Basic Site Details Name: | Baldovan Institution | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | In grounds of Baldovan House. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Baldovan Asylum | | | | Children's Institute | | As referred to in Illustrated London News | | Strathmartine Hospital | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Psychiatric hospital | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1853 | | Design exhibited | | | 7 July 1853 | | Foundation stone | | | 1900 | 1905 | | Further complex of buildings to north | | November 1951 | | Alteration/conversion | Part of a five year building programme by the Eastern regional Hospital of Scotland. Second stage of development proposed for an estimated cost of £95,000 | | 6 December 1957 | | Proposed | 'Eastern Regional Hospital Board to erect boiler house, pipe works, and other services at Baldovan. Est. cost ₤25,000. Apply Regional Engineer, 430 Blackness-road, Dundee.' per Builder p1024 | | 11 September 1959 | | Proposed | 'Three single-storey pavilions, each...9,000 sq. ft. and aprox. 3,550 sq. ft. of terrace and verandah...' per Builder p226 |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Ogilvie, Jane, Lady | Founded building, with her husband Sir John Ogilvie | | Ogilvie, John, Sir | Founded building, with his wife Lady Jane Ogilvie |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | 1853, no 1117 | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Strathmartine Hospital |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 7 July 1900 | LXXIX | | p16 | | Builder | 2 November 1951 | | | p605 | | Builder | 6 December 1957 | | | p1024 | | Builder | 11 September 1959 | | | p226 | | Illustrated London News | 30 July 1853 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dundee Planning Department/NMRS | Dundee Approved Duplicate Plans (Originals in NMRS for dates 1867-1883; otherwise on microfilm) | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48113 | |
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