Basic Site Details
| Name: | Crichton Royal Institution, Southern Counties Asylum |
| Town, district or village: | Dumfries |
| City or county: | Dumfriesshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: | Funds contributed by Dumfriesshire, Wigtownshire and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and by public subscription. McGowan visited English workhouses with the committee before finalising design. Moffatt paid £1138 5s 6d. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Crichton Royal Hospital | Yes | Since c1943 |
| Crichton Royal Institution, pauper asylum | ||
| Grierson Hall | from 1885 | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Psychiatric hospital | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1848 | 1849 | Construction | |
| 1865 | 1868 | Additions and alterations (wards, recreation hall and central tower, and improvements to the heating system in 'the old house' etc. Also new Turkish baths. | |
| September 1870 | May 1871 | Alterations to refractory wards, new airing courts etc | |
| 1885 | Alteration/conversion | Renamed Grierson Hall and remodelled internally as nurses' home | |
| 1914 | 1924 | Destruction/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 | |
| William McGowan | A | 1848 | 1849 | ||
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | 1865 | 1870 | Additions and alterations (wards, recreation hall and central tower, and improvements to the heating system in 'the old house' etc. Also new Turkish baths | ||
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | C | September 1870 | May 1871 | Alterations to refractory wards, new airing courts etc | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Crichton Royal Institution, main buildings | |
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 | ||
| Darragh, Alison | 2011 | Prison or Palace? Heaven or Hell? An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 1, pp 76-7, 189-90 vol 3, pp 47-9 Includes photographs taken in 1895 | |
| Easterbrook, C C | 1940 | The Chronicle of Crichton Royal (1833-1936) | Dumfries | ||
| 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 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | William Lambie Moffatt Cash Book 1859-1881 GD 1/412/1 | pp18-21 | |