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The Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway, and its forebears
Memorial stained-glass panel in the Western Isles Hospital, depicting the Lewis Hospital on the right and the County Hospital to the left, both closed when the new general hospital opened. © H. Richardson The Outer Hebrides are served by one general … Continue reading
Netherlea Hospital, Newport-on-Tay
Netherlea Hospital will soon be no more, and so here is a slightly revised post from 2017. In March 2017 the Dundee Courier announced plans to demolish the former Netherlea Hospital in Newport, Fife, and replace it with a development of luxury … Continue reading
The first Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, from the Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0 The old buildings of Glasgow Royal Infirmary have long since been demolished. It was there that Joseph Lister pioneered antiseptic surgery in the 1860s. But by then the original part … Continue reading
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Inverness’s general hospital at Raigmore is the largest and only acute hospital in the NHS Highland’s estate, serving patients from a huge area. It was designed in the post-war era as one of the new National Health Service’s centralised district … Continue reading
West Highland Cottage Hospital in Oban
The former West Highland Cottage Hospital played an important part in the health a welfare of Oban for almost a century. A rare postcard gives a glimpse into its history. Continue reading
Arbroath Infirmary
Arbroath Infirmary consists of a pleasing if mismatched group of buildings in a variety of dates and styles. The oldest is the former Rosebrae House, probably dating to around the 1830s-40s. The original infirmary of the 1840s was demolished to … Continue reading
