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Basic Site Details
Name
Stracathro House
Town, District or Village
Brechin (near)
Parish
City or County
Angus
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Sold by Tayside Health Board in 2003 and now reconverted to a family home (information from current owner).
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Stracathro Hospital
No
From Second World War until 2003
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Build/construction
1827
1913
Alterations (attic at rear)
1940
Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds
Alteration/conversion
1951/11
Part of a five year building programme by the Eastern regional Hospital of Scotland. central heating proposed at estimated cost of £70,000
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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
Archibald Simpson
1827
J M Dick Peddie & Forbes Smith
B
1913
Alterations (attic at rear?)
James Forbes Smith
B
1913
Alterations (attic at rear?)
John More Dick Peddie
B
1913
Alterations (attic at rear?)
Andrew Graham Patrick
C
1940
Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds
Charles Geddes Soutar
C
1940
Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds
Maclaren Soutar Salmond
C
1940
Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds
William Salmond
C
1940
Layout of hutted wartime hospital in grounds
Eastern Regional Hospital Board
1951
Responsible for proposed central heating
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Cruickshanks, Alexander
Client for original house
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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
Forfarshire Illustrated
1848
Forfarshire Illustrated
p137
Fraser, G M
1918
Archibald Simpson Architect and his times
Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 5 April to 11 October 1918
x
Gifford, John
2012
The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee
Yale
pp671-3
Richardson, Harriet
n.d.
Scottish Hospitals Survey
Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)
Listed as Stracathro Hospital
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1951/11/2
p605
Builder
1847
v
p217
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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
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Dick Peddie and McKay Collection
DPM 1910/16/4
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
17803
Professor David M Walker personal archive
Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material
Personal information from David Stewart Soutar
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