Dick Vet plaque at Edinburgh Bus Station
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Dick Vet plaque at Edinburgh Bus Station
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 5 Jul 2018
A plaque commemorating the former site of the first veterinary school in Scotland established by William Dick in 1823. By 1916 the college moved to Summerhall near the Meadows in South Edinburgh, and in 1951 became part of the University of Edinburgh as the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies - see Image The Vet School is now in new premises on the Bush Estate site: Image
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