Basic Site Details Name: | Stobhill Hospital | Town, district or village: | Springburn | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Design competition assessed by John James Burnet and Dr D Mackintosh.
Established as a Poor Law hospital along with Eastern District Hospital and Western District Hospital - all opened on same day.
Water tower block, administration block and superintendent's house are all B Listed | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Glasgow General Hospital | Yes | | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Stobhill General Hospital | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | ![Item 1 of 1](images/table_item.gif) | Hospital | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | ![Item 1 of 1](images/table_item.gif) | 133, Balornock Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | ![Item 1 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 1899 | 1900 | Competition design | | ![Item 2 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 1901 | 1905 | Construction | Included water tower | ![Item 3 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | January 1901 | | Contracts advertised | | ![Item 4 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | October 1901 | | Foundation stone | | ![Item 5 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 15 September 1904 | | Opened | | ![Item 6 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 1931 | | | New maternity bock, and administration block and staff accomodation (to west of entrance) converted into nurses' home | ![Item 7 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 1948 | | Proposed | New hospital buildings | ![Item 8 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | 1960s | | Addition | Additions and alterations? | ![Item 9 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Before 1981 | | Redevelopment | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | ![Item 1 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Andrew David Haxton | | B | c. 1899 | 1904 | Second premiated competition design (£150 premium), but awarded commission - as assistant to Thomson & Sandilands | ![Item 2 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Gavin Lennox | | B | c. 1899 | 1904 | Second premiated competition design (£150 premium), awarded commission - as apprentice to Thomson & Sandilands | ![Item 3 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | James Christie | | B | c. 1899 | | Second premiated competition design (£150 premium), awarded commission - as apprentice to Thomson & Sandilands | ![Item 4 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | John Thomson | | B | c. 1899 | 1904 | Second premiated competition design (£150 premium), but awarded commission | ![Item 5 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Robert Douglas Sandilands | | B | c. 1899 | 1904 | Second premiated competition design (£150 premium), but awarded commission | ![Item 6 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Thomson & Sandilands | | B | c. 1899 | 1904 | Second premiated competition design (£150 premium), but awarded commission | ![Item 7 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Edward Page Howard | | A | 1900 | | First premiated competition design in collaboration with Robert Weir Schultz (£200 premium), but lost commission to Thomson & Sandilands (possibly due to cost) | ![Item 8 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Robert Weir Schultz | | A | 1900 | | First premiated competition design in collaboration with Edward Page Howard (£200 premium), but lost commission to Thomson & Sandilands (possibly due to cost) | ![Item 9 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | John Rogerson | | C | 1900 | | Fourth premiated competition design (£50 premium) | ![Item 10 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Macwhannell & Rogerson | | C | 1900 | | Fourth premiated competition design (£50 premium) | ![Item 11 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Ninian Macwhannell | | C | 1900 | | Fourth premiated competition design (£50 premium) | ![Item 12 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Glasgow Office of Public Works Architectural Department (later Glasgow Corporation City Engineer's Department) | | D | 1931 | | Administration block and staff accomodation (to west of entrance) converted into nurses' home - with Somers as City Engineer | ![Item 13 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Thomas Peter Miller Somers | | D | 1931 | | Administration block and staff accomodation (to west of entrance) converted into nurses' home | ![Item 14 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Robert Bruce | | | 1948 | | As City Engineer, for new hospital buildings | ![Item 15 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | | K | 1960s | | Additions and alterations? | ![Item 16 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | George Harold Emmett Hall | | K | 1960s | | Additions and alterations? | ![Item 17 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Lockhart Whiteford Hutson | | K | 1960s | | Additions and altertions? | ![Item 18 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | Stuart Clink | | K | 1960s | | Additions and alterations? | ![Item 19 of 19](images/table_item.gif) | James Campbell Hutchison | | H | Before 1981 | | Upgrading |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Greater Glasgow Health Board | For 1970s/80s work | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Western Regional Hospital Board | For 1960s work |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | p55 | ![Item 2 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | McKay, G | | Poorhouses & Almshouses | | | | ![Item 3 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Ottewill, David | 1979 | Robert Weir Schultz (1860-1951): An Arts and Crafts Architect | | Architectural History v22, 1979, pp87-115 | p102 | ![Item 4 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | ![Item 5 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | | | | ![Item 6 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | | ![Item 7 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1904 | | | | 312 (Thomson & Sandilands) | ![Item 8 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Watt, O M | 1971 | Stobhill Hospital: The First 70 Years | | | | ![Item 9 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p429 (nurses' home) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | British Architect | 4 October 1901 | | | p249 with descriptive notes | ![Item 2 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 16 June 1900 | LXXVIII | | p591 | ![Item 3 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 14 July 1900 | LXXIX | | | ![Item 4 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 21 July 1900 | LXXIX | | p55 | ![Item 5 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 8 September 1900 | LXXIX | | pp214-5 | ![Item 6 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | Early 1900 | LXXVIII | | p189 | ![Item 7 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 12 March 1948 | | | p322 proposed new hospital buildings | ![Item 8 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Builders Journal | 28 November 1906 | | | | ![Item 9 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Building News | 11 January 1901 | | | pxiv |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | ![Item 1 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33289 | Water tower block | ![Item 2 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33290 | Administration building | ![Item 3 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33291 | Superintendent's house | ![Item 4 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 52237 | Mortuary block. C listed. | ![Item 5 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Christie: L v16 no1180; Andrew David Haxton: L v24 no1962; Robert Douglas Sandilands: F v17 p51 no1122 (microfilm reel 12); John Thomson: F v17 p55 no1124 (microfilm reel 12) |
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