▁designs ▁by ▁George ▁Washington ▁Brow ne . ▁The ▁Sci ennes ▁Road ▁building ▁cost ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁by ▁Princess ▁Be atrice . ▁It ▁joined ▁the ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁construction ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hospital ▁for ▁Children ▁and ▁Young ▁People ▁at ▁Little ▁France ▁which ▁will ▁replace ▁the ▁current ▁hospital . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁existing ▁site ▁was ▁offered ▁for ▁sale ▁as ▁a ▁development ▁opportunity ▁with ▁the ▁expectation ▁of ▁significant ▁interest . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁N HS ▁L oth ian ▁decided ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁the ▁Down ing ▁Group , ▁a ▁Liverpool - based ▁property ▁developer . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁of ▁the ▁Sci ennes ▁Site ▁▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁that ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁hospital ▁at ▁the ▁Sci ennes ▁Road ▁site ▁have ▁listed ▁building ▁status ▁designated ▁by ▁Historic ▁Environment ▁Scotland . ▁▁ ▁The ▁main ▁George ▁Washington ▁Brow ne ▁building ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁category ▁B . ▁▁ ▁The ▁mort u ary ▁chap el ▁( also ▁by ▁Washington ▁Brow ne ) ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁category ▁A ▁as ▁it ▁contains ▁a ▁m ural ▁scheme ▁by ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁artist ▁Pho eb e ▁Anna ▁Tra qu air . ▁ ▁Fund ra ising ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 6 - year ▁old ▁Jack ▁Hend erson ▁started ▁an ▁initi ative ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁the