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View of bowling green with Clachan House behind, from clock tower roof
SC 776422
Description View of bowling green with Clachan House behind, from clock tower roof
Date 17/11/1993
Catalogue Number SC 776422
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 17858 CN
Scope and Content Bowling Green, Hartwood Hospital, Shotts, North Lanarkshire (now closed and mainly demolished) This splendid square bowling green was laid out in 1898 with turf taken from the Shotts hills. It was constructed by male patients who were employed in the building of many of the hospital's sports facilities. The flat-roofed pavilion is modern and dates from the late 20th century. Recreation and sports featured prominently as a significant therapeutic approach to the patients' well-being. A tennis court, croquet lawn, curling rink, cricket pitch, football pitch and nine-hole golf course were constructed for the use of staff and patients, and sports day was an annual event enjoyed by all. The Saturday cricket match was a regular feature from 1901 until 1938, with a staff team taking on all visiting teams for the entertainment of the patients. In the winter months, leisure hours were occupied with a variety of indoor games, including indoor bowls and billiards. 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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