Basic Site Details Name: | Govan District Asylum | Town, district or village: | Govan | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Design competition assessed by Sydney Mitchell.
Cost: £200,000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Govan District Hospital | | | | Hawkhead Asylum and Hospital | | | | Leverndal | Yes | | | Leverndale Hospital | Yes | |
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 | | 510, Crookston Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1890 | 1895 | Construction | | | 3 October 1893 | | Foundation stone | | | September 1895 | | Opened | First patients received | | 23 January 1896 | | Opened | Formal opening | | 1903 | | | Additions - infirm ward pavilions and homes | | After 1919 | Before 1931 | | Eight houses, enteric carriers pavilion and solarium | | 1960s | | Addition | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |
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 | | Fred Rowntree | | A | 1890 | 1895 | Design commission (won in competition) | | Malcolm Stark | | A | 1890 | 1895 | Design commission (won in competition) | | Stark & Rowntree | | A | 1890 | 1895 | Design commission (won in competition) | | John Galt Mitchell | | A | 1892 | 1893 | As assistant to Stark & Rowntree | | (Dr) Colin Sinclair | | B | 1903 | | Additions - infirm ward pavilions and homes | | David Barclay | | B | 1903 | | Additions - infirm ward pavilions and homes | | H & D Barclay | | B | 1903 | | Additions - infirm ward pavilions and homes | | James Taylor | | | After 1919 | Before 1931 | Eight houses, enteric carriers pavilion and solarium | | Archibald Crawford | | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) | | Ian Alexander Sinclair | | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratory block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) | | John Crowe McBride | | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) | | John Watson (junior) | | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratory block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) | | Watson, Salmond & Gray | | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) | | William MacDonald | | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Govan Board of Control | for James Taylor work | | Govan District Lunacy Board | | | Western Regional Hospital Board | For 1960s work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Darragh, Alison | 2011 | Prison or Palace? Heaven or Hell? An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 2, p 266 vol 3, pp 93-5 | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Leverndale Hospital |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 28 September 1895 | LXIX | | p224 | | Building Industries | 15 June 1903 | | | For Barclay work | | Building News | 7 February 1890 | | | p294 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Greater Glasgow Health Board Archives | Greater Glasgow Health Board Archives | | Plans | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33597 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33594 | Gate lodge | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Galt Mitchell: L v1 no91 (microfilm reel 29); Colin Sinclair: L v1 no54 (microfilm reel 29); James Taylor: F no2971 (box 15) |
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