Grounds of the Waverley Castle Hotel, Melrose
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Grounds of the Waverley Castle Hotel, Melrose
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 18 Jun 2023
The hotel was built in 1871 as the Waverley Hydropathic Institution. It was the first major concrete building in Scotland and was erected in unreinforced concrete by a patented system - further details can be found at the Canmore web page https://canmore.org.uk/site/100257/melrose-waverley-road-waverley-hydropathic-hotel .
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Image Location
Latitude
55.602677
Longitude
-2.741791