This Is My Glasgow

An early morning view from the Necropolis across to the buildings of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. While the Necropolis first opened in 1833, the hospital has been based on this site since the 1790s.

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Sep 11, 2025 at 8:38amWeb
Show threadVirginicusSep 11, 2025
@thisismyglasgow If I get sick, I want to be treated in a hospital that can go 40 years before they need a graveyard.
Show threadGezThePezSep 11, 2025
@thisismyglasgow is their not something that stipulates that site must always have a hospital
Show threadPeter BrownSep 11, 2025
@thisismyglasgow before that I imagine the cathedral would have had some kind of medical facility on the site, and a medicinal herb garden.
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowSep 11, 2025
@peterbrown It did indeed. The St Nicholas Hospital, which was near the Provands Lordship on Castle Street.