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East Fortune Hospital
Hospital (20th Century), Military Airfield Site (First World War)
Site Name East Fortune Hospital
Classification Hospital (20th Century), Military Airfield Site (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) East Fortune Airfield; South Eastern Counties Sanitorium
Canmore ID 145407
Site Number NT57NE 106
NGR NT 5535 7940
NGR Description Centred NT 5535 7940
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/145407
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Athelstaneford
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
The airfield technical buildings and accommodation camps occupied the site of the later hospital. Many of the buildings were re-used after the First World War for East Fortune hospital: most can be identified - the lecture hall of the station; the officers’ servants’ quarters; the Warrant Officers’ office; the sick bay and first aid station; a garage; and 13 out of 14 barrack huts and their central catering hall.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 17 June 2013.
NT57NE 106.00 centred 5535 7940
NT57NE 106.01 NT 55416 79438 Boiler House
NT57NE 106.02 NT 55244 79417 Garage
NT57NE 106.03 NT 55144 79427 Superintendant's House
NT57NE 106.04 NT 55086 79408 Canteen
NT57NE 106.05 NT 55438 79395 Dining Hall
NT57NE 106.06 NT 55009 79332 Recreation Hall
NT57NE 106.07 NT 55015 79372 Nurses' Home
NT57NE 106.08 NT 55035 79332 Staff Dining and Sitting Rooms
NT57NE 106.09 NT 55202 79452 Nursing Admin block
NT57NE 106.10 NT 55503 79443 Telephone Call Box
NT57NE 106.11 NT 55121 79423 Offices
NT57NE 106.12 NT 55224 79408 Driver's Office
NT57NE 106.13 NT 55207 79411 Stores
NT57NE 106.14 NT 55166 79436 Welfare Office
See also NT57NW 75.00 NT 5471 7928 East Fortune Farm House
and NT57NW 120 NT 5497 7942 East Fortune Hospital, New Row
See also NT57NW 72.00 for the military airfield which preceded the hospital and had many buildings adapted to hospital needs.
NMRS REFERENCE:
East Fortune Sanatorium:
Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh new
Attic 2, Bin 31, Bag 4 1915-1923
East Fortune, SE Counties Sanatorium:
Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh new & additions
Bin 16, Bag 3 1922-1945
East Fortune, SE Counties Sanatorium:
Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh new
Sydney Mitchell and Wilson 1922
East Fortune, SE Counties Sanatorium:
Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh consultants drawings
Attic 2, Bin 30, Bag 3 1925
East Fortune, SE Counties Sanatorium:
Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh
Attic 2, Bin 31, Bag 2 Geo Haden, Engineers 1924
East Fortune, SE Counties Sanatorium:
Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh new buildings
Bin 36, Bag 3 Dick Peddie, MacKay & Jamieson 1967
East Fortune, SE Counties Sanatorium:
Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh heating plans
Bin 15, Bag 2 G N Harden & Sons 1923
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
