Duke Street Hospital
History
Duke Street was originally a Poor Law hospital, commissioned by the Glasgow Parish Council. The facility, which was designed by Alfred Hessell Tiltman in the French Renaissance style, was opened as the Eastern District Hospital in September 1904, on the same day as the Western District Hospital at Oakbank in Maryhill and Stobhill Hospital in Springburn. A new maternity unit was completed in the 1940s and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. Physiotherapy and premature baby units were added in the 1960s.
When maternity services transferred to Rutherglen Maternity Hospital in 1977, the hospital became a geriatric facility. After services had transferred to Parkhead Hospital, it closed in 1992. The main building, which is Category B listed, was converted to residential use in the 2000s, having lain empty for some years.
References
- ^ "Alfred Hessell Tiltman (1854-1910)". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "The Eastern District Hospital". Archives Hub. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Duke Street Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "A £4.5 million psychiatric hospital in Glasgow has just opened its doors to the first intake of patients". Nursing Standard. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "247-249 (Odd Nos) Duke Street, Former Duke Street Hospital". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
External links
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