Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital
| Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Lanarkshire | |
  Shown in North Lanarkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Glasgow Road, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°58′36″N 4°04′12″W / 55.9767°N 4.0701°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital is a health facility in Glasgow Road, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.
History
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Kilsyth Victoria Cottage Hospital". Kilsyth Web. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Kilsyth hospital's 100 years". Cumbernauld News. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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