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In Pictures: Tor-na-dee Hospital and Roxburghe House through the years

By Reporter
1946: The Tor-Na-Dee Nurses Home at Murtle Den, Milltimber
1946: The Tor-Na-Dee Nurses Home at Murtle Den, Milltimber

This week we’ve searched our archives for some of our favourite images showing how Tor-na-dee Hospital and Roxburghe Hospital used to look.

1989: Building of Grampian’s first day unit for cancer patients in the grounds of Tor-Na-Dee Hospital, with Lady Margaret Tennant laying a ceremonial brick
1988: The Duchess of Roxburghe, on behalf of the cancer patient unit, accepts a painting of Glencairn in winter from the Friends of Roxburghe House, Aberdeen
1990: Sharing a joke can be just what the doctor ordered... patient Bill Deackins with Dr Shona Deans at Roxburghe House
1945: Exterior view of the Tor-Na-Dee sanatorium as seen in April 1945
1990: Norco staff swapped their uniforms for fancy dress to raise funds for Roxburghe House
1984: Shona Phillips, right, Andrea Paterson and her little brother Paul used a jumble sale to raise money for Roxburghe House
1990: Anne Cocker, right, of Cockers Roses, plants one of 50 roses donated by the firm to Roxburghe House
1992: BBC newscaster Martyn Lewis chats with patient Anna Scott and physiotherapist Caroline Dent
1946: The Tor-Na-Dee Nurses Home at Murtle Den, Milltimber
1990: Auxiliary nurses Sandra Anderson and Sue Harris play dominoes with Bella Stewart and Marion Vick
1996: From left, Kay Smart, Dr Margaret Denholm from Roxburghe and Agnes Flett at a bench in memory of Joe Smart
1985: Roxburghe House staff have a catch-up at the nurses station
1988: Rev Scott Hutchison chats to patients in Roxburghe House
1990: Chief ambulance officer George Gilchrist, second left, with the keys to the latest addition to the Aberdeen Ambulance Service’s fleet. The £22,000 for the ambulance was raised by the Roxburghe House Transport Fund
1988: Putting their feet up are Ruby Moir, left, and Joyce Gordon, two nurses from Tor-Na-Dee Hospital who raised £500 with a 23-mile walk
1946: The Tor-Na-Dee Nurses Home at Murtle Den, Milltimber

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