Old photograph of the, now closed, Cottage Hospital in Coldstream, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Built in 1888 the hospital was set up due mainly to the benefactions of the Earl of Hume. It was designed by John McLachlan, who had earlier designed the cottage hospital at Hawick, and converted Viewfield house in Selkirk into a hospital. It was officially opened on 29 December 1888, and then comprised four wards, two each side of the central entrance. To the left were general wards with three beds each, one of them also having a child’s cot, while to the right were the Glen Douglas wards, with three and two beds for fever cases. These last were the gift of Mr and Mrs Cunningham of Glen Douglas. Adjoining the fever wards were the wash-house, offices and a nurses’ room. Bedrooms for the matron and a nurse were provided upstairs. A second storey was added in 1912 to provide nurses bedrooms.
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