Basic Site Details Name: | Longmore Hospital for Incurables | Town, district or village: | Newington | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The hospital was extended in two main phases, an eastern wing in 1891 and a western wing in 1896-1899. The opening of the western wing was recorded in Building News, but not without inaccuracy -
The new wing of the Longmore Hospital for Incurables at Edinburgh was formally opened by the Duchess of Buccleugh on the 5th inst. It is the third * enlargement of the present building, erected in 1878, forms an eastern* (sic) wing, contains four large and four minor wards, and raises the accommodation from 70 to 100 beds. A new laundry, chapel, kitchen, and mortuary have also been added to the institution, the total cost of the present extension being £25,000. [Building News 13 January 1899 p78]
* This was the second main extension to the hospital, although Building News may have counted separately a minor western extension constucted during the first phase.
* Examination of the original drawings has confirmed that this notice should refer to the western wing | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Historic Scotland | Yes | Headquarters of Historic Scotland (still known as Longmore House) |  | Longmore House | Yes | |  | Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables | | Formed by Longmore and Liberton Hospitals together |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Hospital | Yes | |  | Government office | | Headquarters of Historic Scotland |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Longmore House, Salisbury Place | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1878 | 1880 | | Original building |  | December 1878 | | | Begun |  | 10 December 1880 | | | Hospital opened |  | 1891 | | Addition | Drawings dated for additions - showing new E wing with bay window to S, rear extension and small addition at W. |  | 1896 | | Addition | Drawings dated for large W addition (approximately matching earlier E addition), boiler house and laundry to rear |  | 1897 | | Alterations and additions | Plans dated - minor internal alterations |  | 5 January 1899 | | Opened | New W wing opened |  | 1901 | | Addition | Plans dated - new building to E which included new shops, nurses' accomodation and belvidere with link to old E wing. |  | 1915 | | | Alterations |  | 1923 | | | Alterations |  | 1925 | 1930 | Plans dated | Alterations and additions, including boiler house, coal store and lavatory block |  | 1994 | | Alteration/conversion | 3-storey U-plan range added to form enclosed courtyard to rear. Conversion to offices. |
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 |  | Charles George Hood Kinnear | Architect | A | 1878 | 1880 | |  | John Dick Peddie | Architect | A | 1878 | 1879 | |  | John More Dick Peddie | Architect | A | 1878 | 1880 | |  | Peddie, Kinnear & Peddie | Architectural practice | A | 1878 | 1879 | |  | Kinnear & Peddie | Architectural practice | A | 1879 | 1880 | |  | Charles George Hood Kinnear | Architect | G | 1891 | | E wing with bay window to S elevation, rear extension and small addition at W. (HS list gives date as 1886-1891, though drawings dated 1891) |  | David Suttie McIlroy | Architect | G | 1891 | | E wing with bay window to S elevation, rear extension and small addition at W. (HS list gives date as 1886-1891, though drawings dated 1891) - as assistant to Kinnear & Peddie |  | John More Dick Peddie | Architect | G | 1891 | | E wing with bay window to S elevation, rear extension and small addition at W. (HS list gives date as 1886-1891, though drawings dated 1891) |  | Kinnear & Peddie | Architectural practice | G | 1891 | | E wing with bay window to S elevation, rear extension and small addition at W. (HS list gives date as 1886-1891, though drawings dated 1891) |  | George Washington Browne | Architect | B | 1896 | 1899 | Large W addition (approximately matching earlier E addition), boiler house and laundry block to rear, chapel and mortuary block to W |  | John More Dick Peddie | Architect | B | 1896 | 1899 | Large W addition (approximately matching earlier E addition), boiler house and laundry block to rear, chapel and mortuary block to W |  | Peddie & Washington Browne | Architectural practice | B | 1896 | 1899 | Large W addition (approximately matching earlier E addition), boiler house and laundry block to rear, chapel and mortuary block to W |  | George Washington Browne | Architect | H | 1896 | | Minor internal alterations |  | John More Dick Peddie | Architect | H | 1896 | | Minor internal alterations |  | Peddie & Washington Browne | Architectural practice | H | 1896 | | Minor internal alterations |  | George Washington Browne | Architect | D | 1901 | | New building to E which included new shops, nurses' accomodation and belvidere with link to old E wing. |  | John More Dick Peddie | Architect | D | 1901 | | New building to E which included new shops, nurses' accomodation and belvidere with link to old E wing. |  | Peddie & Washington Browne | Architectural practice | D | 1901 | | New building to E which included new shops, nurses' accomodation and belvidere with link to old E wing. |  | George Washington Browne | Architect | E | 1915 | | Alterations |  | James McLellan Fairley | Architect | C | 1923 | | Alterations |  | Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | Architectural practice | C | 1923 | | Alterations |  | Robert Stirling Reid | Architect | C | 1923 | | Alterations |  | James McLellan Fairley | Architect | F | 1925 | 1937 | Alterations and additions, including boiler house, coal store and lavatory block |  | Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | Architectural practice | F | 1925 | 1937 | Alterations and additions, including boiler house, coal store and lavatory block |  | Robert Stirling Reid | Architect | F | 1925 | 1937 | Alterations and additions, including boiler house, coal store and lavatory block |  | Frederic (Derry) James Alexander Gilmour | Architect | S | 1994 | | 3-storey U-plan range added to form enclosed courtyard to rear. Conversion to offices. |  | J & F Johnston & Partners | | S | 1994 | | 3-storey U-plan range added to form enclosed courtyard to rear. Conversion to offices. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Edinburgh Association for Incurables | Joint client |  | Longmore, J A, Trustees of | Joint client - donated £10,000 |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Cant, M | 1990 | Sciennes and the Grange | | | pp180-184 |  | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p636 |  | RSA | 1879 | | | | 973 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Building News | 13 January 1899 | | | p78 - opening of new wing |  | RIAS Quarterly | 2014 | | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | Spring |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | DMW Archive | Small, G P: The Leadbetters' Victorian Legacy, Unpublished paper, 21 September 1994 | | |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30273 | |  | Lothian Health Board/Edinburgh Univ, Spec Collns … | Lothian Health Board Archives | | Annual Reports |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | | CSE 1920/75/1-18 (161 drawings and 2 photographs. 11 drawings for the 1925-37 alterations) |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM/1870/25/10 |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | David Suttie McIlroy: L v5 no305 |  | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 209321 | Boiler house and laundry block. |  | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 74047 | Main reference for Longmore House. |
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