Basic Site Details Name: | St Cuthbert's Poorhouse | Town, district or village: | Craigleith | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | 1880 Extensions - Progress is being made with the work of providing accommodation for close upon 200 additional inmates at the St. Cuthbert's Poorhouse, Edinburgh, the walls of the wings which are to bo added being now above the level of the first floor. After various schemes for the enlargement of the building had been considered, one of those submitted by Messrs D. and J. Bryce, architects, was adopted and proceeded with. This mode of extension consists in the addition of a wing at either end in front of the edifice, the design and arrangement being, of course, in unison with the original design. The actual number of inmates for whom room will be made by the extension is 192, and the cost of the works contracted for is close upon £10,000. [Building News 23 July 1880 p110] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Craigleith Hospital and Poorhouse | | | | Craigleith Poor Law Hospital | | | | St Cuthbert's Poor Law Hospital | | | | Western General Hospital, Pediatric Department | Yes | Since 1929 |
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 | | Crewe Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1866 | 1868 | | Original building | | 1880 | | | Enlarged with addition of forecourt wings | | After 1880 | | | Alterations | | After 1926(?) | Before 1934 | | Reconditioning of original building | | 1935 | | | Nurses' home | | 1939 | | | Pathology block | | 1950s | | Alteration/conversion | Overall development of hospital | | c. 1960 | | Plans dated | Sketch plans for hospital block. | | 1984 | | Survey | Fire precaution survey |
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 | | Craigleith Poorhouse, probationer's pavilion | This building stood at the main gate to the poorhouse and was probably demolished c.1929 when the site became the Western General Hospital. | | St Cuthbert's Poorhouse, children's home | | | St Cuthbert's Poorhouse, Recreation Hall | | | Western General Hospital, Animal Research Centre | | | Western General Hospital, central microbiology laboratory | Now demolished? | | Western General Hospital, College of Nursing | | | Western General Hospital, coronary care unit | | | Western General Hospital, gastro-intestinal unit | | | Western General Hospital, Human Genetics block | | | Western General Hospital, laundry and boiler house | | | Western General Hospital, Maternity Unit | Cost £37,000 | | Western General Hospital, nurses' dining room | Cost £25,000 | | Western General Hospital, nurses' home | | | Western General Hospital, Operating Theatre Block | | | Western General Hospital, Scottish Health Service Centre | | | Western General Hospital, Sisters' Quarters | | | Western General Hospital, Teaching and Research block | | | Western General Hospital, teaching unit | Cost £50,000. NB This is a new unit not a refurbishment of the old one. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | pp531-2 | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Western General Hospital |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 24 July 1880 | XXXIX | | Bryce extensions | | Building News | 23 July 1880 | | | p110 Bryce extensions | | RIBA Journal | 13 October 1934 | v41 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p1069 - obituary of Joseph Marr Johnston | | Scotsman | 22 December 1870 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Peter B Caird | Information sent to DSA | | Sent March 2011 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 27784 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | | RHP 30841/1-62 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM 1860/16/4 (incomplete) | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Haxton & Watson Collection | | HW 1960/5/1-2 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Stewart Johnston: L no4394 (combined box 11) | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 154558 | |
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