Basic Site Details
| Name: | Lanfine Cottage Home for Consumptives, Broomhill |
| Town, district or village: | Kirkintilloch |
| City or county: | Dunbartonshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | 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. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Lanfine Home for Incurable Consumptives | Yes | |
| Lanfine Hospital | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Kilsyth Road (off) | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1879 | Plans commissioned; not built until 1904 | ||
| After 1902 | 1904 | Built to revised plans by James Salmon & Son | |
| 14 May 1904 | Opened | Opened by the Duchess of Montrose | |
| 1909 | 1910 | 18-bed addition | |
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 | |
| James Salmon (senior) | 1879 | Plans | |||
| James Salmon (junior) | A | After 1902 | 1904 | Built to revised plans | |
| John Gaff Gillespie | A | After 1902 | 1904 | Built to revised plans | |
| William Alexander Kidd | A | After 1902 | 1904 | Built to revised plans - as assistant to Salmon Son & Gillespie | |
| William Forrest Salmon | A | After 1902 | 1904 | Built to revised plans | |
| Salmon, Son & Gillespie | A | 1903 | 1904 | Built to revised plans | |
| John Shanks | B | 1909 | 1910 | 18-bed addition | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Brown, Martha, Mrs | Commissioned plans in 1879 and left legacy of £5000 for construction of the home on her death in 1902. |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Broomhill House | Founded by Miss Beatrice Clugston. Disused. Removed from HS lists October 2013. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | p573 | |
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed under Broomhill & Lanfine Hospitals | |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1905 | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architect | 27 May 1904 | p397 | ||
| Builder | 30 October 1909 | p472 - plans submitted to Kirkintilloch Dean of Guild Court. | ||
| Builders Journal | 29 June 1904 | |||
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 | John Gaff Gillespie: F v17 p112 no1152 (microfilm reel 12); William Alexander Kidd: L v18 no 1384; John Shanks: L v1 no97 (microfilm reel 29) | |