Basic Site Details
| Name: | Forfar Poorhouse |
| Town, district or village: | Forfar |
| City or county: | Angus |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Lordburn House | Yes | Since 1929 - may be a misspelling for Lordbury House |
| Lordbury House | Yes | Since 1929 - may be a misspelling for Lordburn House |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Poor house | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1859 | 1860 | ||
| 9 September 1859 | Plans dated | ||
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 | |
| David Smart | 1859 | 1860 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | London, Wyman | Mentions that Smart carried out additions | |
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Charter Room, Blair Castle Archives | Drawings and Manuscripts Collection | Drawings not signed, but addressed 5 George Street Perth (Smart's address once he had taken over the practice of William Macdonald Mackenzie who operated from this address). | |
| Dundee City Archives | Dundee City Archives | ||
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | SRO RHP 30858/1-23 | |