Basic Site Details
| Name: | The Grove |
| Town, district or village: | Shawhead |
| City or county: | Dumfriesshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Kirkpatrick-Irongray |
| Status: | B Listed |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | The Grove Convalescent Home | From 1938 | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1825 | Original house incorporating another earlier building | ||
| May 1869 | Extensive additions to house, addition of conservatory (drawings dated) | ||
| 1938 | Purchased by Dumfries Royal Infirmary as a convalescent home | ||
| After 1938 | Alteration/conversion | Conversion to Auxiliary Hiospital fro directors of Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary. | |
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 | |
| Thomas Rickman | Architect | 1825 | Original house | ||
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | Architect | A | 1869 | Extensive additions to house, addition of conservatory (Drawings dated) | |
| John Dick Peddie | Architect | A | 1869 | Extensive additions to house, addition of conservatory (Drawings dated) | |
| Peddie & Kinnear | Architectural practice | A | 1869 | Extensive additions to house, addition of conservatory (Drawings dated) | |
| Lawrence Wren | Architect | D | After 1938 | Conversion to Auxiliary Hospital for Directors of Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary - as chief assistant to Smith. | |
| Matthew Purdon Smith | Architect | D | After 1938 | Conversion to Auxiliary Hsopital for Directors of Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Maxwell, Wellwood Hyslop | |
References
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 10359 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1860/40/1 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Wren: L no4735 (Combined Box 32) | |