Basic Site Details
| Name: | District Asylum for Midlothian and Peebles |
| Town, district or village: | Roslin/Rosslyn |
| City or county: | Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of Moffatt buildings £41,000 (he was paid £1640). Cost of Anderson Simon & Crawford additions: £45,000. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Midlothian and Peebles District Asylum | ||
| Roslinlee Asylum | ||
| Roslyn Lee Asylum | ||
| Rosslynlee Asylum | ||
| Rosslynlee Hospital | Yes | |
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 | |
| October 1870 | Plans prepared for asylum - including plans for entrance lodge, cottages, farm and manager's house, gas works, gateway etc | ||
| 1871 | 1874 | Build/construction | Original building |
| 11 November 1874 | Opened | ||
| 1897 | 1899 | Two new wings | |
| 1898 | 1902 | Two new wings added (cost £45,000)- Crawford claimed specific responsibility | |
| 1920 | Staff accommodation built (either converted from cottages of built new) | ||
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 | |
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | 1870 | 1874 | Original building (during the latter stages in partnership with James Aitken | ||
| (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | B | 1897 | 1902 | Two new wings added - Alexander Hunter Crawford claimed specific responsibility | |
| Alexander Hunter Crawford | B | 1897 | 1902 | Two new wings added - Crawford claimed specific responsibility | |
| Anderson Simon & Crawford | B | 1899 | 1902 | Two new wings added | |
| Alexander Murray Hardie | 1920 | Staff accommodation built (in new and converted cottages) | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Midlothian and Peebles District Board of Lunacy | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 287 (superintendent's house) vol 3, pp 114-16 | |
| McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | p418 | ||
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Rosslynlee Hospital | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 1871 | Check date | ||
| RIBA Journal | 11 September 1937 | v44 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p1009 - obituary of Alexander Murray Hardie |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | E Coll 156, RA no 609 & 615/19 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 44926 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | William Lambie Moffatt Cash Book 1859-1881 GD 1/412/1 | pp42-43 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Alexander Hunter Crawford: F v14 p68 no890 (microfilm reel 11) | |