Royal Northern Infirmary

The Royal Northern Infirmary was a health facility in Ness Walk, Inverness, Scotland. The site remains the home of a small facility, known as the RNI Community Hospital, which was built in the grounds of the old hospital and is managed by NHS Highland.

Royal Northern Infirmary
NHS Highland
Royal Northern Infirmary
Shown in Inverness
Geography
LocationNess Walk, Inverness, Highland, Scotland
Coordinates57.4707°N 4.2319°W / 57.4707; -4.2319
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1804

History

The facility, which was designed in the neoclassical style, opened in 1804.[1] A continuous three‑storey facade, designed by Matthews & Lawrie, was added in 1865 and an operating theatre extension, designed by Ross & Macbeth, jutting out of the front facade was added in 1898.[1] A chapel, financed by Lady Tweedmouth in memory of her husband, Lord Tweedmouth, was also added in 1898[2] and a nurses' home was completed in 1899.[3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[4] After services transferred to a community hospital built in the grounds of the infirmary in 1999, the main building closed and was subsequently converted for use as the headquarters of the University of the Highlands and Islands.[5]

References
  1. "Royal Northern Infirmary". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. "Ness Walk, Royal Northern Infirmary And Tweedmouth Memorial Chapel". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  3. "Ness Walk, Royal Northern Infirmary, Former Nurses' Home". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  4. "Royal Northern Infirmary, Inverness". National Archives. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. "Forward thinking needed for historic RNI building". The Inverness Courier. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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