Basic Site Details
| Name: | Thomas Hope Hospital |
| Town, district or village: | Langholm |
| City or county: | Dumfriesshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Design competition assessed by Ewan Christian. The decision reagrding the winners was controversial as the winnders, John H T Wood and William Ainslie had been the assistants of Ewan Christian until they left to set up their own practice in 1887. Cost £17,000. Clerk of Works R K Duncan, mason Thomas Telfer, Langholm, joiner work Matthew Knox, Langholm. |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | David Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1894 | 1897 | ||
| 21 September 1896 | Foundation stone | ||
| 28 May 1898 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Woodd & Ainslie | A | 1894 | 1896 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1996 | Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland) | p402 | ||
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | ||
| Williams, Morag | History of the Thomas Hope Hospital | Langholm: Dumfries & Galloway Health Board | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 27 April 1894 | p566 | ||
| Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser | 23 June 1896 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 37110 | Hospital, lodge, mortuary and walls |