Basic Site Details Name: | Govan District Asylum | Town, district or village: | Govan | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Design competition assessed by Sydney Mitchell.
Cost: £200,000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Govan District Hospital | | |  | Hawkhead Asylum and Hospital | | |  | Leverndal | Yes | |  | Leverndale Hospital | Yes | |
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 |  | 510, Crookston Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1890 | 1895 | Construction | |  | 3 October 1893 | | Foundation stone | |  | September 1895 | | Opened | First patients received |  | 23 January 1896 | | Opened | Formal opening |  | 1903 | | | Additions - infirm ward pavilions and homes |  | After 1919 | Before 1931 | | Eight houses, enteric carriers pavilion and solarium |  | 1960s | | Addition | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |
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 |  | Fred Rowntree | Architect | A | 1890 | 1895 | Design commission (won in competition) |  | Malcolm Stark | Architect | A | 1890 | 1895 | Design commission (won in competition) |  | Stark & Rowntree | Architectural practice | A | 1890 | 1895 | Design commission (won in competition) |  | John Galt Mitchell | Architect | A | 1892 | 1893 | As assistant to Stark & Rowntree |  | (Dr) Colin Sinclair | Architect | B | 1903 | | Additions - infirm ward pavilions and homes |  | David Barclay | Architect | B | 1903 | | Additions - infirm ward pavilions and homes |  | H & D Barclay | Architectural practice | B | 1903 | | Additions - infirm ward pavilions and homes |  | James Taylor | Architect | | After 1919 | Before 1931 | Eight houses, enteric carriers pavilion and solarium |  | Archibald Crawford | Architect | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |  | Ian Alexander Sinclair | Architect | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratory block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |  | John Crowe McBride | Architect | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |  | John Watson (junior) | Architect | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratory block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |  | Watson, Salmond & Gray | Architectural practice | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |  | William MacDonald | Architect | G | 1960s | | Treatment block; laboratoy block, mortuary, units for intensive case and paraplegics, twin theatre unit. (Some or all of these - the RIBA Directory is vague.) |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Govan Board of Control | for James Taylor work |  | Govan District Lunacy Board | |  | Western Regional Hospital Board | For 1960s work |
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 266 vol 3, pp 93-5 |  | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |  | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Leverndale Hospital |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 28 September 1895 | LXIX | | p224 |  | Building Industries | 15 June 1903 | | | For Barclay work |  | Building News | 7 February 1890 | | | p294 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Greater Glasgow Health Board Archives | Greater Glasgow Health Board Archives | | Plans |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33597 | |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33594 | Gate lodge |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Galt Mitchell: L v1 no91 (microfilm reel 29); Colin Sinclair: L v1 no54 (microfilm reel 29); James Taylor: F no2971 (box 15) |
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