Basic Site Details Name: | Sick Children's Hospital | Town, district or village: | Garnethill | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | See separate entry for the separate Dispensary at West Graham Street; and for the Sick Children's Hospital at Yorkhill, which superseded this building. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Dispensary for Sick Children | | |  | Garnethill Convent Nursery school | 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 |  | 71, Buccleuch Street | Yes | |  | 45, Scott Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1881 | 1882 | | Reconstruction of former mansion to form children's hospital |  | 20 December 1882 | | Opened | |
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 |  | Campbell Douglas | Architect, Valuer | A | 1881 | 1882 | Reconstruction of former mansion to form children's hospital |  | Campbell Douglas & Sellars | Architectural practice | A | 1881 | 1882 | Reconstruction of former mansion to form children's hospital |  | James Sellars | Architect, Valuer | A | 1881 | 1882 | Reconstruction of former mansion to form children's hospital |  | Campbell Douglas | Architect, Valuer | B | c. 1897 | | Additions |  | Thomas McMillan | Architect | B | c. 1897 | | Additions - as junior draughtsman with Campbell Douglas |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes |  | Sick Children's Dispensary | Cost: £12,510.
See separate entry for Sick Children's Hospital. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1886 | | | | 751 |  | Gomme, Andor and Walker, David | 1987 | Architecture of Glasgow | Second revised edn | London: Lund Humphries | p299 |  | McKenzie, Ray | 2002 | Public sculpture of Glasgow (Public sculpture of Great Britain series) | | Liverpool University Press | p 353 |  | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed under Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow |  | Robertson, Edna | 1972 | The Yorkhill Story: The History of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children | | Glasgow | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Building News | 29 December 1882 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33201 | |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Thomas McMillan: L v8 no 460 |
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