Basic Site Details | Name: | Victoria Memorial Hospital | | Town, district or village: | Kilsyth | | City or county: | Stirlingshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Built to deal with accidents from the local mines, the hospital was opened on 7 April 1903.
The Victoria Memorial Hospital at Kilsyth, Scotland, which was opened on Saturday has been erected at a cost of about £2,000 from Mr R Walker’s plans. [British Architect 24 April 1903 Page 308]
Architect not known.- two architects with this initial but probably Rowland Walker of Stirling | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Hospital | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | April 1903 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | Ronald Walker | | | 1903 | | Assumed to be R Walker named as architect |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Baird, William & Co, employees of | Miners funded hospital out of their wages |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The 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| | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 24 April 1903 | | | p308 - opening |
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