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Basic Site Details
Name
Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
B Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Cost £56,000 to build.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Glasgow Royal Mental Hospital
No
1931-1963
Gartnavel Royal Hospital
Yes
Since 1963
Glasgow Royal Lunatic Asylum
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Psychiatric 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
1055 Great Western 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
1841
1843
Opened
1877/11/22
Major additions including new dining and recreation hall, separate dining room for private patients and large general bathroom
1907
Additions to south wing of east house
1908
New boiler house
1909
1914
New south west wing and alterations to west house
1910
1912
Laundry extension
Alteration/conversion
1932
Foundation stone
1942/06/01
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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
Charles Wilson
1841
1843
(Sir) John James Burnet
A
1907
Additions to south wing of east house
James Wright (junior)
A
1907
Additions to south wing of east house - as assistant to John James Burnet
John Burnet & Son
A
1907
Additions to south wing of east house
(Sir) John James Burnet
B
1908
New boiler house
John Burnet & Son
B
1908
New boiler house
(Sir) John James Burnet
C
1909
1914
New south west wing and alterations to west house
John Burnet & Son
C
1909
1914
New south west wing and alterations to west house
Norman Aitken Dick
C
1909
1914
New south west wing and alterations to west house
(Sir) John James Burnet
D
1910
1912
Laundry extension
John Burnet & Son
D
1910
1912
Laundry extension
Norman Aitken Dick
D
1910
1912
Laundry extension
(Sir) John James Burnet
J
Architect
1932
Alterations
Burnet, Son & Dick
J
Architectural practice
1932
Alterations
Norman Aitken Dick
J
Architect
1932
Alterations
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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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Notes
Name
Linked to Burnet's Kelvinside Station.
Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics, entrance lodge & gateway
Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics, piggeries
Glass by Anning Bell & Guthrie & Wells
Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics, chapel
Hospital Administrative Buildings at Shelly Road
80-bed ward
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
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 77-8, 198-201vol 2, pp 363, 367, 374 (dining hall)vol 3, pp 87-91
Parchappé, M (Parchappe, M)
1853
Des Principes à suivre dans la fondation et la construction des Asiles d\'Aliénés
Paris
Richardson, Harriet
n.d.
Scottish Hospitals Survey
Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)
Listed as Gartnavel Royal Hospital
Sinclair, Fiona J, ed
1995
Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of Style
Glasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995
p22
Thomson, David
1882
Memoir of Charles Wilson
13 March 1882
Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Architect and Building News
1932
Jan-Jun
p21
Architects Journal
1923/06/27
*
For 1907, 1908, 1909-14 and 1910-1912 work
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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
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
James Bell: F no4327 (combined box 8); James Wright, Junior: L v21 no1692
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
GWD/12/1-13, 15, 17, 19, 22 (Including portfolio of nine drawings)
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
32320
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