The Glasgow lock hospital was established in 1805[1][2] at Rottenrow Lane.

[3] The origin of the term 'lock' may be in the French word 'loques', meaning rags and bandages, or from 'loke' a house for lepers.

[4] Originally, the patients included women, usually those working as Prostitutes,[5] and even children who had been infected with syphilis.

[6] The hospital depended on funding from subscribers in cash or in kind,[7] which in 1829 included stationery, vinegar and coal.

The annual report from 1814 listed a remarkable 450 subscribers.