Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital Explained

Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital
Org/Group:NHS Lanarkshire
Location:Glasgow Road, Kilsyth
Region:North Lanarkshire
Country:Scotland
Healthcare:NHS
Type:Community
Founded:1903
Map Type:Scotland North Lanarkshire

Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital is a health facility in Glasgow Road, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

History

The facility was intended to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria and was commissioned to treat workers who had suffered accidents in the local mines.[1] It was financed by the miners themselves, designed by Ronald Walker in the Arts and Crafts style and opened by Sir Archibald Edmonstone in April 1903.[2] The facility joined the National Health Service in 1948 and was extended in 1974.[1] A plaque was erected at the front of the building to commemorate its centenary in April 2003.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital. Historic Hospitals. 23 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital. Kilsyth Web. 23 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Kilsyth hospital's 100 years. 9 April 2003. Cumbernauld News. 23 February 2020.