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Glasgow, Western Infirmary, Phase One Building
Hospital (20th Century) (1964)
Site Name Glasgow, Western Infirmary, Phase One Building
Classification Hospital (20th Century) (1964)
Alternative Name(s) Phase 1
Canmore ID 352085
Site Number NS56NE 5122
NGR NS 56496 66579
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/352085
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
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 Western Infirmary Phase 1 was designed by Keppie, Henderson & Partners in 1964. Work eventually started on site in 1972, but it was not fully completed until late 1974. A proposed Phase 2 hospital was never started. The contractor was John Laing Construction and the engineers Ove Arup & Partners. The Conservation Plan notes that the Phase 1 hospital had a ‘racetrack’ plan, with hospital wards arranged in a ring around a central service core. This arrangement was a clear deviation from the long-established ‘Nightingale’ arrangement that had persisted through the 19th and early 20th centuries. The racetrack plan started to be used in Scotland from the late 1950s and was primarily chosen for its efficiency both in terms of building costs and also in the management and provision of care. The imposing steel framed and cast-concrete clad building occupies a near rectangular plan with a central three bay outshot wing on it north-facing elevation. A lower block and glass-fronted walkway occupies the base of the south-facing elevation.
Information from M. Cressey - CFA Archaeology Ltd.
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-256203
