Basic Site Details

Name: Elsie Inglis Memorial Hospital
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Closed down.

New maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters cost £250,000

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital Outpatients Department now Elsie Inglis Nursery. Hospital now a nursing home.

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 194-100, Spring GardensYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 91923  Hospice built
Item 2 of 91924  Outpatients department
Item 3 of 9July 1925 Opened 
Item 4 of 91927  Nurses' Home
Item 5 of 91933  Outpatients department
Item 6 of 919451947ProposedScheme for new buildings?
Item 7 of 91951 AdditionNew stores
Item 8 of 919631965Build/constructionNew maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters - cost £250,000
Item 9 of 91989  Closed down

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 13Harold Ogle Tarbolton  19231933 
Item 2 of 13(Sir) Matthew Montgomerie Ochterlony A1939 Main gateway - built as memorial to Maud Chalmers Watson
Item 3 of 13Harold Ogle Tarbolton A1939 Main gateway - built as memorial to Maud Chalmers Watson
Item 4 of 13Tarbolton & Ochterlony A1939 Main gateway - built as memorial to Maud Chalmers Watson
Item 5 of 13(Sir) William Hardie Kininmonth  L19451947Scheme for new buildings?
Item 6 of 13Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul L19451947Scheme for new buildings?
Item 7 of 13Robert Forbes Hutchison E1951 New stores
Item 8 of 13Walter Alison & Hutchison E1951 New stores
Item 9 of 13Alison & Hutchison & Partners D19631965New maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters
Item 10 of 13Douglas Hislop Herd D19631965New maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters
Item 11 of 13George Gilroy Graham D19631965New maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters - partner in charge
Item 12 of 13George Raphael Michael Kennedy D19631965New maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters
Item 13 of 13Robert Forbes Hutchison D19631965New maternity unit, isolation unit, stores and staff quarters

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp356
Item 2 of 2RSA1930   613

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register31098Hospital
Item 2 of 4Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register30200Staff quarters
Item 3 of 4Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register30201Outpatients clinic
Item 4 of 4RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Robert Forbes Hutchison: F no4882 (Combined Box 42); Kininmonth: F no4351 (Combined Box 9). George Gilroy Graham A no16693, F no7148 (Combined Box 176)