Basic Site Details
| Name: | Burgh of Ayr Infectious Diseases Hospital |
| Town, district or village: | Ayr |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Now used as offices. : 'The Public Health Committee of the Ayr Town Council have decided to appoint Mr John Eagleham, Ayr, as architect for the new infectious diseases hospital to be erected by the corporation. The hospital is to cost about £23,000.' [British Architect 8 February 1901 p106] Plans agreed 1903 - Cost approx £9955 [British Architect 20 March 1903 p218] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Heathfield Hospital | Yes | |
| Heathfield Infectious Diseases 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 | |
| February 1901 | John Eaglesahm appointed as architect | ||
| March 1903 | Plans approved | ||
| 1906 | |||
| Before 1931 | Further pavilions added | ||
| 1937 | Nurses' home | ||
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 | |
| John Eaglesham | A | 1906 | |||
| John Rutherford Johnstone | A | 1906 | As principal draughtsman for J & H V Eaglesham | ||
| James Lindsay | B | 1906 | Unsuccessful competition design - as assistant, presumably to James Lindsay | ||
| John Anderson | B | 1906 | Unsuccessful competition design | ||
| Keppie Henderson & Partners | C | After 1955 | Before 1960 | Outpatients and Casualty Building - R R C De'Ath as job architect? | |
| Richard Rudolphe Chitham De'Ath | C | After 1955 | Before 1960 | Outpatients and Casualty Building - job architect? As junior partner | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p170 | |
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architect | 8 February 1901 | p106 | ||
| British Architect | 20 March 1903 | p218 - plans adopted | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Rutherford Johnstone: L v14 no987; John Anderson: L v15 no1092 | |