Bothwell Lunatic Assylum

[scotmum]

Some general info....not all in-patients in the asylums had mental issues:

http://www.bobbysimpson.org.uk/HARTWOOD_PAGE_2.htm

[harden]

I worked at Kirklands for two years in the 1960's as a secretary.  At that time a number of the patients came fromj a children's hospital in Lesmahagow - when they reached 18 )I think) they were then transferred to Bothwell.  I remember the main psychiatrist at that time was Dr Ligertwood, who also ran clinics for people referred to him.  There was a lot of emphasis on occupational therapy and a thriving garden which supplied veg and plants to the hospital.

[Haughs Keeper]

this is a picture of Fallside Road. It has relevant info regarding Kirklands - Longdale Mental Asylum

[Urbanfox]

Thanks for this photo.

[Malcolm33]

I used to live near there, but unfortunately have no pics.  Have you tried googling Kirklands Hospital, there's a few write-ups, but no pics.  There is a contact for the university archives you could try them to see if they have any photos.
Good Luck

    There are some pics on various sites now.    The archivist is also very helpful.  I emailed asking for a search and had an immediate reply with dates of admission and recovery in 1883/1884.
     I then took a look around the Net to get some idea of what it was like and reasons why some were admitted.     From the photos and remarks in this page - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3131630/Harrowing-portraits-Victorian-lunatic-asylum.html it does seem that there were many cases of post maternity depression.    In the case I was researching this trauma was added to by the loss of her husband only 5 months after giving birth leaving her completely on her own - before returning to Scotland and then being placed at Kirklands.

[Stairheedrammy]

Kirklands hospital is still there, albeit a modern version. I was at a meeting there last month.

[Brido]

  I traced a number of photographs taken of the hospital, the board of governors and of Rowans Gardens / Kirklands Cottages on Whitley's Loan / Fallside Road. They were transferred to the Mitchell Library (archives section) by NHS Lanarkshire.

On application to the archivists you can see them - by appointment - and photograph them, (without tripod or flash etc).

The Kirklands hospital was built opposite its predecessor, Langdale Lunatic Asylum and was linked to a lunatic asylum in Cleland near Carfin (Omoa Road) which in turn had been a poorhouse - which posed a source of fear to those living hand to mouth in the area for so many years.