Canniesburn Hospital

Canniesburn Hospital
Canniesburn Hospital
	The distinctively white buildings of Canniesburn Hospital
	Shown in East Dunbartonshire
Geography
Location	Switchback Road, Bearsden, Scotland
Coordinates	55°54′37″N 4°19′54″W / 55.9103°N 4.3317°WCoordinates: 55°54′37″N 4°19′54″W / 55.9103°N 4.3317°W
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Opened	1938
Closed	2003
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

Canniesburn Hospital was a health facility on Switchback Road in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The original hospital blocks constitute a Grade B listed building.^[1]

History[]

The facility, which was designed by James Miller (1860-1947), was established as an auxiliary hospital for the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1938.^[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and a major plastic surgery unit, which quickly established an international reputation,^[3]^[4] was opened in 1968.^[5] After services transferred to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, the hospital closed in 2003 and some of the buildings were subsequently converted by Cala Homes into apartments.^[6]

References[]

^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Switchback Road, Canniesburn Hospital, Original Hospital Blocks, Lodge And Pair Houseblocks (LB19256)". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow". National Archives. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Canniesburn: 50 years at the forefront of plastic surgery". The PMFA Journal. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ McGregor, I. A.; Watson, R. (1998). "History of the West of Scotland Plastic Surgery Unit: 1940-1986". British Journal of Plastic Surgery. pp. 333–342. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Canniesburn Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "Canniesburn Residential Development". Urban Realm. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[1] Historic Environment Scotland. "Switchback Road, Canniesburn Hospital, Original Hospital Blocks, Lodge And Pair Houseblocks (LB19256)". Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[2] "Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow". National Archives. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[3] "Canniesburn: 50 years at the forefront of plastic surgery". The PMFA Journal. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[4] McGregor, I. A.; Watson, R. (1998). "History of the West of Scotland Plastic Surgery Unit: 1940-1986". British Journal of Plastic Surgery. pp. 333–342. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[hh-5] "Canniesburn Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[6] "Canniesburn Residential Development". Urban Realm. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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