Basic Site Details
| Name: | Philipshill Auxiliary Hospital |
| Town, district or village: | Thorntonhall |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: | Built as an auxiliary hospital for the Victoria Infirmary. Building dated 1931. Chapel is B Listed. Cost of 1940 extension: £100,000. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Philipshill Hospital | Yes | |
| Victoria Auxiliary Infirmary, Philipshill | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1925 | 1931 | ||
| c. 1939 | 1944 | Four new wards built after it was decided in 1939 to develop Philipshill as an orthopaedic unit | |
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 | |
| David Salmond | A | 1925 | 1931 | ||
| James Henry Gray | A | 1925 | 1931 | ||
| John Watson | A | 1925 | 1931 | ||
| Watson, Salmond & Gray | A | 1925 | 1931 | ||
| John Watson (junior) | B | 1940 | Extension | ||
| Watson, Salmond & Gray | B | 1940 | Extension | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Department of Health for Scotland | with Nuffield Trustees - client for 1940 extension |
| Nuffield Trustees | with Department of Health for Scotland - client for 1940 extension |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Philipshill Auxiliary Hospital, John Innes Memorial Chapel | |
| Philipshill Auxiliary Hospital, nurses' home | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Murray, Ian (parts written by John Watson Junior) | The Victoria Infirmary of Glasgow 1890-1938 | p13 + 86-89 | |||
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Philipshill Hospital | |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1927 | 170 (entrance lodge) | |||
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1929 | 194 | |||
| RSA | 1926 | 556, 566 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glasgow Herald | 29 April 1929 | Obituary of Innes (chapel is memorial to John Innes, shipbuilder) | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Greater Glasgow Health Board Archives | Greater Glasgow Health Board Archives | Annual Reports of Victoria Infirmary vol XIII, 26/99, 6 July 1926 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 1026 | Chapel |
| Mitchell Library Glasgow | Office Plans and drawings of Watson, Salmond & Gray | Original plans | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Watson Junior: F no3983 (box 31) | |