The original caption may contain language which is historic and which may no longer be considered appropriate. It has been retained in the record in the interest of historical accuracy.
The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: “Victoria Infirmary Glasgow Auxiliary Hospital. Picture shows patients having their meal in the open air under the glass verandah at the ward side.”
The Victoria Auxiliary Infirmary, later renamed the Philipshill Hospital, opened in 1929 as the first country auxiliary hospital in Scotland. The proposal for a hospital was put forward in 1923 and a site selected in 1925; built in stages, the first section housed 50 beds. The hospital faced east and verandahs were built on the south side of the pavilion wards. An orthopaedic unit at the auxiliary hospital, funded by the Nuffield Trust, worked alongside the fracture clinic at the Victoria Infirmary. At the outbreak of the Second World War, the hospital became an emergency hospital. See also MED01/01/2428-2429 and MED01/01/2431-2436. High-resolution copies of this image are available for free for non-commercial use. Please Enquire to place an order.
This is part of the Series: MED01/01 Series of prints; within the Collection: MED01 Topical Press Agency Medical Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Topical Press Agency Limited
Photographer: Harrison, Norman Kingsley
Veranda, Hospital, People At Work, Women's History, Food And Drink, Health And Welfare
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