Basic Site Details Name: | Victoria Hospital | Town, district or village: | Rothesay | Island: | Bute | City or county: | Bute | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | HOSPITAL, ROTHESAY - The new non-infectious hospital ar Rothesay, built at a cost of £3,000 and named the Victoria Cottage Hospital in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee was opened on the 21st inst by the Marquis of Bute, Provost of Rothesay. Mr J Russell Thompson was the architect for the building. [Builder 26 June 1897 p575] | 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 | | High Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 21 June 1897 | | Opened | | | 1927 | | | Additional wing | | 1937 | 1938 | | Maternity department | | 8 April 1960 | | Proposed | single-storey outpatient clinic per Builder p720 |
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 | | John Russell Thomson | | | 1897 | | | | R J Walker, Hardy & Smith | | A | 1937 | 1938 | Maternity unit | | David Reekie Smith | | A? | 1937 | 1938 | Maternity unit - if still working at the time | | Robert James Walker | | A? | 1937 | 1938 | Maternity unit - if still working at the time | | Thomas Charles Hardy | | A? | 1937 | 1938 | Maternity unit - if still working at the time |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p622 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 26 June 1897 | | | p575 | | Builder | 8 April 1960 | | | p720 |
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