Duke Street Hospital

Jester · Duke Street Hospital

I've been doing some family tree research, and the address 253 Duke Street has appeared a few times as a place of birth. Was there a maternity hospital there in the 1950's?

Jock58 · Re: Duke Street

Jester

Thanks for that

Scary

Is this the same place ?

james73

Scary

Thanks James. I forgot to add the address 247 Duke Street.

cybers

It also had a no bad loony wing where the lidl is now...
It was behind the big black and white wooden fence that used to run along the road.
Unsure of maternity as i thought all sprogg came from the Rottenrow.

LowLight

I thought most weans were born in the Rottenrow too but I found out recently my sister was born in Robroyston Hospital. Strange, kinda.

cybers

escotregen

Quite a number old hospitals dotted around Glasgow had maternity units. Probably one of those with a worldwide reputation (good that is) approaching that of the Rottenrow, was the much loved old Queen Mother's - the modern day version is strangely enough now earmarked for closure see;
http://www.nhsgg.org.uk/content/default.asp?page=s762&loc_id=25
The old Duke Street I have to say, did not enjoy the best of reputations towards its end.

theduke

It definitely was a maternity hospital - I was born there in 1972.

james73

wee minx

It seems Duke Street hospital used to be called Eastern District hospital. Here is a link to a site about poorhouses...there is a plan of Duke Street hospital on it
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Glasgow/Glasgow.shtml

james73

cybers

Told yi it had a loony

wee minx

Some of my best friends are loonies ye know(proud smilie)

MON THE LOONIES

escotregen

wee minx that is an interesting find. It also helps fill a gap for me. Working in the East End throughout the 90s I now and again heard campaigners complain about 'how the East End now lacks a local psychiatric treatment facility'. This was a particular problem for the families of patients who (often being poor people living in the East End) faced some long and ackward journeys to keep in touch with their relative in difficult times.

I never could figure out what it was that was there before and now I think you have answered that. A clinic facility at Parhead was eventually built in the 90s (amidst some pretty awful prejudiced lobbying from people against it.).

cybers

The royal infirmary still has a large day centre for psychiatric patients Duke St had one There was another At Belvedere but by en large they do seem to be shipping mental health problems towards the G.Ps rather than having dedicated staff with a solid understanding of mental needs.
We live in a society that has gotten all P.C Where we can't call them looneys but from a personal point of view that is the authorities way of passing the buck and releasing these poor people onto a society they cant cope with or does not understand that there may be something wrong with the person because they are no longer a burden to the NHS.

Back to Duke Street Hospital.
I remember it having A&E then a wee tory cutback meant no more of that.
It had a great female health clinic then another wee slash meant no more of that.
It had great geriatric care
Psychiatric care
and even a drop in centre for the local ladies.
Gone Gone Gone....

Marti

Bit of trivia, one of the scenes in the jimmy boyle film...a sense of freedom...was filmed directly behind duke st hospital, cardross street i believe.

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