Robroyston is a fairly new area for housing but has been utilised
well in the past; this page gives a glimpse into Robroyston's
past.
A great historical map of the area with
Robroyston hospital, the Colliery
and Robroyston Railway Station all detailed
can be viewed by clicking
here.
Close the map window to return to this site.
Robroyston has fond memories for some Glasgow folk,
chief amongst
the memories is Robroyston Hospital, this former tuberculosis and maternity hospital
opened in 1918 and was still operational
until 1977.
The Glendale Estate is built largely
on the site of the former hospital; some residents even have evidence
of the old tennis courts under their lawns and can remember working in and around the hospital.
Many Glasgow children were born in the hospital whilst others underwent radical UV light therapy and
recuperated on open air verandas in an attempt
to ease the progress and symptoms of tuberculosis.
These pictures are
from THE GLASGOW STORY WEBSITE
See more like this at
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| Children receiving UV light treatment |
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| circa 1922 |
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| Robroyston Hospital Exterior |
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| Open air veranda |
A fascinating insight into the Robroyston area
in
the Mid 1800'scan be found in an old tome.
Hugh MacDonald
(1817 - 1860) was a writer,
poet and was the author of a book called
'Rambles Round Glasgow'.
The book was published in 1854 and describes beautifully
the
surrounding area as it was with Robroyston House still standing
and Robroyston loch in it's last days. Also mentioned is Leglen
Wood
and an account of the capture of Wallace
in verse
- this is a truly fascinating website
and the links
below are well worth clicking on!
Click
Here to open the fascinating page on Robrosyton in a separate
window
You can view the Robroyston, Auchinloch
and Chryston section of the book on the Electric Scotland
website at
- close the window to return to this site.
Amongst other local memories
are the ‘Rhubarb’ fields which stretched
over towards Millerston from what is now the M80 corridor,
Robroyston House and The Wallace Memorial.
Many people comment on the dramatic growth of housing
in the Robroyston area, whilst this is a reality there is still wide open countryside
and beautiful views of the Campsie Fells to enjoy.
If
you have memories of Robroyston that you would like to share,
we
would love to hear them and perhaps post some of them on this site,
please let us know about them by sending mail
to us via the contact us page.
