The Duke Street Hospital was a health facility on Duke Street in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Duke Street Hospital | |
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.jpg) Duke Street Hospital | |
  Shown in Glasgow | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Duke Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°51′31″N 4°13′34″W / 55.8586°N 4.2262°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | Geriatric |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Closed | 1992 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
editDuke 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,[1] 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.[2][3] A new maternity unit was completed in the 1940s and it joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] Physiotherapy and premature baby units were added in the 1960s.[3]
When maternity services transferred to Rutherglen Maternity Hospital in 1977, the hospital became a geriatric facility.[2] After services had transferred to Parkhead Hospital,[4] it closed in 1992.[2] The main building, which is Category B listed, was converted to residential use in the 2000s, having lain empty for some years.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Alfred Hessell Tiltman (1854-1910)". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "The Eastern District Hospital". Archives Hub. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b "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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