Basic Site Details
| Name: | Canniesburn Hospital, Plastic Surgery Unit |
| Town, district or village: | Bearsden |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 138-bed unit, two main blocks: one 5-storey block and one single storey development |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Hospital block | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 28 August 1964 | Build/construction | Work has begun on new unit, c. £1m | |
| 2 February 1968 | Completion | near completion | |
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 | |
| Dunbartonshire County Architects Department | B | 1964 | Role is unclear | ||
| Ove Arup & Partners | 1968 | Structural Engineers | |||
| Ronald Thompson Cunningham | 1968 | ||||
| Thaw & Campbell Ltd | 1968 | ||||
| Thomas David Williams Astorga | 1968 | regional architect in sucession to R T Cunningham | |||
| John Peters | B | 1968 * | As Assistant Architect to the Western Regional Hospital Board | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Western Regional Hospital Board, Scotland | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Canniesburn Hospital and Convalescent Home | Windows by Henry Hope & Sons, 1936. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p217 | |
| Murray, William | 1975 | The Burgh of Bearsden | Bearsden Town Council | p54-55,58 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 28 November 1964 | p454 | ||
| Building | 2 February 1968 | pp77-80 | ||