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Basic Site Details

Glasgow Royal Mental Hospital, nurses' home
Glasgow
B Listed
Scotland

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Gartnavel Royal Hospital, nurses' homeYesSince 1963

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Health workers houseNot Known

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1931Planned
1934Begun
Design exhibited1934
Opened1937/06/21

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
Burnet, Son & DickA19341936
Norman Aitken DickA19341936

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Richardson, Harrietn.d.Scottish Hospitals SurveyUnpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive)Listed under Gartnavel Royal Hospital
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1934322
Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)p394

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSRIAS Collection13 drawings
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32319
DMW ArchiveLetter from Gartnavel Royal Hospital 6 September 1965