Basic Site Details Name: | Larbert House | Town, district or village: | Larbert | City or county: | Stirlingshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Mount Riddell | | pre 1819 name | | Royal Scottish National Hospital | Yes | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Stirling Road (off) | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1800 | | | | | 1822 | 1825 | | Remodelling | | 1904 | | | Addition and adaptation | | 1905 | | | Gate lodge, avenue etc | | 1913 | | | Additions | | 1925 | | | Acquired as a second site for the Royal Scottish National Hospital; subsequently converted for patient accommodation | | 3 October 2006 | | | Unoccupied at the moment - about to be incorporated into a new hospital |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Graham, John H N (later Sir) | Client for 1904, 1905 and 1913 work | | Stirling, Gilbert, Sir | Client for Hamilton work |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gibson, J C | 1908 | Larbert and Dunipace parishes | | | p10 | | Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p588-9 | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed under Royal Scottish National Hospital |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | | Thomson & Menzies job list (for all three phases of work by them) | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional information from John Reid through website |
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