Basic Site Details
| Name: | Aberdeen Lunatic Asylum, Elmhill House |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Built to accommodate private patients. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Royal Cornhill Hospital, Elmhill House | Yes | |
| Royal Lunatic Asylum, Elmhill House | ||
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 | |
| 1855 | Lodge | ||
| 1858 | 1862 | Plans drawn up | |
| 1862 | 1866 | Build/construction | |
| 1930s | Converted to nurses' home | ||
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 Ramage | 1858 | 1866 | |||
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 | |
| Aberdeen Lunatic Asylum | Lodge is C Listed (Westburn Road) |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| 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 An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 2, pp 45-7; vol 3, pp 25-6 | |
| Groome, Francis H | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85) | Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works | |||
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed under Royal Cornhill Hospital | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Journal | 20 March 1860 | |||
| Illustrated London News | 10 January 1863 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Public Library | Interim Report to the Managers of the Royal Infirmary and Lunatic Asylum, 17 Dec 1858 | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 19984 | |