Menu - Opening of Easterbrook Hall

Menu card showing menu for a lunch held on the occasion of the opening of Easterbrook Hall, with image of Crichton Royal Crest at the top of the card.

18 October 1938

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Easterbrook Hall was built between 1934 and 1938 and was designed by Crichton Royal Institution Clerk of Works, James Flett. It housed the majority of the hospital's occupational and recreational therapy and physical treatment facilities. Facilities provided in the new building included, a large recreation hall, canteen, library, hairdressers, dental surgery, operating theatre, electrotherapy department, x-ray department, gymnasium, sports courts and a hydrotherapy department with a swimming pool. It was officially opened on 18 October 1938 with an opening ceremony at which Dr C. C. Easterbook was invited to officiate, followed by a luncheon.

Newspaper cutting relating to the opening of Easterbrook Hall are found on pages 154 to 158 of C. R. I. Scrapbook, DGH1/6/17/1; Annual Reports 69th-78th, DGH1/2/2/1/4; Minute Book No. 2, DGH1/2/1/1/23; Minutes and Special Reports, DGH1/2/1/6/6; Memorandum to Board of Direction, DGH1/2/4/1/3.

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Note written on reverse of menu, 'from Mr Sam Murray Bell'.