Basic Site Details Name: | Longmore Hospital for Incurables | Town, district or village: | Newington | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The hospital was extended in two main phases, an eastern wing in 1891 and a western wing in 1896-1899. The opening of the western wing was recorded in Building News, but not without inaccuracy -
The new wing of the Longmore Hospital for Incurables at Edinburgh was formally opened by the Duchess of Buccleugh on the 5th inst. It is the third * enlargement of the present building, erected in 1878, forms an eastern* (sic) wing, contains four large and four minor wards, and raises the accommodation from 70 to 100 beds. A new laundry, chapel, kitchen, and mortuary have also been added to the institution, the total cost of the present extension being £25,000. [Building News 13 January 1899 p78]
* This was the second main extension to the hospital, although Building News may have counted separately a minor western extension constucted during the first phase.
* Examination of the original drawings has confirmed that this notice should refer to the western wing | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Historic Scotland | Yes | Headquarters of Historic Scotland (still known as Longmore House) | | Longmore House | Yes | | | Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables | | Formed by Longmore and Liberton Hospitals together |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hospital | Yes | | | Government office | | Headquarters of Historic Scotland |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Longmore House, Salisbury Place | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1878 | 1880 | | Original building | | December 1878 | | | Begun | | 10 December 1880 | | | Hospital opened | | 1891 | | Addition | Drawings dated for additions - showing new E wing with bay window to S, rear extension and small addition at W. | | 1896 | | Addition | Drawings dated for large W addition (approximately matching earlier E addition), boiler house and laundry to rear | | 1897 | | Alterations and additions | Plans dated - minor internal alterations | | 5 January 1899 | | Opened | New W wing opened | | 1901 | | Addition | Plans dated - new building to E which included new shops, nurses' accomodation and belvidere with link to old E wing. | | 1915 | | | Alterations | | 1923 | | | Alterations | | 1925 | 1930 | Plans dated | Alterations and additions, including boiler house, coal store and lavatory block | | 1994 | | Alteration/conversion | 3-storey U-plan range added to form enclosed courtyard to rear. Conversion to offices. |
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 | | Charles George Hood Kinnear | | A | 1878 | 1880 | | | John Dick Peddie | | A | 1878 | 1879 | | | John More Dick Peddie | | A | 1878 | 1880 | | | Peddie, Kinnear & Peddie | | A | 1878 | 1879 | | | Kinnear & Peddie | | A | 1879 | 1880 | | | Charles George Hood Kinnear | | G | 1891 | | E wing with bay window to S elevation, rear extension and small addition at W. (HS list gives date as 1886-1891, though drawings dated 1891) | | David Suttie McIlroy | | G | 1891 | | E wing with bay window to S elevation, rear extension and small addition at W. (HS list gives date as 1886-1891, though drawings dated 1891) - as assistant to Kinnear & Peddie | | John More Dick Peddie | | G | 1891 | | E wing with bay window to S elevation, rear extension and small addition at W. (HS list gives date as 1886-1891, though drawings dated 1891) | | Kinnear & Peddie | | G | 1891 | | E wing with bay window to S elevation, rear extension and small addition at W. (HS list gives date as 1886-1891, though drawings dated 1891) | | George Washington Browne | | B | 1896 | 1899 | Large W addition (approximately matching earlier E addition), boiler house and laundry block to rear, chapel and mortuary block to W | | John More Dick Peddie | | B | 1896 | 1899 | Large W addition (approximately matching earlier E addition), boiler house and laundry block to rear, chapel and mortuary block to W | | Peddie & Washington Browne | | B | 1896 | 1899 | Large W addition (approximately matching earlier E addition), boiler house and laundry block to rear, chapel and mortuary block to W | | George Washington Browne | | H | 1896 | | Minor internal alterations | | John More Dick Peddie | | H | 1896 | | Minor internal alterations | | Peddie & Washington Browne | | H | 1896 | | Minor internal alterations | | George Washington Browne | | D | 1901 | | New building to E which included new shops, nurses' accomodation and belvidere with link to old E wing. | | John More Dick Peddie | | D | 1901 | | New building to E which included new shops, nurses' accomodation and belvidere with link to old E wing. | | Peddie & Washington Browne | | D | 1901 | | New building to E which included new shops, nurses' accomodation and belvidere with link to old E wing. | | George Washington Browne | | E | 1915 | | Alterations | | James McLellan Fairley | | C | 1923 | | Alterations | | Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | | C | 1923 | | Alterations | | Robert Stirling Reid | | C | 1923 | | Alterations | | James McLellan Fairley | | F | 1925 | 1937 | Alterations and additions, including boiler house, coal store and lavatory block | | Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | | F | 1925 | 1937 | Alterations and additions, including boiler house, coal store and lavatory block | | Robert Stirling Reid | | F | 1925 | 1937 | Alterations and additions, including boiler house, coal store and lavatory block | | Frederic (Derry) James Alexander Gilmour | | S | 1994 | | 3-storey U-plan range added to form enclosed courtyard to rear. Conversion to offices. | | J & F Johnston & Partners | | S | 1994 | | 3-storey U-plan range added to form enclosed courtyard to rear. Conversion to offices. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Edinburgh Association for Incurables | Joint client | | Longmore, J A, Trustees of | Joint client - donated £10,000 |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cant, M | 1990 | Sciennes and the Grange | | | pp180-184 | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p636 | | RSA | 1879 | | | | 973 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 13 January 1899 | | | p78 - opening of new wing | | RIAS Quarterly | 2014 | | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | Spring |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | DMW Archive | Small, G P: The Leadbetters' Victorian Legacy, Unpublished paper, 21 September 1994 | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30273 | | | Lothian Health Board/Edinburgh Univ, Spec Collns … | Lothian Health Board Archives | | Annual Reports | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | | CSE 1920/75/1-18 (161 drawings and 2 photographs. 11 drawings for the 1925-37 alterations) | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM/1870/25/10 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | David Suttie McIlroy: L v5 no305 | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 209321 | Boiler house and laundry block. | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 74047 | Main reference for Longmore House. |
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