Basic Site Details

Name: Thorn Hospital
Town, district or village: Thornhill, Johnstone
City or county: Renfrewshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Originally a house; converted, and ward added.
Closed down.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Thorn Maternity HospitalYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21932  Converted house to form hospital with 40 beds
Item 2 of 21987  Closed down

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2Renfrew County Engineers Department A1932 With Samuel McColl as Principal Architect, converted house to form hospital with 40 beds
Item 2 of 2Samuel McColl (sometimes misspelt MacColl) A1932 As Principal Architect to Renfrew County Engineer's Department, converted house to form hospital with 40 beds

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Richardson, HarrietN.D.Scottish Hospitals Survey Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Samuel McColl: F no 4854 (combined box 40)