Basic Site Details
| Name: | Victoria Hospital, Nurses' Home |
| Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy |
| City or county: | |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
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| Notes: | part of a ₤675,000 development scheme at this hospital; six-storeys; living and recreational facilities for 88 nurses; first application [of sliding forms to structural walls using hydraulic jacks] in a building of this nature; designed on a cross-wall principle from floors 1-5, ground floor is open colonnade; structural walls were erected within 4 days per Builder 22 Feb 1957, p 362 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Nurses' home | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1956 | 1958 | Build/construction | |
| 15 August 1956 | per Builder 22 Feb 1957, p 363. Construction in progress at this date | ||
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 | |
| Eric Dalgleish Davidson | A | 1956 | 1958 | As Group Leader and Project Architect (RIBA papers) | |
| Alan George Jamieson | 22 February 1957 | 'Assistant Architect' per Builder p 362 | |||
| John Holt | 22 February 1957 | 'Regional Architect to the South-Eastern Hospital Board' per Builder p 362 | |||
| South East Regional Hospital Board, Architect's Department (or South Eastern Hospital Board) | 22 February 1957 | ||||
| Walter Scott | 22 February 1957 | 'Architect in Charge' per Builder p 362 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| South-Eastern Regional Hospital Board (Scotland) | |
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 name | Notes | |
| Kirkcaldy Burgh Infectious Diseases Hospital | . NEW INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL FOR KIRKCALDY.-At a meeting of the Kirkcaldy Town Council recently the minute of Committee of the 6th inst. was read, recommending the Authority to adopt the plans for the proposed infectious diseases hospital prepared by Messrs Campbell, Douglas, & Morrison, Glasgow, which were approved by the Local Government Board, with the exception that the new hospital should accommodate ten more beds - namely, thirty-three, the total cost to be £9,200, or £277- 4s-1d. per bed, the architects coming under an obligation to forego one half of their commission if the sum estimated is exceeded, excluding, of course, any extras or other work recommended by the Authority during the erection of the hospital. Provost Hutchison moved the approval of the minutes, the motion being seconded by Councillor Orr, and unanimously agreed to. [Builder 27 February 1897 p207] The hospital is mentioned in both Larmont Douglas Penman's and William Barclay's RIBA nomination papers but no dates are given. It seems likely that their contribution was the addition of the sanatorium in 1908, but it is possible that they were actually responsible for the main buildings, with William Barclay as assistant. Cost of 1927 work £1,550 |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 22 February 1957 | pp 362-364; includes images: plans, model views and construction progress photographs | ||
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 | F no6164 (Combined Box 123) | |