Matron Anna Dick – a Brief History
Walking along the main corridor of Forth Valley Royal Hospital, you may have noticed the painting of Matron Anna Dick and Roddy, her Scottie...
Beginnings of Bannockburn Hospital
Bannockburn Hospital was designed by a Stirling firm of architects names McLuckie and Walker (responsible for many buildings in and around Stirling in 19th...
Stirling District Asylum Remembered
Stirling District Lunatic Asylum (SDA) was established in 1865 by the Stirling District Lunacy Board. The first patients were admitted in June 1869, many...
Remembering Christmas Past
This lovely extract from The Passing Hour, the magazine published by the former Stirling District Asylum, illustrates quite beautifully how much the spirit of...
NHS Library – Old and New
Elizabeth Carney, NHS Forth Valley’s Librarian, looks at the changes to our NHS library services over the last 60 years.
“This piece from the Nurses’...
Fundraising for Stirling Royal Infirmary
Fundraising is important to raise money a wide range of equipment, services and facilities. Whilst this is undoubtedly true today (as demonstrated by the...
Sporting Prowess at Forth Valley
The Passing Hour is the magazine which was produced by the Stirling District Asylum (now part of the Bellsdyke Hospital site in Larbert) and...
Unearthing the History of Stirling Health & Care Village
Amy Cawood, Corporate Records Manager, has been delving into the historical records to find out more about the site now occupied by Stirling Health...
From the Archive
The Stirling Royal Infirmary Nurses' League Magazine forms part of the NHS Forth Valley Archives held at the University of Stirling. Issues have been...
Demolition of an old Stirling mansion house
Wester Livilands, near Stirling, having become the property of Mr J W Drummond, that gentleman will take down the old mansion house and build...