Well if it isn't Baron Joseph Lister on his holidays with his family in Canada in 1897. Image belongs to @wellcomecollection.bsky.social @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social

Ooft it was a real honour to have Prof Jann Gardner, Chief Executive and Dr Lesley Thomson KC, Chair of @nhsggc visit us last week. Dr Thomson posed alongside our display about Rebecca Strong, our first matron. Three formidable and remarkable women; one in 1879, two in 2025.

Our fab alley of Pears thanks to The Trades House (esp Richard Paterson & Stephen Docherty), The Lord Provost & Rev M Johnstone. Glasgow has a rich fruit tree heritage.The Merchant City sits on a former orchard & Gartnavel Royal houses the oldest Pear Tree. Chutney, cider...endless possibilities

An operation in progress, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, late 19th century.

A favourite photo Glasgow's Cathedral Square. A miniature Queen Victoria at entrance to @friendsofgri.bsky.social museum (by Albert Hemstock Hodge 1914) sits atop James Miller's Bishop's Palace Memorial Pillar (1915) with its @glasgowcoa.bsky.social coat of arms on the south face #glasgow850

Check out this menu for The Mess Dinner in 1981. Some feast😂

A final Kidney post: Royal connections. 1973 Princess Margaret opened ward 42. With its new curtains & flowers 42 was a step up from 51/52, located in the car park! They received no Royal Visit! 1993 Princess Anne opened The Scottish Renal & @erakidney Association meetings.

Dr Kolff (1911-2009)who invented the 1st dialyser came to Glasgow in 1979 & is pictured here alongside the statue of Thomas Graham in George Square. Graham was a Professor Chemistry, born in Glasgow in 1805. Graham coined the term dialysis from the Greek dia - through and luein - to loosen.

The Kidney Unit at GRI dialysed its first patient in 1959. Arthur Kennedy was in charge - pictured with a biochemist & the dialysis machine (pic 1/2). It was called a Kolff Kidney after it's inventor, Dr W.J. Kolff. The Kolff kidney was last used in Glasgow in 1974 (pic3/4).

@friendsofgri.bsky.social set-up specialist burns treatment in 1833. It had a vital role in treatment of burn injuries sustained in Glasgow's industrial revolution. One treatment was Carron oil (lime water/linseed oil mix) developed at the Iron Works. Now used as a supplement for horses!

A fire surround from the Rottenrow Maternity Hospital into which the doctors and midwives who delivered countless Glaswegians have etched their names. Cont./ #glasgow #Glasgowhistory #glasgowroyalinfirmary

The lovely BMS team at GRI celebrated #BiomedicalScienceDay25 recently. We have a terrific team & GRI could not run without them ❤️ #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare They have donated the proceeds from their bake sale to us. #GRI built by The Adam brothers Made by the people inside ❤️

William Leishman 1834-1894 Physician to GRI & Rottenrow, Chair of Midwifery @uofglasgow.bsky.social from 1868 & Editor of The Glasgow Medical Journal 1862-1876 His son, Sir William Boog Leishman, the pathologist gave his name to Leishmaniasis. @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Anaesthesia pioneer James Young Simpson was born #OTD 1811. We love this student's sketch of Simpson lecturing as Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University in the 1850s.

We got plums Our Victoria plum tree sits in our Biodiversity Garden & is watched over by Queen Victoria as she graces the museum entrance. The building, designed by James Miller was officially opened in 1914 By King George Plum jam, pear cider, honey....endless possibilities😜

Did you catch The Resol Quartet and their debut performance in the museum as our new resident artists? Or maybe @nordicviola.bsky.social last weekend? Magnificent! If you missed them don't panic😅 Here are details of the next concerts in our series #musicinthegri @whatsonglasgow.bsky.social

Prof J.H Teacher 1869-1930, 1st St Mungo Prof of Pathology at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & GRI He tirelessly catalogued the work of William Hunter, had a particular interest in gynaecological pathology & worked at Rottenrow too. In the 1930 British Medical Journal we found a copy of his obituary.

It is #volunteersweek from 2nd to 8th June. Our volunteers are incredible. They support us tirelessly with the museum, the gardens, the bees, events and we could not manage without them. Thank you, you are just wonderful ❤️

Sign from @FriendsofGRI.bsky.social museum medicinal garden in Glasgow. Quote from Dr. Audrey Hepburn who, apart from being a film star, had honorary doctorates and was an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar & Tony) - go visit !

Bumblebees 🐝 enjoying the @friendsofgri.bsky.social medicinal garden #glasgow #bees #deargreenplace

🥁‼️FREE 45 minute concert Nordic Viola 31st May,1pm in the museum Lose yourself in the haunting sounds of the oldest piece of classical music from The Faroe Islands + music from Greenland, Iceland & Peter Maxwell Davies' Farewell to Stromness. All welcome❤️ @whatsonglasgow.bsky.social

Did you hear the Resol String Quartet last week? Phenomenal! They will be back through the year so #watchthisspace Plus you can catch the next concert with the utterly fabulous @nordicviola.bsky.social this Saturday May 31st at 1pm Details here friendsofgri.org/music/nordic... #musicinthegri

The magic of Toasted Ryvita. Who knew? A testimonial published as a letter in 1930 in The Glasgow Medical Journal The writer had been given some free samples for their patients. Perhaps there was some bias, perhaps not? @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

#musicinthegri ‼️Next concert in our series‼️ 📅 Saturday May 31st, 1pm for approx 45 minutes. 🏥 FOGRI Museum Elsewhere, Elsewhen with @nordicviola.bsky.social Don't miss out, it will be fabulous🎶 🎵 Funding @creativscots.bsky.social & The Hugh Fraser Foundation @whatsonglasgow.bsky.social

Looking forward to seeing you all at this concert for @friendsofgri.bsky.social on Sat at 1pm. Here's a wee taster from the #Faroes soundcloud.com/user-5672974... @musicnewsscotland.bsky.social @scotmus.bsky.social @creativescots.bsky.social

Come and hear us play at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 31st May. New and old music from the Faroe Islands/Iceland and Greenland as well as a great piece from geneticist turned composer Ailie Robertson. @friendsofgri.bsky.social @creativescots.bsky.social @scottishmusic.bsky.social

Delighted that Nordic Viola will be performing in this series on 31st May. The first concert in the series, by the Resol Quartet, takes place this Friday 16th May at 1pm. Funded by @creativescots.bsky.social and The Hugh Fraser Foundation.

We did a thing🍐 GRI has Royal Pear Trees - a whole alley. A project driven forward by Richard Paterson, Deacon Convener of The Trades House We cannot wait until they bear fruit 😊 Very special thanks to Richard, Stephen Docherty the chain gang, The Lord Provost & The Conservation Volunteers

#internationalnursesday & Florence's birthday. Nurses are amazing! Yet it was not always so - nurses were often alcoholics & prostitutes who could be easily bribed. Nightingale & her prodigy, Rebecca Strong elevated nursing to a respected profession with proper training.

#musicinthegri 🥁 Our 2025/2026 concert series Talented artists will perform work designed to explore the history of #glasgowroyalinfirmary through music. More details - bit.ly/4dctWTV The Resol Quartet's debut performance is May 16th at 1pm - don't miss it😍

‼️May 16th 1pm FOGRI Museum #musicinthegri‼️ The Resol Quartet are our new resident artists 'Plan & Elevation' will examine the plans & drawings of the GRI juxtaposed with music contemporary to its construction. Open to all, free & drop in/out @whatsonglasgow.bsky.social @rcsofficial.bsky.social

#archive30 #day26 #archiveobject It is the St Mungo's medal 🤩 This was awarded to students & trainee doctors between 1894 & 1944. After a 70 year hiatus, the award was reintroduced in 2017. Thanks to Dr Sharon Mackin we now have our very own medal ☺️ @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day25 #somethingnew We just got some lovely old photos which are new to us...here are a few Correspondence from Lister A midwife pictured c1890s A house surgeon with midwives and babies at Rottenrow nursery The inside of St Mungo's Medical School, 1943 @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day24 It's very hard to choose 😵‍💫 But this is a pretty #popularitem - an original X ray tube Plus the man who set up the world's very first X ray department in 1896 at #glasgowroyalinfirmary our medical electrician Dr John McIntyre ❤️ @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day23 #communityarchives Look it's our absolute faves: Our volunteers St Mungo Primary Laudato Si group Team Edrington The green fingered members of The Trade's House How's that for a community? ❤️ We could not be ANY luckier @arascot.bsky.social

Back in the 70's there was an organised hospital football league. I played in some games. GRI occasionally used the pitches at Leverndale Hospital. WIG used the pitches at Gartnavel Royal. VI used the red blaze Queens Park rec pitches

#archive30 #day22 #archiveaction An abandoned room ⏩ ⏩ a functioning museum @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day21 #archivemyths Well it has to be the ghosts doesn't it? Who has seen the the floating sister or the grey lady or Archie over in ward 27? Fact or fiction? Who dares to find out? @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day20 #funandgames Staff football teams The second photo is from 1968 and is a team from the plastic surgery unit. They called themselves 'The Skin Lifters' @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day19 1924 Lister ward is demolished. Noone with power in GRI seemed to want to preserve the place where Lister pioneered antisepsis. Fortunately some items were salvaged by @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social & @wellcomecollection.bsky.social #archivetravel @arascot.bsky.social

I'll be doing a talk for the New Glasgow Society on the 29th of April 2025. Spaces are limited, so if you wish to come along, it's worth booking a ticket soon. I'll be talking about what I've learned about Glasgow's architecture and history while researching my upcoming book. #glasgow #architecture

#archive30 #day18 #archiveadvice The most sound advice from our archives 😂 @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #minimilestones These will always be special😍 #listerweek & #womensweek Our 1st ever events before we had a museum. Watch here bit.ly/4cyohqJ Engagement was phenomenal. Thank you for always supporting us❤️ @arascot.bsky.social @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social

#archive30 #day16 #somethingsmall Small & faded but this is the only photo we have of David Cuthbertson, the biochemist, in his lab. Gives a sense of lab life before modern technology. Can you spot the classic green and white tiles? Still seen here today! @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day15 #archivefoodanddrink When the cath lab closed in GRI, there was a little party with wine and nibbles The team scrubbed up well 😛 Recognise anyone? @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day14 #unusualarchives An 'entry' ticket to visit a patient in Rottenrow in 1945 Can you imagine only being able to visit twice a week? Mrs Clark was 'in BLW' - we are not sure what this stands for? Maybe something labour ward? Does anyone know? @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day13 Without #archivetechnology we wouldn't have this snap of Lister on his sledge, outside GRI in 1867 contemplating all things antisepsis - cows, sewage, cholera, carbolic acid & how to persuade the non believers that he is definitely onto something...😜 @arascot.bsky.social

#archive30 #day12 #archivefashion The uniform in our archive waiting to be logged and stored & the same uniform being worn by the nurse to whom it belonged....Sister K Allison 😍 @ara_sct.bsky.social

#archive30 #day11 #hiddenhistories Surgical block was built on a cholera pit with victims buried on top of each other. All that separated Lister's ward 24 from decomposing bodies was a 4ft basement Cholera isolation ward 1880 Pit excavation 1890 Ward 24 @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social

#archive30 #day10 #archiveanimals Wm Macewen brought his retriever, Leo to work. Leo had an inkwell attached to his collar & went on Sir William's rounds. The children, in particular, loved to see Leo❤️ No photos sadly but click to read about the day Leo was stolen. @arascot.bsky.social