Basic Site Details Name: | Broomhill House | Town, district or village: | Kirkintilloch | City or county: | Dunbartonshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Delisted | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Founded by Miss Beatrice Clugston.
Disused.
Removed from HS lists October 2013. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Broomhill Home for Incurables | | From 1875 | | Broomhill Hospital | Yes | |
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 | | Kilsyth Road (off) | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | | Before 1945 | Reconstruction(?) | Mentioned in Obituary | | 1874 | | | Additions and alterations | | 1884 | | | Alterations and additions - east wing and end tower with cupola | | 1894 | | | Addition of west wing | | After 1898 | Before 1910 | | Additions and alterations | | Early 1800s | | | Original villa |
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 | | Charles Ernest Monro | | F | | | Reconstruction? New build? | | David Thomson | | | 1874 | | Additions | | James Salmon & Son | | B | 1884 | | Alterations and additions - east wing and end tower with cupola | | James Salmon (senior) | | B | 1884 | | Alterations and additions - east wing and end tower with cupola | | William Forrest Salmon | | B | 1884 | | Alterations and additions - east wing and end tower with cupola | | James Salmon & Son | | A | 1894 | | Addition of west wing | | William Forrest Salmon | | A | 1894 | | Addition of west wing | | John Shanks | | | After 1898 | Before 1910 | Additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Bartholomew, Robert | Client for 1874 additions |
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 | | Broomhill Hospital, Nurses' Home | Most sources give a date of 1924 for this, but Shanks mentions it in his LRIBA nomination paper in 1910, hence the dates given here. | | Lanfine Cottage Home for Consumptives, Broomhill | 1909extensions were to comprise 18 additional beds with bathrooms, dressing rooms and verandah, the construction to be on the Frazzi primciple. Cost £2-3,000
Now Disused. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p572 | | O'Donnell, Raymond | 2003 | The life and work of James Salmon architect, 1873-1924 | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p137 | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed under Broomhill & Lanfine Hospitals |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Scotsman | 2 November 1945 | | | p3 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | | Only lodge remains listed - 49875 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | | Thomson's job list | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Shanks: L v1 no97 (microfilm reel 29) |
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