Princess Royal Maternity Hospital
The Princess Royal Maternity Hospital is a maternity hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded as the Glasgow Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary in 1834 in Greyfriars Wynd, just off the city's High Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hospital
- Description: hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Glasgow Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary”, “Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital”, and “Princess Royal Maternity”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Glasgow Cathedral
Church
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Glasgow Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Glasgow, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the province of Glasgow, from the 12th century until the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century. Glasgow Cathedral is situated 970 feet southwest of Princess Royal Maternity Hospital.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Hospital
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The Glasgow Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital. With a capacity of around 1,000 beds, the hospital campus covers an area of around 8 hectares, and straddles the Townhead and Dennistoun districts on the north-eastern fringe of the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.
Glasgow Necropolis
Cemetery
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The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral. Fifty thousand individuals have been buried here. Glasgow Necropolis is situated 930 feet south of Princess Royal Maternity Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royston and Townhead.
Royston
Suburb
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Royston/Roystonhill is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It was previously known as The Garngad and is still known as such by residents that have a familial link and is still displayed in local shops and bars.
Townhead
Suburb
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Townhead is a district within the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of Glasgow's oldest areas, and contains two of its major surviving medieval landmarks – Glasgow Cathedral and the Provand's Lordship.
Sighthill
Suburb
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sighthill is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde and is part of the wider Springburn district in the north of the city.
Princess Royal Maternity Hospital
- Category: health care
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Princess Royal Maternity Hospital” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital”
- French: “Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital”
- German: “Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital”
- Italian: “Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital”
- Spanish: “Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital”
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