Basic Site Details

Name: Quarrier's Homes, Consumptive Hospital
Town, district or village: Bridge of Weir
City or county: Renfrewshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost: £11,000 (unclear whether this is third block alone, or entire project).

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 3Bridge of Weir HospitalYes 
Item 2 of 3Bridge of Weir Sanatorium  
Item 3 of 3Orphan Homes of Scotland, Consumptive Hospital  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 45 September 1894  Foundation stone of first block
Item 2 of 43 September 1896 OpenedFirst block
Item 3 of 418981900ConstructionSecond block
Item 4 of 419061908(?) Third block

People

Design and Construction

The 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 11Clarke & Bell and R A Bryden A18941896First block - R A Bryden responsible
Item 2 of 11Robert Alexander Bryden A18941896First block
Item 3 of 11Robert Whitelaw Caldwell A18941896Probably assisted on first block - as apprentice to Clarke & Bell and R A Bryden
Item 4 of 11Clarke & Bell and R A Bryden B18981900Second block - R A Bryden responsible
Item 5 of 11George Donaldson Copland B18981900Second block - as assistant to Clarke & Bell and R A Bryden
Item 6 of 11Robert Alexander Bryden B18981900Second block
Item 7 of 11Robert Whitelaw Caldwell B18981900Second block - as apprentice/assistant to Clarke & Bell and R A Bryden
Item 8 of 11Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden C19061908(?)Third block
Item 9 of 11Andrew Robertson C19061908(?)Third block
Item 10 of 11Bryden & Robertson C19061908(?)Third block
Item 11 of 11John Bothwell Steel C1908 Third block - as assistant to Bryden & Robertson

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Quarrier, William 

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Parent Structure and Site

This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details):
 Building nameNotes
Item 1 of 1Quarrier's HomesOn site of Nittingshill Farm, bought in auction for £3560 on 26 April 1876 by William Quarrier for foundation of children's homes.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 7Academy Architecture1895   p83
Item 2 of 7Gammie, Alexander1937A Romance of Faith Pickering & Inglis 
Item 3 of 7Magnusson, Anna1984The Village Quarriers Homes 
Item 4 of 7Richardson, HarrietN.D.Scottish Hospitals Survey Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)Listed as Bridge of Weir Hospital
Item 5 of 7Ross, James1971The Power I Pledge Glasgow University Press 
Item 6 of 7Urquhart, John1901The Life Story of William Quarrier R L Allan & Son 
Item 7 of 7Walker, Frank Arneil1986South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew  p88

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Lancet6 October 1906  p961

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 5DMW ArchiveWilliam Quarrier biography (www.quarrierscanadianfamily.com/wmbiog.html)  
Item 2 of 5Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register13232 
Item 3 of 5Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register13231 
Item 4 of 5Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register13230Lodge to hospital
Item 5 of 5RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden: L v16 no1152; Robert Whitelaw Caldwell: L v23 no1873; George Donaldson Copland: L v16 no 1194; John Bothwell Steel: L v5 no319 (microfilm reel 30)