Basic Site Details Name: | Greenock Poorhouse and Parochial Asylum | Town, district or village: | Greenock | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost: £80,000 or £122,904, depending on source (the former sum is specifically for building costs). | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Ravenscraig Hospital | Yes | | | Smithston Institution | | | | Smithston Lunatic Asylum | | | | Smithston Poorhouse | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Poor house | | | | Psychiatric hospital | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1875 | 1879 | | | | September 1876 | | Foundation stone | | | March 1879 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | John Starforth | | | 1875 | 1879 | | | Joseph John Tough | | B | After 1899 | Before 1911 | Extension | | Stewart, Tough & Alexander | | B | After 1899 | Before 1911 | Extension |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 3, pp 96-8 | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Ravenscraig Hospital | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p125-126 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51132 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Joseph John Tough: L v21 no1636 |
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