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Basic Site Details

Haddington District Asylum, ancillary building and North Lodge
Haddington
East Lothian
Scotland
All parts C Listed. Civic Trust Commendation for Peter Womersley work, 1968.

Haddington (N.B).—For the execution of the excavations, masons\' and bricklayers\' works, carpenters\' and joiners\' works, slaters\', plasterers\', and plumbers\' work, in the erection of the Haddington District Lunatic Asylum. Plans, etc, with W L Moffat Esq, architect, 4, Fettes-row, Edinburgh, and Henry M Davidson, County-buildings, Haddington, to July 22, and tenders are to be lodged with Mr. Davidson, by 12 noon of July 24. [Building News 19 July 1861 p614}

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Herdmanflat HospitalYes
County Lunatic AsylumYes
Herdmandflat HospitalYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Psychiatric hospitalNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Aberlady RoadYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1859c
1860/04Drawings dated
Contracts advertised1861/07
1890Additions
Tenders invited19631965Psychiatric admission unit. Womersley\'s Nomination Papers give date as 1962-64

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
William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat)1859c
Charles George Hood KinnearA1860Produced working drawings with alternatives - in association with William Lambie Moffat
John Dick PeddieA1860Produced working drawings with alternatives - in association with William Lambie Moffat
Peddie & KinnearA1860Produced working drawings with alternatives - in association with William Lambie Moffat
Arthur George Sydney MitchellB1890Additions
George WilsonB1890Additions
Sydney Mitchell & WilsonB1890Additions
Charles Peter Womersley (known as Peter Womersley)Architect19631965Psychiatric admission unit

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory1868Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' DirectoryLondon, Wyman
Darragh, Alison2011Prison or Palace? Heaven or Hell? An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in ScotUnpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrewsvol 2, pp 232-4vol 3, pp 99-102
Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecturep602
Richardson, Harrietn.d.Scottish Hospitals SurveyUnpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)Listed as Herdmandflat Hospital

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building News1861/07/19p614 - contracts
Building News1905/09/08*

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings Collection
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSSydney Mitchell & Wilson CollectionSMW 1890/14/1
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register48292Hospital
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register48293Ancillary Building
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register48294North Lodge
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDick Peddie and McKay CollectionDrawings dated April 1860 DPM 1860/120