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Basic Site Details

Name: Barony Parochial Asylum
Town, district or village: Lenzie
City or county: Lanarkshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: Demolished
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost: £17,398.

B Listed prior to demolition.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Woodilee Asylum  
Item 2 of 2Woodilee HospitalYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Asylum  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Garngaber Avenue (off)Yes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 1118711875ConstructionBegan with linking blocks and wings
Item 2 of 11c. 1871  Competition held
Item 3 of 114 October 1872 Foundation stone 
Item 4 of 1122 October 1875 Opened 
Item 5 of 1118911892 Additions - two-storey central block and towers
Item 6 of 111898  Enlargements
Item 7 of 111900  Villa for children
Item 8 of 111902  Design for a village asylum - not built
Item 9 of 1119021904 Nurses' home and pathological unit
Item 10 of 111939  Extension to nurses' home; new reception house and sanatorium, operating theatre, dental surgery and laboratory
Item 11 of 112000 ClosedClosed and demolished

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 22Horatio Kelson BromheadArchitect 1871(?) Unsuccessful competition design
Item 2 of 22James RitchieArchitectA18711872Won competition and secured job - began with linking blocks and wings
Item 3 of 22James Salmon (senior)ArchitectA18711875Won competition and secured job - began with linking blocks and wings
Item 4 of 22Salmon, Son & RitchieArchitectural practiceA18711872Won competition and secured job - began with linking blocks and wings (completed under James Salmon & Son)
Item 5 of 22William Forrest SalmonArchitectA18711875Won competition and secured job - began with linking blocks and wings
Item 6 of 22James Salmon & SonArchitectural practiceA18721875Competition won under practice of Salmon, Son & Ritchie; completed under James Salmon & Son
Item 7 of 22James Salmon & SonArchitectural practiceB18911892Additions - two-storey central block and towers
Item 8 of 22William Forrest SalmonArchitectB18911892Additions - two-storey central block and towers
Item 9 of 22Andrew Francis Stewart BrydenArchitectE18991900Villa for children - as assistant
Item 10 of 22Clarke & Bell and R A BrydenArchitectural practiceE18991900Villa for children
Item 11 of 22Robert Alexander BrydenArchitectE18991900Villa for children
Item 12 of 22Robert Whitelaw CaldwellArchitectE18991900Villa for children - as assistant
Item 13 of 22Alexander SkirvingArchitect 1902 Farm colony
Item 14 of 22James Salmon & SonArchitectural practiceC1902 Design for a village asylum - not built
Item 15 of 22James Salmon (junior)ArchitectC1902 Design for a village asylum - not built
Item 16 of 22John Gaff GillespieArchitectC1902 Design for a village asylum - not built
Item 17 of 22William Forrest SalmonArchitectC1902 Design for a village asylum - not built
Item 18 of 22James Salmon & SonArchitectural practiceD1902November 1903Nurses' quarters and pathological unit
Item 19 of 22James Salmon (junior)ArchitectD19021904Nurses' quarters and pathological unit
Item 20 of 22John Gaff GillespieArchitectD19021904Nurses' quarters and pathological unit
Item 21 of 22William Forrest SalmonArchitectD19021904Nurses' quarters and pathological unit
Item 22 of 22Salmon, Son & GillespieArchitectural practice November 19031904Nurses' quarters and pathological unit

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Barony Parish of Glasgow 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 8Darragh, Alison2011Prison or Palace? Haven or Hell? An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scotl Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrewsvol 1, frontispiece, p108;
vol 2, pp 239-41;
vol 3, pp 38-40
Item 2 of 8Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil2002Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp601
Item 3 of 8Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1873   657
Item 4 of 8O'Donnell, Raymond2003The life and work of James Salmon architect, 1873-1924 Edinburgh: The Rutland Pressp137
Item 5 of 8Richardson, HarrietN.D.Scottish Hospitals Survey Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)Listed as Woodilee Hospital
Item 6 of 8Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1905   435 (Salmon design for nurses' home and pathological block)
Item 7 of 8RSA1872   821
Item 8 of 8Sibbald, John, Sir1897On the plans of Modern Asylums for the Insane Poor   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builders Journal28 December 1904   
Item 2 of 2Building News28 July 1871   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 6Ayrshire Archives (from February 2007)Darley- Hay Partnership archive James Salmon sketch plans
Item 2 of 6Greater Glasgow Health Board ArchivesGreater Glasgow Health Board Archives Plans (Woodilee Hospital Building Department)
Item 3 of 6Historic ScotlandListed Buildings Register13075Lenzie, Woodilee Hospital Main Block with Towers
Item 4 of 6National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSLetters from James Salmon Jun to Hugh Salmon (per Hugh's daughter Mrs Anne Francis, Christchurch, NZ Letter to Hugh Salmon 25 January 1903
Item 5 of 6RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden: L v16 no1152; Robert Whitelaw Caldwell: L v23 no1873; James Salmon: F v5 p54, microfiche 88/G5; James Salmon (Junior): F v18 p11 no1180 (microfilm reel 12); William Forrest Salmon: F v5 p56, microfiche 89/A4
Item 6 of 6Strathclyde Regional Archives (Mitchell Library)Strathclyde Regional Archives D HEW 2 18(1)