Basic Site Details Name: | Renfrew and Clydebank Joint Infectious Diseases Hospital | Town, district or village: | Yorkhill | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The Renfrew and Clydebank joint hospital at Blawarthill was recently opened. The building has cost about £10,000 to erect*. To the north there is the administrative block, which contains the matron's and nurses' rooms, the kitchen, and other necessary offices, To the east and west of this block there are three pavilions. The one for the scarlet fever patients contains sixteen beds, as well as an ante-room with six beds; while the enteric fever pavilion has eight beds, and the isolation pavilion six beds. The heating of the various buildings is on the hot water pressure system. The architect was Mr Bryden, of Messrs Clark & Bell, Glasgow; while Mr Henderson, of Messrs Duff & Henderson, was the measurer; and Mr. Lees the clerk of works. [Builder 27 February 1897 p207]
*Cost: £11,000 (mentioned in A F S Bryden's LRIBA nomination paper)
In 1904-1905 the hospital was extended at a cost of about £9,000 to the designs of Stewart Paterson 14 Blythswood Square Glasgow. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Blawarthill Hospital | | |
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 | | Renfrew and Clydebank Joint hospital, Dyke Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1895 | 1897 | | | | 1904 | 1905 | | Alterations and extensions |
PeopleDesign and Construction
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | Geriatric Hospital, Blawarthill | it is not clear if this was part of the old Blawarthill hospital buildings or a new hospital on part of the site. |
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| | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Blawarthill Hospital | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p401 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 2 December 1904 | | | Page x - tenders for extensions
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Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43475 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden: L v16 no1152 - 'Consumptive Sanatoria'; George Andrew Paterson: L v20 no1509 |
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