Basic Site Details
| Name: | Riccartsbar Asylum |
| Town, district or village: | Paisley |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost £12,000. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Burgh Asylum | ||
| Paisley Lunatic Asylum | ||
| Riccartsbar Hospital | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Psychiatric hospital | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1872 | 1876 | ||
| 4 December 1872 | Plans submitted | ||
| 1903 | Superintendent's House | ||
| 1912 | Plans submitted | Additions | |
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 | |
| John Honeyman | 1872 | 1876 | |||
| Charles Davidson | 1903 | Superintendent's House | |||
| Thomas Graham Abercrombie | 1912 | Additions | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Darragh, Alison | 2011 | Prison or Palace? Heaven or Hell? An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 3, pp 130-1 (block plans only; no illustrations) | |
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Brief reference | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1 July 1876 | XXXIV | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | Job Book | |
| Renfrewshire Council | Paisley Dean of Guild Records | Plans for Superintendent's House and additions of 1912 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Honeyman: F v5 p21, microfiche 87/D4 | |