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Basic Site Details
Name
City and County Infirmary
Town, District or Village
Perth
Parish
City or County
Perthshire
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Lodge is B listed.
See separate entry for the new Perth Royal Infirmary (Perth New Infirmary).
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
County Offices and Library
No
Perth Library
No
Perth Royal Infirmary
No
Prior to building of new infirmary in 1912-14
A K Bell Library
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Hospital
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
York Place
Yes
Glasgow Road
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Construction
1836
1838
Centre block and lodge
1867
Resiting and reconstruction of Mackenzie's lodge in different form
1891
Infectious diseases patients admitted into east and west wings
1914
Taken over as Red Cross VAD Hospital after building of new hospital
1931
Proposed demolition of Mackenzie building and new Perth County offices: not carried out.
1934
1935
New operating theatre block and extensions to kitchen block
Build/construction
1992
1994
Large block added
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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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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
William Macdonald Mackenzie
1836
1838
Centre block and lodge
David Smart
1867
Resiting and reconstruction of Mackenzie's lodge in different form
James Miller
A
1931
Proposed demolition of Mackenzie building and new Perth County offices: not carried out.
Richard McLeod Morrison Gunn
A
1931
Proposed demolition of Mackenzie building and new Perth County offices: not carried out.
G P K Young & Son
B
1934
1935
New operating theatre block and extensions to kitchen block
Graham Conacher Young
B
1934
1935
New operating theatre block and extensions to kitchen block
Perth & Kinross District Council Architectural Department (later Perth & Kinross Council)
G
Architectural Department (New Towns etc)
1992
1994
Large block added
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Gifford, John
2007
The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross
Yale University Press
p599
Haynes, Nick
2000
Perth and Kinross: an illustrated architectural guide
Edinburgh: Rutland Press
p22
New Statistical Account of Scotland
New Statistical Account of Scotland
vX p129
Richardson, Harriet
n.d.
Scottish Hospitals Survey
Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)
Listed as Perth Royal Infirmary (Former)
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
DMW Archive
James Miller Typed List of Works by Audrey Sloan
Perth and Kinross District council
Perth and Kinross Plans
Smart's plans (formerly housed there)
Perth Royal Infirmary
Tayside Health Board Annual Reports 1838-1947
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
Graham Conacher Young: F no3698 (box 27); Kenneth Mathison Young: F no5104 (combined box 56)
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
39324
Lodge to former infirmary
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
39323
Centre block only
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