Surgeons' Hall - Playfair Building, Reception Room

In the 1820’s, William Henry Playfair, the foremost Scottish architect of that era, was commissioned by The Royal College of Surgeons of the City of Edinburgh to design a building fit for purpose. The Playfair building was formally opened in July 1832. This flagship building contains rooms of grandeur, tastefully and cleverly modified to incorporate up-to-date technology.

An extension of the Fellows Library and is fitted out with glass cabinets containing historical medical journals dating back centuries.