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Glasgow, Church Street, Western Infirmary, General & Elder Memorial Chapel
Chapel (20th Century) (1913), Hospital (Period Unassigned), Mortuary (19th Century) - (20th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, Church Street, Western Infirmary, General & Elder Memorial Chapel
Classification Chapel (20th Century) (1913), Hospital (Period Unassigned), Mortuary (19th Century) - (20th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) War Memorials
Canmore ID 162147
Site Number NS56NE 1768
NGR NS 56401 66657
NGR Description Centred NS 56401 66657
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/162147
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- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS56NE 1768 56450 66655
NS56NE 1462 56386 66620 Tennent Memorial Block
NS56NE 4844 56888 66696 Outpatients and Dispensary
NS56NE 4845 56393 66730 Pathological Block
NMRS REFERENCE:
Glasgow, Dumbarton Road, Western Infirmary, Accident and Emergency Dept.
Architect: Keppie Henderson and Partners, 1965-1974.
Glasgow, Church Road, Western Infirmary.
Architect:
John Burnet, 1871 (older portion)
Sir John James Burnet (additions and alterations)
1894-1923 (additions and extensions)
1894-1914 (Pathologiacal Institute)
1902-1905 (Dispensary)
1909-1912 (New South-West Wing)
1910-1914 (New Clinical Laboratory)
1911-1912 (New Dietitic Kitchen)
1913-1914 (Laundry Extension)
1913-1916 (New Admission Block)
1920-1921 (Massage Building)
1922-1923 (New Chapel)
(Nurse's Lecture Theatre)
(Nurse's Home Extension)
Keppie Henderson and Partners, 1965-1974 Accident and Emergency Department, Dumbarton Road.
Plans:
'The Builder', May 19th, 1894 - print plans.
'The Builder', July 9th, 1898
Project (4 May 2016 - 10 June 2016)
NS 56450 66655 (centred) Pre-demolition Basic survey of 23 individual buildings associated with the former Western General Hospital, University of Glasgow Gilmore Hill Campus. Five of the buildings are Grade B Listed. External and internal photographic survey carried out to provide appropriate mitigation for Stage 2 Architectural Watching Brief during demolition.
Information from M. Cressey - CFA Archaeology Ltd.
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-256203
Standing Building Recording (4 May 2016 - 10 June 2016)
The Elder Memorial Chapel dates to c.1913 and was designed by Sir John James Burnet. It is a Group Category B Listed building with the Outpatients and Dispensary building. The Chapel is accessed at first floor level via an enclosed bridge link connected to the G Block. The lower half of the chapel’s exterior is largely obscured by adjacent infill buildings. The south-facing elevation (has five buttresses between which are six round-headed stained-glass windows. A buttress that breaks the eaves has a small conical turret. The roof is slate with crow-stepped gables. The west-facing elevation is ashlar built with large roundheaded windows at the ground floor. At first floor level is a pair or round headed windows. The east-facing elevation is faced with white ceramic tiles with ashlar dressings on a window and quoins. The north side of the chapel cannot be seen, as it is hidden by the Gardiner Institute of Medicine.
The chapel has a rectangular plan with an Arts and Crafts interior. The chancel roof is exposed and comprises a hammer beam arrangement supported on stone corbels. The walls were of plain stone and lined with a light coloured panelling to just above dado height. Situated at the east end was the stone altar embellished with carved columns. The stone and wooden pulpit was also embellished with carved panels. The ceiling above the altar is panelled with a dental cornice. The chancel arch is roll moulded. On the north side is a chancel aisle, much of which is occupied by the church organ. The rest of the aisle is lit by stained glass windows. The floor is wooden herringbone.
Information from M. Cressey - CFA Archaeology Ltd.
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-256203
Standing Building Recording (1 November 2017 - 3 November 2017)
NS 564 666 As part of a wider redevelopment scheme at the former Western Infirmary a detailed measured survey was made, 1–3 November 2017, of a linking corridor between the Elder Memorial Chapel and the former Western Infirmary, which is scheduled for demolition. The work aimed to provide survey drawings which would facilitate the rebuilding of
the corridor at a later date. The survey produced a series of internal and external elevation drawings to which numbers were added identifying each element of the structure.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Graham Construction
Jenni Morrison – Addyman Archaeology
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
Dictionary of Scottish Architects (Building)
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
