Basic Site Details Name: | City Infectious Diseases Hospital | Town, district or village: | Colinton | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | FEVER HOSPITAL EDINBURGH. The Public Health Committee of Edinburgh Town Council have instructed Mr Morham, City Superintendent of Works, to complete the plans and specifications of the new City Hospital, and to obtain estimates for the work. A sub-committee was also appointed to consult with Mr Morham with powers to obtain such special advice as they may require in regard to heating, electric lighting and such matters.[Builder 13 March 1897 p256]
Only the Lodge (attributed to Morham) and cottages in grounds survive and are C Listed.
Peter Caird's Nomination papers give cost of upgrade as £30,000-40,000 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | City Hospital | Yes | | | Colinton Fever Hospital | | | | Colinton Mains Hospital | | |
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 | | 47 and 48, Greenbank Drive | Yes | Cottages in grounds | | 25, Greenbank Terrace | Yes | Lodge |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | 1903 | | | | 1913 | | | Timber-built ward for consumptives | | 1961 | | Alterations and additions | 3 twin-ward upgrade. |
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 | | City Hospital, boiler house | Cost £120,000 | | City Hospital, Ear Nose and Throat Department | Cost £150,000 | | City Hospital, flats for resident staff | | | City Hospital, medical residency for 36 doctors | Cost approx £75,000 | | City Hospital, Pavilion 7 | | | City Hospital, plastic surgery and oral surgery centre | Estimated cost £1,000,000 | | City Hospital, Rehabilitation and Recreation Centre (Ward 12) | |
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 | p535 | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as City Hospital | | Turner, A Logan | 1979 | The Story of a Great Hospital | Second edition? | | p237 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 13 March 1897 | | | p256 | | Builder | 22 May 1897 | LXXII | | | | Builder | Early 1898 | LXXIV | | p109 | | Builder | 16 May 1903 | LXXXIV | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of David Ross | Information sent via 'Contact Us' on website | | Sent January 2013 | | Courtesy of Peter B Caird | Information sent to DSA | | Sent March 2011 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48209 | Lodge is C Listed | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48389 | Cottage in grounds | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | William Beattie-Brown: L v16 no1117; John Alexander Black: L v10 no 561 (microfilm reel 32); Charles Henry Greig: L v22 no1710; Peter Burnett Caird: Fno6853 (Combined Box 163) |
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