A Monument to Maternity by George Wyllie on the the site of the former Rottenrow Maternity Hospital in Glasgow. It was originally created for Mayfest in 1996, and was permanently installed at its current site in 2004. Born in Shettleston in 1921, Wyllie was a self-taught artist and pioneering social sculptor. He created a number of Glasgow's quirkiest and best-loved public sculptures.

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Hope Triptych in central Glasgow where the Rottenrow Maternity Hospital once stood. Created by Steuart Padwick, it was installed in 2021.

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The cartouche above the surviving entrance to the Rottenrow Maternity Hospital in Glasgow. The hospital opened in 1860 closed in 2001. The entrance is now all that survives of its once-grand building.

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Rotten Row and Hyde Park Corner, London, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England London

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Rotten Row, London, 1904 - Hildesheimer Postcard

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