Basic Site Details
| Name: | Corstorphine Convalescent Home |
| Town, district or village: | Corstorphine |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of original building: £12,000. Cost of 1891-3 enlargement (bequeathed by James Nasmyth, engineer): £13,000. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Corstorphine Hospital | Yes | |
| Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Convalescent Home | Alternative original name | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Convalescent home | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Corstorphine Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1864 | 1867 | Construction | |
| July 1865 | July 1866 | Drawings | |
| 1891 | 1893 | Enlargement | |
| 1984 | Survey | Fire precaution survey | |
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 | |
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | A | 1864 | 1867 | ||
| John Dick Peddie | A | 1864 | 1867 | ||
| Peddie & Kinnear | A | 1864 | 1867 | ||
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | B | 1891 | 1893 | Enlargement | |
| David Suttie McIlroy | B | 1891 | Enlargement - as assistant to Kinnear & peddie | ||
| John More Dick Peddie | B | 1891 | 1893 | Enlargement | |
| Kinnear & Peddie | B | 1891 | 1893 | Enlargement | |
| Peter Burnett Caird | D | 1984 | Fire precaution survey - partner in charge | ||
| Reiach & Hall | D | 1984 | Fire precaution survey | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Brown, William Seton | Funder of original building |
| Edinburgh Royal Infirmary | |
| Nasmyth, James - engineer | Bequeathed £13,000 enabling 1891-3 enlargement |
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 Corstorphine Hospital | |
| Turner, A Logan | 1979 | The Story of a Great Hospital | Second edition? | p175 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1 April 1866 | XXIV | ||
| Building News | 6 April 1866 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Peter B Caird | Information sent to DSA | Sent March 2011 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 52367 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM/1860/10/3 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | David Suttie McIlroy: L v5 no305 | |