Dundee Royal Infirmary (DRI), was the city’s main hospital until the opening of Ninewells Hospital in 1974. DRI closed in 1998, after 200 years of operation. To celebrate 70 years of the NHS, Caroline Lindsay takes a trip down memory lane with some archive photos taken at DRI and Ninewells.
Pic 1 (main picture above): The entrance to DRI taken in July 1954.
Pic 2: The Queen and Prince Philip visit DRI in June 1955 for the opening of new radio diagnostic department.
Pic 3: Ninewells Hospital linen room in April 1969.
Pic 4: Students in one of Ninewells’ brand new operating theatre in February 1974.
Pic 5: Cheery cooks prepare steaks for the patients in January 1976.
Pic 6: Staff in the special care baby unit in January 1976.
Pic 7: Ninewells volunteer workers sort out books for the mobile library in April 1978.
Pic 8: A helicopter lands at DRI in January 1984.
Pic 9: The launch of the No Smoking campaign at DRI in October 1987.
