It took almost 22 years to come to fruition due to a dispute with the University of Glasgow regarding a suitable site.

[1] A further 12 beds were added when Thomas Carlyle converted a house next door into an annexe in 1887.

He brought in Anne McAllister to administer speech therapy so that the children could make a full recovery.

[7] In 1966, the Royal Hospital for Sick Children was temporarily relocated to the former Oakbank Hospital buildings in Woodside in order to facilitate the demolition of the existing building, which was discovered to be suffering from severe structural defects.

The rebuilt facility at Yorkhill was officially opened by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1972.