Work is continuing on the site of the old Edinburgh Sick Kids building, as new images show how much of the surrounding buildings have already been bulldozed to eventually make way for new flats.
Since the children's hospital moved to a new facility at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, work has begun on bringing down the old site, just opposite the meadows on Sylvan Place.
The huge building closed last year, having been operating at the same sight since 1895. Children up to the age of 13 could be referred to the hospital, and it also included an accident and emergency department.
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Some of the main hospital building is to remain and be redeveloped into student accommodation, whilst several smaller outbuildings and surrounding homes have already been knocked down.
The old facility is thought to have treated 50,000 patients a year, with the building holding fond memories for many Edinburgh locals.
On the opposite side of the side, Rillbank Crescent, several Victorian buildings have also recently been pictured being included in the demolition process.
Recent pictures taken today, March 17, show how far the process of tearing down the former hospital has come. A small section of the huge main building has been knocked down, and work is well underway in bringing down the rest of the site, with several diggers and dump trucks present within the site.
Liverpool-based developer Downing are in charge of the huge redevelopment, with several luxury apartments and student accommodation blocks given the go-ahead by the City of Edinburgh Council earlier last year.
Work is also being done to start the new developments on site, with trenches being dug at the entrance to the site for underground pipes and cables.
One of the buildings to the left of the former main Sick Kids facility, that faces the Melville Road side of The Meadows, has been cut in half, with various cables hanging loose and an emergency fire exit door that has somehow remained perfectly intact.
To many, these pictures will mark the end of an era, but for the developers, it has presented an opportunity to build a student hub opposite one of the busiest and most popular green space areas within the city.
