Private Nursing home at Monteith Row, Glasgow

[Dunli]

Hello there friends,

I'm looking for a bit of assistance to fit another piece into the jigsaw.

My wife, who was adopted, was born at a private nursing home in Monteith Row, Glasgow in 1941. 

Does anyone have any information or photos about this nursing home or even the name of the home?  I know it was nicknamed 'doctor's row' due to the number of doctors or professional people staying there.  There may even have been more than one nursing home there. She recalls seeing it was number 19 Monteith Row.

Any information or photographs of the nursing home, when it was a nursing home, would be grately appreciated.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Regards,

Dunli

[MonicaL]

Hi Dunli

Not sure that anything shows here in 1927 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glasgow/1927address969.jpg except at possible No.14 where a Girls Hospice shows.

You are talking about 1941 so other possibilites by then. A more recent Post Office Directory may help (the 1927 one linked above is the latest available on line)

These were tenement buildings so likely where you wife was born was within the building accomodation rather taking up the whole building I would think.

Monica 

PS: My father and his family lived at No.30 for many years.

[MonicaL]

If you google images for "monteith row", you will get some idea of housing.

This is a great site for Glasgow photos here - this link includes some photos for Monteith Row:

http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/index.php?component=content&topicid=1471&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=10

Monica

[sancti]

Could it possibly be Monreith Road?

Newlands is certainly a more desirable area for doctors and professionals

[garngad]

my father was born monteith place just off the row which faces the green and in the 19th and early 20th century monteith row was known for the medical profession who stayed there as the gallowgate had a affinity through the century for surgeons and such and the university not to far to travel up the high street.

[Dunli]

Many thanks for the prompt response and links Monica. 

It was definitely Monteith Row, Sancti.  I think things may have changed dramatically in the area over the decades.

The following was extracted from  www.glasgowhistory.co.uk/.../MonteithRow.htm

'Monteith Row was originally designed by the architect David Hamilton (1768-1843), was largely built by Thomas Binnie to modified plans over a period from 1818-1845, and became home to many well-respected, prominent and wealthy citizens of the town. At one time so many medical men were resident there that it was nicknamed the "Doctors' Row." 
Such was the influence of the residents of Monteith Row that when London St. was being extended eastwards they caused its proposed course to be diverted into Great Hamilton St. rather than have it join up to Monteith Row, which it was felt would be detrimental to the ambience.'

The explanation about the distance travelled by the medical profession sound logical.

Thanks again, folks,

Dunli

[M.R. Dien]

The only medical connection in the 1943 directory is a nurse listed as a resident at number 20, there is no entry for number 19.

[Dunli]

Thanks Myrrdin,

I had another thought.  The couple who adopted my wife were members of The Salvation Army.  I was wondering if there was any premises run by The Salvation Army in Monteith Row.  They came from the Paisley area and I wondered at them coming from Paisley to Glasgow to adopt as there may have been something closer.  Just a thought.

In the 1927 directory, which Monica kindly provided, records a Salvation army house at number 33 Monteith Row.

However, I have written to The Salvation Army to make enquiries.

Many thanks,

Dunli 

[sancti]

Dunli do you have a copy of your wife's birth certificate?

Does it mention a private nursing home?

Perhaps it was just the home of a nurse or midwife