Basic Site Details Name: | Paisley General and Maternity Hospital | Town, district or village: | Paisley | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost of overall plan £8m. Maternity Unit cost about £900,000 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Paisley District General Hospital | | | | The Ross | Yes | Name for Nurses home |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Hawkhead Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | April 1937 | | Plans approved | Burnet Tait & Lorne confirmed as architects | | 1939 | | | Hospital planned but only Nurses' home built - scheme transferred to Riccartsbar site | | After 1939 | 1949 | Construction | | | 31 January 1940 | | | Scheme shelved because of war | | October 1946 | | | Scheme resurrected | | 1948 | | Design exhibited | Nurses' home and maternity wing | | January 1948 | | | Scheme revised by Gordon Tait. Building never constructed - superseded by Yorkhill, Glasgow. | | 5 July 1948 | | | Scheme shelved again because of the creation of Western Regional Hospital Board. | | 1964 | | Proposed | Development Plan to cost £8,000,000
| | c. September 1964 | | | Baxter Clarke & Paul appointed | | August 1967 | | Foundation stone | | | April 1967 | | Build/construction | Tenders accepted for maternity unit by Baxter, Clark and Paul working in association with the chief architect of the Western Regional Hospital Board [Gilbert Ash Ltd] for £829,000. | | 1970 | | Project commissioned | Cost £19,000,000 | | 22 April 1970 | | Opened | | | 1978 | | Alteration/conversion | Alterations to Paisley Maternity Unit. Cost £120,000 |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Western Regional Hospital Board | Client for Baxter Clark & Paul work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Dow, D | 1988 | Paisley Hospitals: The Royal Alexandra Infirmary and Related Institutions | | Glasgow | p51-53 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1948 | | | | 649 and 660 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architectural Design | 8 July 1949 | | | | | Building | January 1949 | | | | | Building | 14 April 1967 | | | p182 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39012 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Scottish Survey of Architectural Practices Project MS material | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Harry Horace Macdonald: A no13737, F no7158 (Combined Box 176) |
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