Basic Site Details Name: | Broomhill House | Town, district or village: | Kirkintilloch | City or county: | Dunbartonshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Delisted | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Founded by Miss Beatrice Clugston.
Disused.
Removed from HS lists October 2013. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Broomhill Home for Incurables | | From 1875 |  | Broomhill Hospital | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Hospital | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Kilsyth Road (off) | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | | Before 1945 | Reconstruction(?) | Mentioned in Obituary |  | 1874 | | | Additions and alterations |  | 1884 | | | Alterations and additions - east wing and end tower with cupola |  | 1894 | | | Addition of west wing |  | After 1898 | Before 1910 | | Additions and alterations |  | Early 1800s | | | Original villa |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 Ernest Monro | Architect | F | | | Reconstruction? New build? |  | David Thomson | Architect | | 1874 | | Additions |  | James Salmon & Son | Architectural practice | B | 1884 | | Alterations and additions - east wing and end tower with cupola |  | James Salmon (senior) | Architect | B | 1884 | | Alterations and additions - east wing and end tower with cupola |  | William Forrest Salmon | Architect | B | 1884 | | Alterations and additions - east wing and end tower with cupola |  | James Salmon & Son | Architectural practice | A | 1894 | | Addition of west wing |  | William Forrest Salmon | Architect | A | 1894 | | Addition of west wing |  | John Shanks | Architect | | After 1898 | Before 1910 | Additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Bartholomew, Robert | Client for 1874 additions |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes |  | Broomhill Hospital, Nurses' Home | Most sources give a date of 1924 for this, but Shanks mentions it in his LRIBA nomination paper in 1910, hence the dates given here. |  | Lanfine Cottage Home for Consumptives, Broomhill | 1909extensions were to comprise 18 additional beds with bathrooms, dressing rooms and verandah, the construction to be on the Frazzi primciple. Cost £2-3,000
Now Disused. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p572 |  | O'Donnell, Raymond | 2003 | The life and work of James Salmon architect, 1873-1924 | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p137 |  | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed under Broomhill & Lanfine Hospitals |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Scotsman | 2 November 1945 | | | p3 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | | Only lodge remains listed - 49875 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | | Thomson's job list |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Shanks: L v1 no97 (microfilm reel 29) |
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