Basic Site Details Name: | Royal Alexandra Infirmary | Town, district or village: | Paisley | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Abercombie and Maitland information from undated cutting based on an interview with Steel Maitland when still in practice. Information also courtesy of Duncan Macintosh, Renfrewshire Council
Closed down. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hospital | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Neilston Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1894 | | | Nurses home | | February 1894 | | Plans approved | Plans agreed and site acquired | | April 1894 | | | £46,000 estimate reduced to £32,000. | | August 1894 | | | Peter Coats had the scheme enlarged at his own expense: he had already agreed to meet the cost of the Nurses' Home in May 1894. | | 1896 | 1898 | | Hospital dispensary. | | 1896 | 1900 | | Further work | | 15 May 1897 | | Foundation stone | Memorial stone laid | | 1899 | | | Infectious Diseases block | | 18 February 1901 | | Dedication | Chapel dedicated | | 1902 | | | Wall added - plans dated | | 24 October 1902 | | Opened | Dispensary opened | | 1908 | | Addition | Nurses' home dounled in size, paid for by Peter Coats | | c. 1922 | c. 1926 | | Additions and nurses home | | 1928 | | Alteration/conversion | Dispensary became Casualty Department | | 1932 | 1933 | | Casualty department | | July 1951 | | Addition | Plans to be prepared for reconstruction and additions estimated to cost £22,000 at the Alexandra Royal Auxiliary Infirmary | | 1987 | | | Closed down |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Barbour, W B | Gifted £15,000 to original building fund | | Coats, Peter | Gifted nurses' home | | Directors of Paisley Infirmary | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Dow, D | 1988 | Paisley Hospitals: The Royal Alexandra Infirmary and Related Institutions | | Glasgow | pp28-31 | | Guide to Paisley | 1896 | Guide to Paisley | | ed. J R Parlane | p58 | | MacLean, Allan | 1986 | Abercrombie and Maitland Architects 1886-1963 | | B. Arch University of Strathclyde | Information courtesy oif Duncan Macintosh, Renfrewshire Council | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p24 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 13 July 1951 | | | p69 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39057 | | | Renfrewshire Council | Paisley Dean of Guild Records | | T G Abercrombie plans 1895, 1896/20, 1898, 1899, 1902 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Steel Maitland: F no3023 (box 15) |
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