Basic Site Details
| Name: | Western District Hospital |
| Town, district or village: | Oakbank |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Won in competition for the Eastern District Hospital (for which see separate entry): Cullen was placed 1st in the latter by John James Burnet and Dr Mackintosh, but the commission went to the 3rd-placed architect, Alfred Hessell Tiltman. Cullen was then instructed to adapt his design for the Western District Hospital, narrowly winning the commission over Macwhannell & Rogerson. Established as a Poor Law hospital along with Eastern District Hospital and Stobhill Hospital - all opened on same day. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Oakbank Hospital | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1903 | 1904 | ||
| 15 September 1904 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Cullen | A | 1903 | 1904 | ||
| James Lochhead | A | 1903 | 1904 | ||
| William Brown | A | 1903 | 1904 | ||
| John Rogerson | B | 1903 | Narrowly missed winning commission | ||
| Macwhannell & Rogerson | B | 1903 | Narrowly missed winning commission | ||
| Ninian Macwhannell | B | 1903 | Narrowly missed winning commission | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Mireylees, Suzanne | 2005 | In the shadow of Gartloch: The life and work of John Thomson & Robert Douglas Sandilands | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | Information about Eastern District Hospital competition etc. | |
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Oakbank Hospital | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builders Journal | 28 November 1906 | |||