Basic Site Details
| Name: | Elder Maternity Home |
| Town, district or village: | Govan |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | It is unclear whether the maternity home by John James Burnet (listed in James Wilkie Weddell's and Thomas Stewart Purdie's LRIBA papers as having been done when they were assistants to him) is the same as the Montrose Maternity Home, Govan mentioned by Harriet Richardson but without details as to architect, date etc.. These may be two different buildings. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Montrose Maternity Home (?) | This may be a different building - see Notes. | |
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 | |
| After 1899 | Before 1903 | ||
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 | |
| (Sir) John James Burnet | A | After 1899 | Before 1903 | ||
| James Wilkie Weddell | A | After 1899 | Before 1903 | As apprentice/assistant to Burnet | |
| John Burnet & Son | A | After 1899 | Before 1903 | ||
| Thomas Stewart Purdie | A | After 1899 | Before 1903 | As assistant to John James Burnet | |
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| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Montrose Maternity Home | |
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 | Thomas Stewart Purdie: L v25 no2068; James Wilkie Weddell: L v21 no1667 | |