Basic Site Details
| Name: | Royal Hospital for Sick Children |
| Town, district or village: | Yorkhill |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | This replaced the earlier hospital (Building ID 224583) on the same site - see separate entry. Cost £3,750,000. Alterations 1970 £100,000 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Hospital | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Dalnair Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| April 1967 | Proposed | Tenders accepted for rebuilding of Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill, for Western Regional Hospital Board (Scotland) [Richard Costain (Construction) Ltd] for £3 million. | |
| 1968 | 1971 | Build/construction | |
| 1972 | 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 | |
| (Professor) James Paul | A | 1966 | 1970 | New hospital and alterations 1970 | |
| Baxter Clark & Paul | A | 1966 | 1970 | New hospital and alterations 1970 | |
| David William Baxter (junior) | A | 1966 | 1970 | New hospital and alterations 1970 | |
| Ian Geoffrey Plenderleath | A | 1966 | 1970 | New hospital and alterations 1970 | |
| John Stewart Clark | A | 1966 | 1970 | New hospital and alterations 1970 | |
| Peter Murchie | A | 1966 | 1970 | New hospital and alterations 1970 | |
| Robert Reid Black | A | 1966 | 1970 | New hospital and alterations 1970 | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Assessment Unit | Cost £80,000 |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p554 | ||
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p296 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Journal | 6 September 1972 | |||
| Building | 28 April 1967 | p141 | ||
| Building | 12 July 1968 | p142 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Scottish Survey of Architectural Practices Project MS material | ||