Detail of recreation ground pavilion Digital image of E 3977 cn
SC 776774
Description Detail of recreation ground pavilion Digital image of E 3977 cn
Date 8/11/2001
Catalogue Number SC 776774
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Recreation Ground Pavilion, Sunnyside Royal Hospital, Hillside, Montrose, Angus This charming hexagonal Victorian pavilion, probably dating from the late 19th century, stands amidst extensive lawns to the south of the main asylum block. Its timber walls rest on stone supports, and the roof, topped by a large finial, is constructed from corrugated iron, a roofing material commonly used in Scotland in the second half of the 19th century. The roof projects over the walls to form a sheltered area with bench seating. Patients were encouraged to be physically active and to fill their leisure hours with a variety of outdoor activities in summer. They could walk in the extensive grounds, and take part in sports such as tennis, croquet, football and cricket. The hospital's annual sports day was an important event for both staff and patients, and small groups of patients and staff could picnic in the grounds and surrounding countryside. In winter, indoor activities were restricted to the recreation hall where patients could play indoor games such as bowls or billiards. Sunnyside Royal Hospital, designed by the architect, William Lambie Moffatt (1808-82), was built in 1855-7 on a hillside site 6km north of Montrose to replace the old Royal Asylum in the town. The new site was further developed in 1888-91 when a hospital block, designed by the architects, Sydney Mitchell & Wilson, was built to the north-west of the main building, and a large villa, Carnegie Lodge, designed by the Aberdeen architect, William Kelly (c.1861-1944), was added to house private patients. Another two villas, Howden Villa and North Esk Villa, were built in the early 1900s to provide accommodation for pauper patients, and a nurses' home was constructed in 1935. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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