Chalmers' Hospital, Banff
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Chalmers' Hospital, Banff
Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 14 Apr 2018
The striking old block of the town hospital was erected in 1861 and is B-listed (LB21978): http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB21978 . Local merchant Alexander Chalmers of Clunie left a bequest of £70,000 (equivalent to about £6 million in 2018) to fund it.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.668927
Longitude
-2.524836