Basic Site Details
| Name: | City Hospital |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C listed |
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| Notes: | First hospital (by William Smith II) was of concrete construction - the first known use of the material for a hospital in Scotland. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Hospital | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Urquhart Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1874 | 1877 | ||
| 1887 | Wooden smallpox pavilion added; wooden floors and panelling inserted in existing wards | ||
| 1891 | 1895 | Extensions - new wards blocks, nurses' bedrooms, laundry, disinfecting block, mortuary, gateway and entrance lodge, plus alterations to administration buildings | |
| 1911 | Tuberculosis pavilion added | ||
| 1931 | Extension, including nurses' home | ||
| Before 1981 | Addition | 30-bed geriatric 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 | |
| Aberdeen City Architect's Department (later City of Aberdeen District Council Architects Division) | A | 1874 | William Smith II responsible | ||
| William Smith II | A | 1874 | As City Architect | ||
| Aberdeen City Architect's Department (later City of Aberdeen District Council Architects Division) | B | 1891 | 1895 | Extensions - John Rust responsible | |
| John Rust | B | 1891 | 1895 | Extensions - new wards blocks, nurses' bedrooms, laundry, disinfecting block, mortuary, gateway and entrance lodge, plus alterations to administration buildings - as City Architect | |
| Aberdeen City Architect's Department (later City of Aberdeen District Council Architects Division) | C | 1931 | Extensions, including nurses' home - Alexander Buchanan Gardner as City Architect | ||
| Alexander Buchanan Gardner | C | 1931 | Extensions, including nurses' home - as City Architect | ||
| Robert Roger Alexander | A | c. 1981 | 30-bed geriatric unit | ||
| George Bennett Mitchell & Son | G | c. 1981 | 30-bed geriatric unit | ||
| Henry Alan Shanks Hamilton | G | c. 1981 | 30-bed geriatric unit | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | |||
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Grampian Health Board | Grampian Health Board Archives | Common Services Agency - plans (1872-5, 1892, 1905, 1928) | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 47352 | Urquhart Road, City Hospital |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Alexander Buchanan Gardner: L no3704 (box 15) & F no3822 (box 29) | |