I really enjoyed my few hours here. Was an all girl explore that day and great fun.
History
Stobhill Hospital was built as a poor‑law hospital by Glasgow Parish Council at the same time as the Eastern District Hospital in Duke Street and the Western District Hospital, Oakbank. Stobhill was the largest of the three and was intended to provide 1,200 beds.
A competition was held for the design which specified that the hospital should comprise four sections: a hospital of 800 beds with accommodation for mentally ill and epileptic cases, a children’s section for 100 healthy children under five in ‘separate or ordinary wards or detached cottages’, a section for the ordinary infirm of 240 beds, and a section for 30 aged married couples.
The competition was finally awarded to Thomson and Sandilands and the foundation stone was laid in September 1901. As at Ruchill, the site is dominated by a giant water‑tower, built mainly in brick. Brick pilaster strips clasp the angles and each face is finished with brick panels and a prominent clock. The tower is crowned with stone angle turrets and a bold domed cupola. The rest of the site is covered with red brick buildings which formed the ward pavilions of the original scheme. They are mostly lacking in significant architectural merit, as would be expected in a poor law hospital. In contrast the two‑storey administration block has rich stone carving above the entrance. The gabled end bays of this block, with mullioned and transomed bay windows, also have carved panels above the windows and stone gable‑heads formed as aedicules. The Medical Superintendent’s house to the west of the administration block has quite a different character, it was designed as a charming Arts & Crafts style domestic villa, with half‑timbered gables and over‑hanging eaves capping the asymmetrical house.
After the 1929 Local Government (Scotland) Act, Stobhill was transferred to local authority control and gradually the children and the elderly were transferred to Barnhill. A new maternity block with 75 beds was opened in 1931 and in 1936 Belmont House was bequeathed to the hospital as the Marion Reid Home for Children. In 1948 the hospital was transferred to the National Health Service and in 1953 a new geriatric assessment unit was opened. Other additions included a bacteriology department in 1957, a premature baby and sick infants’ unit in 1958‑9, the Edward unit for Mothers and Babies in 1963, Phase I of the clinical teaching centre in 1967, the pathology unit in 1968, and a new theatre suite in 1970.
With the reorganisation of the National Health Service in 1974, Stobhill became the responsibility of the Northern District of the Greater Glasgow Health Board. A 52-bed Marie curie cancer Care hospice was opened adjacent to the hospital in 1976. The maternity unit was closed in 1992, leaving Stobhill as a general and geriatric medicine hospital.
In 2002 it was recommended that they replace the existing hospital, and the new hospital opened in 2009 at a cost of £100 million. The old hospital is being demolished as we speak.
The explore
This was the funniest explore I have ever done. Went with 2 friends who are non members. It was a game of cat and mouse with security. At one point we were climbing over mounds of dirt, security drive up and ask if we work there, only one of us understood his accent lol. She shouted “aye mate” and turns to start walking again. So we followed suit. Guy got back in his van and drove away. We continued our dodging in and out buildings for a while. We then wanted to get into what we thought was the morgue, but that was right near where security were, so we hid in bushes. Security walked right passed us, literally 6ft away. So funny. Morgue was sealed, but was worth the laugh. Absolutely loved the paint peel and decay in this place.
History
Stobhill Hospital was built as a poor‑law hospital by Glasgow Parish Council at the same time as the Eastern District Hospital in Duke Street and the Western District Hospital, Oakbank. Stobhill was the largest of the three and was intended to provide 1,200 beds.
A competition was held for the design which specified that the hospital should comprise four sections: a hospital of 800 beds with accommodation for mentally ill and epileptic cases, a children’s section for 100 healthy children under five in ‘separate or ordinary wards or detached cottages’, a section for the ordinary infirm of 240 beds, and a section for 30 aged married couples.
The competition was finally awarded to Thomson and Sandilands and the foundation stone was laid in September 1901. As at Ruchill, the site is dominated by a giant water‑tower, built mainly in brick. Brick pilaster strips clasp the angles and each face is finished with brick panels and a prominent clock. The tower is crowned with stone angle turrets and a bold domed cupola. The rest of the site is covered with red brick buildings which formed the ward pavilions of the original scheme. They are mostly lacking in significant architectural merit, as would be expected in a poor law hospital. In contrast the two‑storey administration block has rich stone carving above the entrance. The gabled end bays of this block, with mullioned and transomed bay windows, also have carved panels above the windows and stone gable‑heads formed as aedicules. The Medical Superintendent’s house to the west of the administration block has quite a different character, it was designed as a charming Arts & Crafts style domestic villa, with half‑timbered gables and over‑hanging eaves capping the asymmetrical house.
After the 1929 Local Government (Scotland) Act, Stobhill was transferred to local authority control and gradually the children and the elderly were transferred to Barnhill. A new maternity block with 75 beds was opened in 1931 and in 1936 Belmont House was bequeathed to the hospital as the Marion Reid Home for Children. In 1948 the hospital was transferred to the National Health Service and in 1953 a new geriatric assessment unit was opened. Other additions included a bacteriology department in 1957, a premature baby and sick infants’ unit in 1958‑9, the Edward unit for Mothers and Babies in 1963, Phase I of the clinical teaching centre in 1967, the pathology unit in 1968, and a new theatre suite in 1970.
With the reorganisation of the National Health Service in 1974, Stobhill became the responsibility of the Northern District of the Greater Glasgow Health Board. A 52-bed Marie curie cancer Care hospice was opened adjacent to the hospital in 1976. The maternity unit was closed in 1992, leaving Stobhill as a general and geriatric medicine hospital.
In 2002 it was recommended that they replace the existing hospital, and the new hospital opened in 2009 at a cost of £100 million. The old hospital is being demolished as we speak.
The explore
This was the funniest explore I have ever done. Went with 2 friends who are non members. It was a game of cat and mouse with security. At one point we were climbing over mounds of dirt, security drive up and ask if we work there, only one of us understood his accent lol. She shouted “aye mate” and turns to start walking again. So we followed suit. Guy got back in his van and drove away. We continued our dodging in and out buildings for a while. We then wanted to get into what we thought was the morgue, but that was right near where security were, so we hid in bushes. Security walked right passed us, literally 6ft away. So funny. Morgue was sealed, but was worth the laugh. Absolutely loved the paint peel and decay in this place.
