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Clachan House, view from E
SC 776400
Description Clachan House, view from E
Date 17/11/1993
Catalogue Number SC 776400
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 17808 CN
Scope and Content The Clachan, Hartwood Hospital, Shotts, North Lanarkshire, from the east (now closed and mainly demolished) This imposing building, constructed in the late 1930s or early 1940s, was originally built as a residence for the male attendants (nurses) at the hospital. It was designed on a U-plan, with a long harled and white-painted south front, and stone-built end bays with crowstepped gables. Much of the architectural detail mimics that of the main hospital, including the use of cream-coloured sandstone and canted windows. The building became known as The Clachan as many of the male nursing attendants were recruited from the islands of Harris, and North and South Uist. They spoke Gaelic, which quickly became the language used in the residence, much to the upset of the few non-Gaelic speakers. Latterly the building housed the occupational, industrial and recreational therapy departments, as well as the offices of the hospital's social workers and dieticians. Hartwood Hospital, a large Baronial-style building with imposing twin towers, was designed by the architect, John L Murray of Biggar (d.1909), and occupied one of the largest hospital sites in Scotland. It was built as the District Asylum for Lanark and opened in 1895 with accommodation for 500 lunatic patients. Between 1898 and 1916 additions included two large ward blocks, each linked to the rear of the main building by a covered corridor, a sanatorium for the isolation of patients suffering from tuberculosis, and a new admission hospital. In 1931 a new nurses' home, designed by the architect, James Lochhead (1870-1942), opened to the south of the complex, and in c.1935, a new site was developed at nearby Hartwood Hill in response to the growing need for accommodation for mentally handicapped adults. The hospital is now closed and mainly demolished. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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