Hazelwood House, 52 First Gardens, Glasgow

Hazelwood House first appears on maps in 1890. The house was designed by James Milne Monro. It was later improved by Robert Cumming in 1913. It is known as the main building in the four street area known as "Glasgow's Electric Suburb" because the houses were the first in Glasgow to be built with internal electrical wiring – including electric lights and electric cookers. In 1918 Hazelwood House became a 40-bed Red Cross Hospital, having been handed over by its owner J.B. Shanks. Following its role as an auxiliary hospital during World War 1, it then became a British Red Cross Training Centre. Hazelwood House became the King Edward Memorial Home for retired nurses on November 18, 1922. It…