Simpson House

Dublin Core

Title

Simpson House

Description

Family home and surgery of James Young Simpson who discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform in the dining room, now the Discovery Room, in 1847. Now a Church of Scotland centre providing drugs counselling and related services.Sunflower Garden specially set out for children affected by family drug misuse.�

Source

edinburgh

Date

late 18C

Type

Museum

Identifier

1837

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

52 Queen Street

Place

Edinburgh

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningTime1

10.00-16.00

Activities

Music group for children from 14.00-15.00.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

9825

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

EH2 3NS

Citation

“Simpson House,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1835.

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