Basic Site Details
| Name: | Millport Infectious Diseases Hospital |
| Town, district or village: | Millport |
| Island: | Great Cumbrae |
| City or county: | Bute |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Lady Margaret Hospital | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1899 | 1900 | Built following design competition | |
| 13 January 1900 | Foundation stone | ||
| 25 January 1901 | Opened | ||
| 1929 | Taken over by Bute County Council and converted into general hospital with maternity unit | ||
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 | |
| Arthur John Fryers | A | 1899 | 1900 | Won competition to secure job | |
| Fryers & Penman | A | 1899 | 1900 | Won competition to secure job | |
| Larmont Douglas Penman | A | 1899 | 1900 | Won competition to secure job | |
| William Barclay | A | 1899 | 1900 | As assistant to Fryers & Penman | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Millport Town Council | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p361 | |
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Lady Margaret Hospital | |
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glasgow Herald | 15 January 1900 | |||
| Largs & Millport Weekly News | 29 September 1900 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | William Barclay: L v23 no1843; Larmont Douglas Penman: L v23 no1830 | |