Basic Site Details
| Name: | Glasgow Cancer Hospital |
| Town, district or village: | Garnethill |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | See separate entries for original Glasgow Cancer and Skin Institution, founded by Dr Hugh Murray in 1886 at 409 St Vincent Street, and subsequent location at 163 Hill Street (former Cowcaddens Free Church Manse), before this building was constructed. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Royal Beatson Memorial Hospital | ||
| Royal Glasgow Cancer Hospital | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Hospital | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 132-138, Hill Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1896 | Journal reference | Overhauled and rearranged as hospital | |
| 1906 | Plans for rebuilding drawn up | ||
| 1909 | 1912 | Rebuilding (rebuilt from nurses' accommodation of earlier hospital) | |
| 1930 | Nurses' home | ||
| 1933 | Build/construction | Rebuilding? | |
| 1947 | Alterations and additions | ||
| October 1949 | Plans in hand for extensions etc | ||
| 2002 | 2003 | Demolition | |
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Andrew Myles | 1896 | Overhauled and rearranged as hospital | |||
| Charles Ernest Monro | A | 1909 | 1912 | Rebuilding (rebuilt from nurses' accommodation of earlier hospital) | |
| J M Monro & Son | A | 1909 | 1912 | Rebuilding (rebuilt from nurses' accommodation of earlier hospital) | |
| James Milne Monro | A | 1909 | 1912 | Rebuilding (rebuilt from nurses' accommodation of earlier hospital) | |
| Charles Ernest Monro | C | 1933 | Rebuilding? | ||
| Geoffrey James Monro | C | 1933 | Rebuilding? | ||
| J M Monro & Son | C | 1933 | Further work? | ||
| Geoffrey James Monro | D | 1947 | |||
| J M Monro & Son | D | 1947 | Alterations and additions | ||
| Keppie Henderson & J L Gleave | B | 1949 | Extensions | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 Royal Beatson Memorial Hospital | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1933 | JAn-Jun | p265 | |
| Builder | 31 October 1896 | LXXI | p360 | |
| Builder | 30 October 1909 | XCVII | ||
| Builder | 5 September 1947 | p275 | ||
| Builder | 7 October 1949 | p466 | ||
| Building News | 7 June 1912 | |||
| Glasgow Herald | 24 May 1912 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Glasgow City Archives | Monro & Partners Collection | MON 1900/21 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1910/27/1 (for Monro work) | |