Basic Site Details Name: | Montrose Infirmary | Town, district or village: | Montrose | City or county: | Angus | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | See separate entry for Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary and Dispensary which served its mixed purpose until this separate building was provided for the Infirmary.
Mason David Mitchell; Wright John Greig | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Montrose Royal Infirmary | 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 | | Royal Infirmary, Bridge Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | July 1836 | | | Managers of Asylum decided on separate Infirmary. Obtained a design for a three-storey building: architect not known (see back cover of Griffith for illustration). | | 1837 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Bridge Street site selected | | 1838 | 1839 | Build/construction | | | 28 June 1838 | | Foundation stone | | | 29 November 1839 | | | First patients admitted | | 1866 | | Addition | Fever ward added | | 1892 | 1894 | Addition | | | 1924 | 1928 | Addition | |
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 | | James Collie | | A | 1837 | 1839 | Collie selected in competition with 15 other entrants: £21 premium | | William Alexander | | B | 1892 | 1894 | Additions |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p627 | | Griffith, John M, MRCGP | 1989 | A History of Montrose Royal Infirmary | | Montrose | | | Mitchell, David | 1866 | History of Montrose | | | | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Montrose Royal Infirmary | | Wilson, J M (ed) | | The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland | | | v II, p446 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38112 | |
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