Basic Site Details | Name: | Woodpark Succursal Asylum | | Town, district or village: | Banff | | City or county: | Banffshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Situated about a mile from Ladysbridge (for which, see separate entry).
Architect not known, but the style is that of A & W Reid. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Psychiatric hospital | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1 June 1880 | | Opened | | | 29 June 1889 | | | Amalgamated into Ladysbridge Hospital (Banff District Asylum) |
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 | | James Farquharson | | B | 1880 | | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and Site| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | | Building name | Notes | | Banff District Asylum, Troup/Ladysbridge | Original clerk of works, D Davidson, was dismissed for misconduct and replaced by Robert Mortimer of Brechin in 1863.
£19,821 had been spent by 1871. |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Darragh, Alison | 2011 | Prison or Palace? Heaven or Hell? An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 2, p248 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Aberdeen Journal | 5 June 1880 | | | |
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