Springburn at War 1914-1918

Springburn Hospital

At the beginning of the war the Directors of the North British Locomotive Company decided to place the main portion of their Administration building at the disposal of the Scottish branch of the British Red Cross Society. Springburn Hospital, now North Glasgow College, was opened for patients on 24th December 1914, and remained open until 21st May 1918. 8,211 soldiers were treated. The hospital consisted of five large wards, administration rooms and stores, operating theatre, X-ray rooms, recreation room, bedrooms and kitchen accomodation. The resident staff included the Medical Superintendent and five assistants, the Matron, eight sisters and seventeen nurses, thirty V.A.Ds (Voluntary Aid Detachment) with cooks, maids and orderlies.

Medical and nursing staff, 1915

Medical and nursing staff, 1918

British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch, Springburn Hospital (Quadrangle)

British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch (Recreation Room.)

British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch (Lounge)

Artificial limbs for the servicemen, made by NBLC pattern makers