Basic Site Details | Name: | Dalkeith Fever Hospital | | Town, district or village: | Dalkeith | | City or county: | Midlothian | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | At a special meeting of Dalkeith Town Council held last Friday night competitive plans were submitted from three architects for the erection of an infectious diseases hospital at Whitehill and it was agreed to appoint A Murray Hardie as architect. The cost will be about £4,000. [Building News 22 July 1910 p111]
The hospital was to comprise separate pavilions for Typhoid, Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever, each containing 14 beds, together with an Administration Block and Laundry Block. The site wad at the junction of the roads to Whitehill and Dalkeith. Estimated cost £4,000-5,000
Now an adult training centre. | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Whitehill Fever Hospital | Yes | |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hospital | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1910 | | Competition results announced | |
PeopleDesign 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 Murray Hardie | | | 1910 | | Won limited competition and was appointed |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Buccleuch, Duke of | Donated site |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Whitehill Fever Hospital |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 22 July 1910 | | | p111 - competition result | | Building News | 11 November 1910 | | | p689 Plans p690 | | RIBA Journal | 11 September 1937 | v44 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p1009 - obituary of Alexander Murray Hardie |
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