It retained the scale of the Hill Street terraces and the domestic character except for the bold portecochere. Methinks it was more likely Gartloch Hospital that closed as a mental health facility in 1970. In 1931 the Infirmary acquired No.5 Sandyford Place, and from 19345 added Nos.4, 6 and 3, which were then adapted by, . LENNOX CASTLE HOSPITAL, LENNOXTOWN Lennox Castle, situated at the western edge of the hospital complex, was built between 1837 and 1841 to designs by David Hamilton. Glasgow Maternity or Lying-In Hospital and Dispensary (1865 - 1873) I suggest that you contact Glasgow University Archives which holds records for hospitals in Glasgow and the surrounding area. RUTHERGLEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL First projected in the 1960s, it was originally planned to build a maternity unit at the Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women but this was abandoned after the site was surveyed and problems of subsidence discovered. R. Rottenrow . Ann Simpson. His brother who was born a year later was born in Dumbarton. It was a large, austere stone block. The new building replaced five private nursing homes which the Order had run since 1948, when it first settled at Langside. In 1909 the first phase of Millers scheme was opened with the completion of the surgical block to the north. A new patients recreation hall was added in 1972 and a day hospital in 1977. The extended hospital was officially opened on 4 March 1887 with 390 beds. I dont know if it took Tb cases, although I wouldnt be surprised. GLASGOW LOCK HOSPITAL, 41 Rottenrow This specialist hospital for treating cases of venereal disease was established in 1805. Again a lack of funds hindered the project and only part of it was built in the first building phase from 18714. The principal building on the site dates from 1888 and is an attractive domestic style building. Summited by a lonely cross, a Glaswegian archway sits out in the cold. [8] The park's heritage is also recalled by a giant metal nappy pin, created by sculptor George Wyllie. | Historic Hospitals, https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/about-us/professional-support-sites/canniesburn-plastic-surgery-and-burns-unit/canniesburn-history/#, https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/property/dunclutha-estate, https://b99.co.uk/childrens-home/dunoon/dunclutha-childrens-home/, https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/argyll-os-name-books-1868-1878/argyll-volume-04/49, https://images.app.goo.gl/dzF6u2FiBmPScYXWA, The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Its Early Days. In 1921 it was extended to provide 30 beds and in 1929 a major extension scheme was carried out after a gift of 17,000 from Peter Coats Trustees. In 1899 a small additional pavilion was in the course of erection for the isolation of special cases, together with operating rooms and Xray equipment. The site was selected for its accessibility from numerous districts occupied by an expanding working class. It opened on 18 May 1972. KENNEDY STREET FEVER HOSPITAL(demolished)A temporary fever hospital built and opened in 1865 comprising timber hutted ward blocks. In contrast the twostorey administration block has rich stone carving above the entrance. All the ward blocks and ancillary buildings were built of brick, except the administration building which also contained the nurses home, which was of stone. Stobhill was/is the best hospital when i, Stobhill took TB cases. https://b99.co.uk/childrens-home/dunoon/dunclutha-childrens-home/ https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/argyll-os-name-books-1868-1878/argyll-volume-04/49 file:///C:/Users/Asus/AppData/Local/Temp/InspectionReport-128541.pdf. Its conscious domestic character was very unusual and an early example of such deliberate use of psychology in hospital design. Contact Info: Email: records@rottenrow.co.uk . Are there any details on his birth certificate? The site falls into two halves with the largest section to the northeast dominated by the imposing administration block with its splendid towers, a landmark visible from miles around. The Eye Infirmary purchased the first of these houses in 1928, when it acquired No.4 as a new outpatients department and nurses home. It moved in 1890 to Kingston House in Tradeston, where there was room for ten beds. The idea of providing such a hospital was first mooted in 1925 by the chairman of the Royal Infirmary, James Macfarlane. By the 1880s gynaecology as a surgical speciality was more widely recognised and in 1885 the Glasgow Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society was established. It stands on the site of the former Rottenrow maternity hospital which is now owned by University of Strathclyde. Any idea what this means? It was designed by the London architect. In its design, efforts to avoid an institutional atmosphere were made, and particular thought given to the selection of colour schemes. An ironic echoe of Edinburghs Royal Infirmary, where William Adam had died in 1748, the year that his infirmary building was completed. Sincerely & Gratefully Yours,, Stobhill Hospital (see below) was intended for children and the infirm, the Western and Eastern District hospitals for acute cases. Its position on a hill, with the park adjacent to preserve the amenity, was chosen to ensure plenty of fresh air and sunshine to the patients, in an otherwise industrial area. The hospital continued in used until around 2000, when services were transferred to the Southern General. [Sources:Medical Directory, 1904. 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After the hospital was transferred to the National Health Service many changes were made and new units opened through the 1950s and 60s. Baird Street Auxiliary Hospital (see above) was erected on a part of the site. The Eye Infirmary finally purchased No.2 Sandyford Place in 1954. VICTORIA INFIRMARY GERIATRIC UNIT Recognisably of the 1960s, with its purple panels juxtaposed with orange curtains inside, the Victoria Infirmary Geriatric Unit was part of a scheme to provide a number of such new units in the Region. ], GLASGOW HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL, 1000, GREAT WESTERN ROAD From1929 to 1999 the Homeopathic Hospitaloccupied this substantial villa built c.1887 with some fine domestic interiors. Completely new buildings were erected on the Rottenrow site in 1880/81 and a substantial extension added in 1908. . redlands maternity hospital, glasgow It is both architecturally and historically an important building. The accommodation of the hospital was greatly extended when the TB hospital was built to the rear. I would appreciate any information you could add to my research. Originally Govan District Asylum and later known as Hawkhead Asylum this large hospital finally changed its name to Leverndale. This eventually resulted in the purchase of Redlands House. Home designed the building fronting Renfrew Street 19267 and it is one of Glasgows most distinguished buildings of this period. ], GLASGOW EAR, NOSE & THROAT HOSPITALThis began as a dispensary for treating diseases of the ear which opened in 1872 (see below). It is eight storeys high of dark grey bricks with pink tinted glazing. Birth 23 Oct 1938 - Rottenrow Maternity Hospital, Glasgow. My grandmother left Partick for Canada in 1923. Where did your mum stay before she went in to hospital? The Infirmary was completed in 1928, designed by the firm of. SAINT FRANCIS MATERNITY HOME (see under Montrose Maternity Home). In the following year it was decided to build a smallpox hospital at Belvidere. Nonetheless, in 1966 the Western Regional Hospital Board decided that the age of the buildings and the cramped nature of the site necessitated the replacement of the hospital. Many thanks for that information. Carolyn Miller. From Yachting Residence to Seaside Convalescent Home. The hospital closed around 2003, and the pre-war buildings have since been converted into flats, with new blocks of similar scale erected to the south. Supervision was obviously a key feature of the plan. Contemporary with Brydens Birdston Hospital, the tow are, not surprisingly, similar in detail and plan. REQUEST TO REMOVE Locksmiths in . Lucy Baldwin, Countess Baldwin of Bewdley, was the wife of Stanley Baldwin, the prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1923-1924, 1924-1929, and 1935-1937. It contained a large hall in which the inmates assembled for worship, a committee room and offices, as well as the inmates accommodation. Recognisably of the 1960s, with its purple panels juxtaposed with orange curtains inside, the Victoria Infirmary Geriatric Unit was part of a scheme to provide a number of such new units in the Region. One good hot meal a day should be provided in a central dining room accessible without exposure to the weather, but the inmates should be allowed to make their other meals in their own rooms if they so desire. It became known as the Houldsworth Homeopathic Hospital and was intended to promote the training of homeopathic practitioners. LEVERNDALE HOSPITAL, CROOKSTON ROAD Originally Govan District Asylum and later known as Hawkhead Asylum this large hospital finally changed its name to Leverndale. The site of Hawkhead was purchased in c.1889 and eight local architects requested to submit plans for a 400bed asylum, with an administrative section suitable for an extended asylum of 600 hundred beds. Its so hard to read any assistance gratefully received. In his Remarks on the Construction of Public Hospitals for the Cure of Mental Derangement, Stark outlined the principles of his plan: The ground which will surround the building is of such a size as to admit of its being formed into a number of distinct enclosures, which, by means of separate passages, or stair cases, will connect with the wards of the several classes of patients. During the 1980s the former farm steading and the Medical Superintendents House were demolished. In 1934 a Radiological Department was built and in 1936 a 30bed paying patients annexe was opened. A 60-bed psycho-geriatric unit was builtc.1972 and a further ward block demolished. 1896.]. Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital . With grateful thanks to K. Doran who set me off to find out more about the hospital and provided me with the address. The letter I am sending you is 4 pages. Officially opened on 8 September 1938, these buildings were specially designed to provide accommodation for the elderly, including married couples, which was an innovation long resisted by the Local Government Board in its poorhouses. The detached block to the south was the admission block, containing four suites of baths, with undressing and dressing rooms, fumigating chamber, clothing store, laundry and wash-house. Its history stretches back to 1834, when the Glasgow Lying-In Hospital was established in the Greyfriars . My family were there in 1901 census. They include a new covered walkway, a seating and . As at Birdston, the treatment of the administration block is domestic in character but of no great distinction. Separate airing grounds were provided for the lower and upper classes to the rear of each wing. It was lovely out there for the patients, As they could see Ben Nevis, Campsies from the big windows. Adam, Pingback: Brooksby House, Largs. The chapel was not built until the turn of the century, when Sir J. J. Burnet was employed to provide new plans. It has been converted to private housing. A Maggies Centre opened at the south-western edge of the site, on Dumbarton Road, in 2002. These buildings had a bed complement of 108 beds and contained a large lecture theatre and operating theatre for clinical teaching purposes. These buildings had a bed complement of 108 beds and contained a large lecture theatre and operating theatre for clinical teaching purposes. It was planned to accommodate 570. I think it was demolished and replaced by flats. It moved to its present site at 132 & 138 Hill Street in 1896 and an appeal was launched for funds to reconstruct the buildings in 1906. Everything changed. Redlands house was built in 1870 for James Mirrlees, a Glasgow businessman, to designs by. During the Second World War the patients were evacuated and the buildings converted into a casualty hospital under the Emergency Medical Scheme (EMS). Extensions of 1932 and 1939 were carried out byJohn Fairweatherand byFairweather & Sonin 1947. Loved revisiting a lot of the hospitals I trained in which are no longer there, thank you. Minutes, 1834-1988;Photographs, c20th century;Annual reports, 1857-1960;Financial records, 1903-1948;Registers, 1834-1981;Case notes, 1866-1921;Microfilms of case records, 1919-1968;Correspondence and subject files, 1958-1984;Maps and plans, 1938-86;Miscellaneous, 1899-1990. For a time Barnhill was reputedly the largest inhabited building in Scotland. I continue to trace my family tree. Plans were invited in a competition for an infirmary of 250 beds and 46 sets of plans were received which were judged by John Carrick, the City Architect, and Dr J. Only a minor injuries unit has been retained. Could have been he wanted the best for her as there was a good doctor there at that time. Which was the address of Oakbank Hospital, Hi my Grampa was born in Nurse home, Merryland st This was intended to give better treatment to the sick poor, in purposebuilt accommodation and in line with the facilities for patients with infectious diseases. Aberdeen Maternity Hospital. The Hospital was fully operational in mid1973 and the official opening performed by Princess Alexandra on 6 October 1973. The blue book had appendices showing the registration districts for the cities. It moved to St Andrew's Square in 1841, then to Rottenrow in 1860 and to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary site in 2001. In 2000 the hospital went into receivership. A maternity unti was added in 1945. In 1911 the pathological Institute was opened and in 1914 the medical block to the south was opened by King George V. The 1860s surgical hospital in which Joseph Lister had initiated his research into antiseptic surgery was originally to be retained but was demolished in the 1920s and replaced by the gatehouse block. He was to be one of the leading figures in Scottish Medicine and Hospital design at the turn of the century. Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital. Locally, this hospital was better known simply as "The Rottenrow" (after its location). In 1933 plans were commissioned for a 350bed hospital on the Cowglen site. It moved to its present site at 132 & 138 Hill Street in 1896 and an appeal was launched for funds to reconstruct the buildings in 1906. taken 14 years ago, near to Glasgow, Great Britain. Redlands Hospital closed in 1978. [, Ruchill Hospital for infectious diseases was designed by. The Paying Patients wing was opened on 2 April 1931. Along the road adjacent to the lodges are two staff houses and eight semidetached staff cottages with bold castiron railings enclosing the site. In 1903 it moved to the upper floors of a house on the corner of Dalhousie Street and Renfrew Street and later acquired the rest of the building. A competition was held for the design which specified that the hospital should comprise four sections: a hospital of 800 beds with accommodation for mentally ill and epileptic cases, a childrens section for 100 healthy children under five in separate or ordinary wards or detached cottages, a section for the ordinary infirm of 240 beds, and a section for 30 aged married couples. Premises were acquired at 163, Hill Street in the former Cowcaddens Free Church Manse and the hospital opened on 13 October 1890, with ten beds. If Id known then, in the early 80s, that many of these wonderful places were going to be demolished and / or redeveloped, Id have taken MANY more photos of the places where I worked and the people I worked with. The maternity hospital moved to St Andrews Square in 1841 and in 1860 to Rottenrow. One of the oldest streets in the city, it was heavily redeveloped in the 20th century and is now enveloped by the University of Strathclyde's John Anderson Campus. As Woodilee marked the new developments of the 1870s so Gartloch marks the next stage in asylum design. A separate hospital block was provided which later became the nucleus for Foresthall Hospital. Reference HB 45Dates of Creation 1834-1990Name of Creator Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital (maternity hospital : 1834 -2001 : Glasgow)Language of Material EnglishPhysical Description 23 metres. [Sources:D. Dow,The Rottenrow, Carnforth, 1984. The Hospital Records database is no longer being updated. The recreation hall has very bold shaped heads over the wide end gables and a cupolalike ventilator. I am wondering if it might have been Bellahouston Hospital, a large 700-bed hospital for war wounded set up by the Scottish National Red Cross in 1915. Kirn in Argyllshire. Minor additions were carried out in the ensuing years. 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