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Basic Site Details

Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital
Denbeath/Methil
Fife
B Listed
Scotland
Linked to Wellesley coal pit by a tunnel.

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
Wellesley RoadYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Foundation stone1909/03/30
Opened1909/08/28
Alterations and additions19501951Plans dates for addition of kitchen, pantry, service passage and nurses\' bathroom, and extension to fuel store.
Proposed1960/04/15Not started as of 1 December 1959; £128,000 est. expenditure to complete work (per Builder p747)
Plans prepared, construction not yet begun1960/12/01for extension to Randolph Weymss Memorial Hospital; £172,000 (total estimated cost), nil (probable expenditure to March 31, 1961), £30,000 (estimated expenditure in 1961-62) per Builder 14 Apr 1961 p721

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 Tod1909
Adam Elliot WatsonBArchitect19501951Addition of kitchen, pantry, service passage and nurses\' bathroom; extension to fuel store.
Haxton & WatsonBArchitectural practice19501951Addition of kitchen, pantry, service passage and nurses\' bathroom; extension to fuel store.
Iain Dewar HaigCArchitect19591965S extension - as Assistant Regional Architect designed and constructed geriatric wards.
John HoltCArchitect19591965S extension
South East Regional Hospital Board, Architect's Department (or South Eastern Hospital Board)CArchitectural Department (New Towns etc)19591965S extension - with John Holt as Chief Architect

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Wemyss, Lady Eva

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Fife News1910Fife News Almanac 1910
Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)p107
Richardson, Harrietn.d.Scottish Hospitals SurveyUnpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building News*XCVIIp362
Builder1960/04/15'The Week in Parliament: The Hospital Building Programme' pp746-747; summarizes expenditure on hospital buildings as published in 1960-61 Civil Estimates for the National Health Service of England, Wales and Scotland, published on March 29; 17 Scottish schemes already in progress as of 1 Dec 1959, 8 works not started in Dec are reported in Builder article
Builder1961/04/14'Civil Estimates, 1961-62: Health Estimates, The Scottish Estimates' p721

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of ScotlandCanmorehttp://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis122063
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSHaxton & Watson CollectionHW 1950/7/1-2
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register22716