Basic Site Details Name: | County and Burgh of Inverness Infectious Diseases Hospital | Town, district or village: | Inverness | City or county: | Inverness-shire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Originated in Culduthel House, built in the 1780s and later converted to a hospital, with additions.
Cost of early-1930s ward blocks by A F MacKenzie: £10,000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Culduthel Hospital | | 1917-1990 | | Culduthel House | | Original name before conversion to hospital |
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 | | Culduthel Avenue | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1917 | | | Re-opened after conversion to hospital and building of ward blocks in grounds | | 1930 | 1932 | | Additional ward blocks | | 1990 | | | Hospital closed down |
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 | | John Wilson | | A | 1914 | 1917 | Acted as consultant for conversion to hospital | | Thomas H Scott | | A | 1914 | 1917 | Conversion to hospital, and new ward blocks - with John Wilson as consultant | | Alexander Finlay Mackenzie | | B | 1930 | 1932 | Additional ward blocks | | Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | B | c. 1930 | | Consulting architects for additional ward blocks | | James Lochhead | | B | c. 1930 | | Consulting architects for additional ward blocks | | Lockhart Whiteford Hutson | | B | c. 1930 | | Consulting architects for additional ward blocks | | William Brown | | B | c. 1930 | | Consulting architects for additional ward blocks |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Inverness Town Council | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p193 | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Culduthel Hospital |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 14 November 1930 | | | p669-670 | | Architect and Building News | 25 March 1932 | | | p408 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Inverness Local History Library | Inverness Town Council Minutes | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Lockhart Whiteford Hutson: F no3785 (combined box 28) |
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