Interior -Main Hall -detail of ceiling light Digital image of C 17655 CN

Description Interior -Main Hall -detail of ceiling light Digital image of C 17655 CN

Date 3/11/1993

Catalogue Number SC 785448

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 17655 CN

Scope and Content Detail of Ceiling Light in Main Hall, Easterbrook Hall, Crichton Royal Hospital, Glencaple Road, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway This ceiling light in the main hall of Easterbrook Hall was designed in an Art Deco style, and was part of the original furnishings and fittings installed when the hall opened in 1938. The opaque glass panels are arranged in an angular, geometric design typical of the Art Deco style, and the use of bright yellow glass helps to produce a more vibrant tone. The overall effect is coolly sophisticated, with effective black decoration. The Art Deco period manifested itself roughly between 1924 and 1939, covering the period of time between the two World Wars. It was influenced by Far and Middle Eastern designs as well as Greek and Roman themes, and offered elegance and sophistication, creating objects from new man-made materials like Bakelite, using exotic woods and inlays, and new materials such as glass blocks and opaque coloured glass panels. Objects were streamlined, very flat, with geometric and simple formats, and often executed in vibrant colours with black decoration. Crichton Royal Hospital, a large complex set around a church within immaculately maintained gardens, was for many years Scotland's premier mental hospital, housing patients from all over the country whose families could afford the substantial fees for private accommodation. It opened in 1839 as the Crichton Royal Asylum for Lunatics with a single large building, Crichton Hall, designed by the architect, William Burn (1789-1870), that was intended to stand alone. Major expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries included the building of Crichton Memorial Church in celebration of the institution's 50th anniversary, and a number of large villas within the grounds, each designed for a specific category of pauper patient. In 1938 Easterbrook Hall was built to provide recreational facilities, including a swimming pool and gymnasium. The late 20th century brought about a move towards provision of psychiatric care in the community and a lessening of the hospital's residential function, resulting in closure of some of the buildings. Much of the original site is now a campus for the Universities of Glasgow and Paisley. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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