Basic Site Details

Name: Montrose Asylum, Howden Villa
Town, district or village: Hillside, Montrose
City or county: Angus
Country: Scotland
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Notes: It is not clear whether this is the same villa noted in Building News pf 1904 -

A villa has been added to the Royal Lunatic Asylum at Montrose at a cost of £1,300 from plans by Mr. John Sim, architect, of that borough. [Building News 16 September 1904 p395]

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Montrose Royal Asylum, Howden Villa  
Item 2 of 2Sunnyside Royal Hospital, Howden VillaYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11901   

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1John Sim  c. 1901  

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Parent Structure and Site

This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details):
 Building nameNotes
Item 1 of 1Montrose AsylumSee separate entry for this building's predecessor.

Cost of Moffat's building: £27,513 7s 5d.

Competition held in 1886 for new hospital block; H Saxon Snell & Son as assessors.

Some plans at hospital.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Darragh, Alison2011Prison or Palace? Heaven or Hell? An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrewsvol 2, p 291
Item 2 of 2Richardson, HarrietN.D.Scottish Hospitals Survey Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)Listed under Sunnyside Royal Hospital

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Building News16 September 1904  p395