Raimes Clark & Co Head Office - Smiths Place House

This fine Palladian style Georgian Villa retains many original features including its exemplary entrance hall, cantilevered oval staircase, period fireplaces and Leith's oldest walled garden. Raimes Clark & Co Ltd, who trade as Lindsay & Gilmour Pharmacies, recently celebrated their 200^th anniversary and there will be a display of historical artefacts, photographs and papers including, what is probably, the oldest patent medicine in the world and the UK's most complete collection of old prescription ledgers.

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Activities: Tours, period costumes, leaflets/notes, displays of historical pharmaceutical artefacts, photographs and documents, architectural models, stewards/volunteers, presentations.

www.lindsayandgilmour.co.uk

Year Of Young People: Displays of 19^th C advertisements for tonics, special diets and medicines for 'sickly' children.