“John Douglas Connor was born in Rottenrow on March 15, 1950, and the doctors said he had a ‘perfectly-shaped head,’” she says. Established as the Glasgow Lying-In Hospital on Greyfriars Wynd in 1834, Rottenrow - The Royal Maternity Hospital – was highly unusual for its time because it cared for unmarried women, as well as married women. It moved to Rottenrow, the street which gave the hospital its everyday name, in 1860. Dorothy got in touch to share her memories after reading about other Glasgow families who hold the hospital close to their hearts. Midwives at Rottenrow in 1936 (Image: Newsquest)Sadly, her brother John died very suddenly in 2021.

Source: The Times July 26, 2023 05:38 UTC