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Basic Site Details

Cameron House
Windygates
Fife
B Listed
Scotland
Lodge house is C Listed.

Cost of 1937-8 additions c.£50,000

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Haig HouseYes
Cameron HospitalNo
Cameron Bridge HouseNo
Cameron Infectious Diseases HospitalNo

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
HouseNot Known

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1849
1904Garage
19111912House converted to infectious diseases hospital - pavilions built in grounds
19371939Administration building and nurses' home
1937Architect appointed for reconstruction and additions - admin block and nurses' home etc
Construction19381939Architect appointed for reconstruction and additions - admin block and nurses' home etc - to be built
Plans dated19491969New laboratories, and conversion of bacteriology laboratory to form 24-bed ward unit.
Proposed19521953Extension and New general hospital with 350 beds is planned
Build/construction1953New 30-bed pavilion and treatment block formerly TB centre

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
Burn & BryceA1849
David BryceA1849
Gillespie & ScottD1904Garage
James Ross GillespieD1904Garage
James ScottD1904Garage
Joseph WeekesB1911Plans for conversion to hospital - as assistant to W D Telfer
William D TelferB19111912Converted house into hospital - pavilions built in grounds. Lodges
Henry Hubbard (or Harry Hubbard)C19381939Administration building and nurses' home
James Hutchon (junior)EArchitect19381939Administration building and nurses\' home - as assistant to Williamson & Hubbard
William WilliamsonC19381939Administration building and nurses' home
Williamson & HubbardC19381939Administration building and nurses' home
Adam Elliot WatsonEArchitect19491969New laboratories, and conversion of bacteriology laboratory to form 24-bed ward unit.
Andrew David HaxtonEArchitect19491950New laboratories, and conversion of bacteriology laboratory to form 24-bed ward unit - continued by practice after Haxton\'s retirement in 1950.
Haxton & WatsonEArchitectural practice19491969New laboratories, and conversion of bacteriology laboratory to form 24-bed ward unit.
James Holt FrewLArchitect1952To prepare plans for extensions. Name of architect as recorded in the Builder but it may be an error for John Holt?

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Haig, John, distillerClient for house.
East of Scotland Board of Managementclient for 1953 work
Fife County CouncilClient by the 1940s.

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):

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NotesName
Cameron Hospital Geriatric Extension

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)p427
RSA194271 (Williamson & Hubbard)
Richardson, Harrietn.d.Scottish Hospitals SurveyUnpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1943774 (Williamson & Hubbard)

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1876/05/27XXXIVObituary of David Bryce
Builder1911Cp313
Builder1937/01/29CLIIp290
Builder1938/02/25CLIVp424
Builder1938/06/03CLIVp1115
Builder1952/10/24*p588 Obituary of Williamson
Architect1911/07/21LXXXVISupplement, p8
Architect and Building News1937/02/05CXLIXp190
Fife Free Press1959/12/12*Obituary of Hubbard
Fife Healthcare View1994Spring
Builder1953/07/31p188
Architectural Design1953/08p228
Builder1952/12/12p892
Builder1952/07/18p112

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersJoseph Weekes: L v21 no1668; Robert Forbes Hutchison: F no4882 (combined Box 42); James Hutchon: L no5908 (combined box 107)
St Andrews University LibraryJames Gillespie and Scott ArchiveBundle no 946
Glenrothes HouseFife Health BoardPlans of hospital blocks
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register43383Lodge house
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register43384Pavilion wards and lodges 2 & 3
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSHaxton & Watson CollectionHW 1960/6/1-8
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register16684