Basic Site Details
| Name: | Rankin Memorial Maternity and Children's Hospital |
| Town, district or village: | Greenock |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Replaced the earlier Togo House Maternity Hospital. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Hospital | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1933 | 1937 | Work overseen by James Watson Ritchie | |
| 17 August 1938 | Opened | ||
| 1939 | Design exhibited | ||
| 1948 | Proposed | Extensions and proposed Nurses' Home | |
| 1952 * | Proposed | Intended extension to provide another 50 beds | |
| 30 April 1954 * | Addition | Plans in hand for extensions | |
| 1979 | Addition | Special Baby Care Unit | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| James Watson Ritchie | 1933 | 1937 | Architect in charge | ||
| Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | A | 1938 | |||
| Lockhart Whiteford Hutson | A | 1938 | |||
| Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | B | 1948 | Extensions and proposed Nurses' Home | ||
| Lockhart Whiteford Hutson | B | 1948 | Extensions and proposed Nurses' Home | ||
| Forbes Murison | 1952 * | ||||
| Department of Health for Scotland (Scottish Board of Health; later Scottish Development Department) | 1954 * | Plans in hand for extensions | |||
| Alistair Robertson Whitelaw (or Alexander Robertson Whitelaw) | C | 1979 | Special Baby Care Unit | ||
| Archibald Macintosh Doak | C | 1979 | Special Baby Care Unit | ||
| Ross, Doak & Whitelaw | C | 1979 | Special Baby Care Unit | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Rankin, Miss D | Donated £41,000 for construction and equipment |
| Western Regional Hospital Board | Proposed extension, 1952 |
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) | ||
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1939 | 58 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 23 January 1948 | p125 - proposed extensions | ||
| Builder | 27 February 1948 | p264 - proposed Nurses' Home | ||
| Builder | 11 January 1952 | p101 | ||
| Builder | 30 April 1954 | p786 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Ayr Local History Library | Ayr Local History Library | Minutes 1853-1930 | |
| Chris Doak | Information via website | Sent July 2007 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Ayrshire and Arran Health Board | Plans | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Lockhart Whiteford Hutson: F no3785 (combined box 28); James Watson Ritchie: F no5191 (combined box 62) | |