Basic Site Details Name: | David Elder Infirmary | Town, district or village: | Govan | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost: £42,000. Includes cottages in Moss Road.
After a number of delays, the David Elder Infirmary was built between 1925 and 1927 as part of a bequest by the shipowner Alexander Elder(1834-1915) of Southport, one of the founders of the Elder Dempster Line and the British and African Steam Navigation Company. Managed by the Board of Glasgow Western Infirmary, the hospital provided accident and emergency treatment for workers in the nearby shipyards until its closure in the 1980s. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hospital | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Langlands Road | Yes | | | Moss Road | | | | Shieldhall Road | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1924 | 1927 | | | | May 1925 | | Plans submitted to Dean of Guild | | | 1930 | | | New ward |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Trustees of the late Alexander Elder of Southport | Alexander Elder bequeathed £100,000 for construction of hospital in memory of his father |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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| | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp24, 25 and 270 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 22 May 1925 | | | p815 - plans lodged with Dean of Guild Court | | RIBA Journal | January 1964 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary of Henderson |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 411 and 461 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Andrew Graham Henderson: F no 2852 (box 12); Alexander Smellie: L no3476 (box 11) |
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