Looking for some help here.
My American-based cousin was born in the Western General in 1975. He's coming over soon, for the first time as an adult, and I'd like to show him where he was born.
None of the older members of the family can remember where the maternity unit was, and I haven't been able to find anybody at the WG who can help.
So, your mission, Hibs.net.....etc etc.
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Thread: Western General history
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01-07-2018 04:54 PM #1
Western General history
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01-07-2018 04:57 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It looked over towards the Beatson centre
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01-07-2018 05:00 PM #3
https://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/G...estern_Map.pdf
On page 3, think it was in the Andrew Donaldson building, looking onto the grey area, south of the Infectious diseases unit
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01-07-2018 05:00 PM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
An older building, on the right of Porterfield Road as you go up from Crewe Road South?
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01-07-2018 05:08 PM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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01-07-2018 05:17 PM #6
Good stuff, Billy, thanks.
Will try and rattle my mum's memory banks with that.
If anything else comes to mind, give me a shout.
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01-07-2018 05:18 PM #7
I did my nurse training at the Western General from 1976-79 and had my son there in 1990 just before the maternity unit closed. Maternity was housed in the main hospital, entering at the clock tower on the first floor, towards the Crewe Rd South side over that time. The old building which has been replaced by the Anne Ferguson building was originally the nurses home.
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01-07-2018 05:25 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Any ideas what the maternity unit is now?
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01-07-2018 05:29 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Our 2nd one was born within 10 mins of getting in, no wonder I wasn’t paying too much attention
I do remeber looking out a window, facing towards Comely bank cemetery
Thanks Crops for the thread, bringing many memories back!
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01-07-2018 05:54 PM #10
Sorry no idea what is there now. I hardly recognise the place whenever I’ve recently been there. The whole first floor corridor under the clock tower was maternity and paediatric wards in the 70s and 80s though.
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01-07-2018 07:37 PM #12
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02-07-2018 11:24 AM #13
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There will be some parts of the hospital haven't changed at all since your cousin was born, I'll bet. A very old-fashioned feel to much of the place... but what a cracking job they do in that place.
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05-07-2018 12:31 PM #14
Thanks for all your help, folks. Hibs.net does it again.
I've just been in the WG, and maternity was indeed on the first floor of the clock tower building.
Thanks again
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