Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
Glasgow, 520 Bilsland Drive, Ruchill Hospital, Main Steps
Hospital (19th Century), Steps (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 520 Bilsland Drive, Ruchill Hospital, Main Steps
Classification Hospital (19th Century), Steps (19th Century)
Canmore ID 255975
Site Number NS56NE 155.05
NGR NS 58370 68438
NGR Description Centred on NS 58370 68438
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/255975
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
The broad, straight stone staircase leads up a steep slope. It is comprised of two flights separated by a landing. Each flight is further separated by a smaller landing. The staircase leads from the entrance of the site and forms an axial approach to the water tower (LB33750).
The staircase has a pierced balustrade with geometric stylised oval balusters decorated with a circular design. This is topped with plain coping stones forming a handrail. There is a landing between each double-flight of steps, and the double-flights are separated by a concrete walkway. The first pair of flights is made up of 27 steps (including the landing), the second pair of flights is made up of 28 steps (including the landing). At the bottom of the staircase is a pair of octagonal newel posts, with later domed octagonal caps. Each landing is bordered by four corniced square piers. Some sections of balustrade, coping and newel posts have been restored on both sets of flights using the original stonework. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)
Standing Building Recording (4 July 2012 - 5 July 2012)
AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Colliers International on behalf of their clients Scottish Enterprise to undertake an historic building survey of the former infectious diseases hospital complex of Ruchill Hospital at 520 Bilsland Drive, Glasgow. This work was required as a condition on the planning consent on the demolition the buildings (bar the A Listed water tower) at the request of the Glasgow City Council. The hospital complex was completed in 1900 as an infectious diseases hospital to the east of Ruchill Park and consisted of a number of ward pavilions and administration and other ancillary blocks. It was expanded in the early 20th century to include additional ward pavilions to the south of the site. The hospital was amalgamated into the National Health Service in 1948 and some of the ward pavilions to the east were also demolished to make way for a new laundry building. The NHS moved out of the site in 1998 and since that time the buildings have lain empty. They were not made watertight and, as a result, they have suffered from extensive water damage to such an extent it is now no longer possible to access the interior of the buildings as ceilings have fallen in, timbers have failed and plaster has failed due to the brick walls. At the time of survey, 12 buildings remained on site and these were recorded as a preservation by record through photographic and drawn survey.
Information from Oasis (aocarcha1-129872) 5 March 2014
