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Basic Site Details

Oldmill Poorhouse
Aberdeen
B Listed
Scotland
Includes Eday Road Viaduct (B listed), East and West lodges (B Listed), gatepiers and former probationary wards.

Total cost of Brown & Watt work: £120,000.

Now part of Woodend Hospital (see separate entry).

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
YMCA HutNoAfter conversion in 1916-17
Old Mill PoorhouseNoAlternative spelling of original name
Oldmill HospitalNoAfter conversion to military hospital during World War I
Woodend HospitalYesNow part of Woodend Hospital

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
HospitalNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Forest RoadYes
Eday RoadYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Construction19001907
19161917Conversion into YMCA Hut / military hospital
1926Taken over by Aberdeen Town Council as Wooden Municipal Hospital (see separate entry)

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
Alexander BrownA19001907
Brown & WattA19001907
George WattA19001907
George Bennett Mitchell19161917Conversion into YMCA Hut / military hospital

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Aberdeen Parish Council

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):

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Notes
Name
Incorporates the former Oldmill Poorhouse and Oldmill Poorhouse Nurses' Home (see separate entries).Woodend Hospital

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
Now part of Woodend Hospital (see separate entry).<br><br>Total cost of all Brown & Watt work on site: £120,000.Oldmill Poorhouse, Nurses' Home

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Brogden, W A1998Aberdeen: an illustrated architectural guideSecond editionEdinburgh: The Rutland Pressp154
Richardson, Harrietn.d.Scottish Hospitals SurveyUnpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)Listed under Woodend Hospital
Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and AberdeenLondon and New Haven: Yale University Pressp290
The Modern Building Record1914The Modern Building RecordVolume 5London: Wertheimer, Lea & Copp38-41

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Aberdeen Daily Journal1901/11/22*
Aberdeen Daily Journal1905/03/30*

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersGeorge Watt: L v17 no1224
Aberdeen City ArchivesGeorge Bennett Mitchell and Son CollectionGBM/1910/10/1
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register20830Viaduct
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register20826Main building
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register20831Lodges
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register20829Westholme (original nurses' home)
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSBrown and Watt Scrapbookp118, 125, 129, 131, 136, 137
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register20827General block