Basic Site Details Name: | Montrose Asylum, Howden Villa | Town, district or village: | Hillside, Montrose | City or county: | Angus | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | 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 NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Montrose Royal Asylum, Howden Villa | | | | Sunnyside Royal Hospital, Howden Villa | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1901 | | | |
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 Sim | | | c. 1901 | | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Montrose Asylum | See 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. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Darragh, Alison | 2011 | Prison 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 An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 2, p 291 | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed under Sunnyside Royal Hospital |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 16 September 1904 | | | p395 |
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