Duke Street Hospital Explained

Duke Street Hospital
Location:Duke Street
Region:Glasgow
Country:Scotland
Healthcare:NHS Scotland
Type:Geriatric
Emergency:No
Founded:1904
Closed:1992
Map Type:Scotland Glasgow
Coordinates:55.8586°N -4.2262°W

The Duke Street Hospital was a health facility on Duke Street in Glasgow, Scotland.

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,[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfred Hessell Tiltman (1854-1910). Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 2 February 2020.
  2. Web site: The Eastern District Hospital . Archives Hub. 2 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Duke Street Hospital. Historic Hospitals. 2 February 2020.
  4. Web site: A £4.5 million psychiatric hospital in Glasgow has just opened its doors to the first intake of patients. Nursing Standard. 2 February 2020.
  5. Web site: 247-249 (Odd Nos) Duke Street, Former Duke Street Hospital. British Listed Buildings. 2 February 2020.