Basic Site Details | Name: | Royal Victoria Eye Infirmary | | Town, district or village: | Paisley | | City or county: | Renfrewshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The eye infirmary originally opened in rented rooms at 1 Gauze Street, moving to Forbes Place in 1896 before being provided with this new building in 1898.
In Paisley Dean of Guild Court on Friday, plans of a new eye infirmary to be erected by Provost Mackenzie as a Jubilee gift to Paisley were passed. The building will be of stone, and two stories in height. The site is Mansion House-road. The cost will be about £4,000. [Building News 25 February 1898 p270]
Closed down. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Hospital | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Mansionhouse Road | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1898 | 1899 | | | | February 1898 | | Plans approved | Plans passed by Dean of Guild Court | | 1987 | | | Closed down. |
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 | | Charles Davidson | | | 1898 | 1899 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Mackenzie, Archibald, of Milliken | Provided funds |
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| | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 2 April 1898 | LXXIV | | p334 | | Building News | 25 February 1898 | | | p270 - plans passed |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Renfrewshire Council | Paisley Dean of Guild Records | | Plans dated 1898 |
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