Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

Maker
Valentine's Series
Production date
Circa 1942
 Description
Exterior view of the infirmary showing a two-storey white rendered pavilion with pillars on the ground floor and open veranda on the first floor. Beyond it is an arched entrance.

This photo is not scanned. You can see the original in the Archives in Callendar House

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Maker
Production date
Circa 1942
Subject person
Subject place
Major's Loan/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Subject notes
The infirmary opened on 18 January 1932, replacing the Cottage Hospital in Thornhill Road which had opened in 1889. The infirmary was located on the Gartcows Estate and had 205 beds. There was room for expansion and by 1995 it had almost 500 beds.
Accession number
P17430

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