above. The giant pilasters in the outer bays support an entablature and die balustrade, with the second floor windows enlarged to break the frieze, 12-pane sash windows are used. Above and behind the portico is an octagonal stage, with pedimented clock faces on alternate elevations, which supports a drum with louvred bull's eyes, a copper dome and crowning cupola. According to the New Statistical Account (1845), the stone for the hospital came from a quarry on the south side of Quarrelwood (NJ16SE0074), which traditions suggests is also the source of the stone used to build Elgin Cathedral (NJ26SW0001).
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NJ26SW0435 - DR GRAY'S HOSPITAL,WEST ROAD, ELGIN