Basic Site Details
| Name: | Edinburgh Royal Lunatic Asylum |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | See separate entry for its replacement. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | East House | ||
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 | |
| 8 June 1809 | Foundation stone | ||
| 19 July 1813 | Opened | First patients received; only the east wings of planned quadrangle had been built | |
| 1819 | 1821 | Addition | North and south additions (courtyard scheme having been abandoned) |
| 1837 | Plans drawn up | Plans for additions (unexecuted) | |
| 1853 | 1876 | Addition | Addition of north and south ranges for private patients |
| 1896 | Destruction/demolition | ||
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 | |
| Robert Reid | A | 1809 | 1813 | Courtyard scheme initially planned; only east range built. Provided plans free. | |
| Robert Reid | B | 1819 | 1821 | North and south additions | |
| William Burn | 1837 | Plans for additions (unexecuted) | |||
References
Bibliographic 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 An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 1, pp 63-5, 162-9 vol 3, pp 62-3 | |
| Reid, Robert | 1809 | Observations on the Structure of Hospitals for the Treatment of Lunatics... to which is annexed an account of the intend | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scots Magazine | 1 January 1808 | |||
| Scots Magazine | March 1808 | Plan and elevation | ||