Basic Site Details
| Name: | Bellefield House |
| Town, district or village: | Lanark |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Converted into a geriatric hospital in 1961, and became a hospital-home for the mentally handicapped in 1967. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Bellefield Hospital | Yes | |
| Bellefield Sanatorium | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| House | ||
| Hospital | ||
| Sanatorium | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1895 | Began to be used as a private sanatorium | ||
| 1903 | 1904 | Ward pavilions of wood and iron built in grounds | |
| 6 June 1904 | Opened | Re-opened as hospital | |
| 1922 | Extension | ||
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 | |
| Speirs & Co (or Speirs Ltd) | 1903 | 1904 | Probable designers & builders of ward blocks - attribution uncertain | ||
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| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Lanark Library | Lanark Library Local History Collection | Scrap-book of newscuttings | |
| Strathclyde Archives (check?) | Lanark Town Council Minutes | 1903/06/24 | |