Basic Site Details Name: | Convalescent Home | Town, district or village: | Kilmun | City or county: | Argyll | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Closed down.
Building News 13 June 1873, p688: 'On Saturday the foundation stone was laid of a new sea-side Convalescent Home at Kilmun NB. The Home which has been designed by Mr High Barclay, architect, of Glasgow, is a very plain structure built of whinstone rubble faced with freestone and brick, and consists of two wings and a centre, with an entire frontage of about 176 feet. The building will be two storeys in height, and in each of the wigs there will be sixteen bedrooms. In the centre portion, which is separated from the wings, will form the matron’s room and kitchen, and on the upper story a dining-hall and reading room. The cost is estimated at £2,500.' | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Kilmun Homes Institution | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Convalescent home | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1872 | 1873 | | | | June 1873 | | Foundation stone | | | 1939 | | | Extension |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | David Barclay | | A | 1872 | 1873 | | | H & D Barclay | | A | 1872 | 1873 | | | Hugh Barclay | | A | 1872 | 1873 | | | Macwhannell & Reid | | B | 1939 | | Extension | | Ninian Macwhannell | | B | 1939 | | Extension |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Kilmun Homes Institution | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p359 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1939 | Jan-Jun | | p342 | | Building News | 13 June 1873 | | | p688 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | David Barclay: F v6 p58; microfiche 94/F6 |
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