Basic Site Details
| Name: | Stracathro House |
| Town, district or village: | Brechin (near) |
| City or county: | Angus |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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| Notes: | Sold by Tayside Health Board in 2003 and now reconverted to a family home (information from current owner). |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Stracathro Hospital | From Second World War until 2003 | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1827 | Build/construction | ||
| 1913 | Alterations (attic at rear) | ||
| 1940 | Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds | ||
| November 1951 | Alteration/conversion | Part of a five year building programme by the Eastern regional Hospital of Scotland. central heating proposed at estimated cost of £70,000 | |
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 | |
| Archibald Simpson | 1827 | ||||
| J M Dick Peddie & Forbes Smith | B | 1913 | Alterations (attic at rear?) | ||
| James Forbes Smith | B | 1913 | Alterations (attic at rear?) | ||
| John More Dick Peddie | B | 1913 | Alterations (attic at rear?) | ||
| Andrew Graham Patrick | C | 1940 | Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds | ||
| Charles Geddes Soutar | C | 1940 | Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds | ||
| Maclaren Soutar Salmond | C | 1940 | Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds | ||
| William Salmond | C | 1940 | Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds | ||
| Eastern Regional Hospital Board | 1951 | Responsible for proposed central heating | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Cruickshanks, Alexander | Client for original house |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Forfarshire Illustrated | 1848 | Forfarshire Illustrated | p137 | ||
| Fraser, G M | 1918 | Archibald Simpson Architect and his times | Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 5 April to 11 October 1918 | x | |
| Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | Yale | pp671-3 | |
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Stracathro Hospital | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1847 | v | p217 | |
| Builder | 2 November 1951 | p605 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 17803 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1910/16/4 | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Personal information from David Stewart Soutar | |