Dundee, Monifieth, Ashludie
Hospital (20th Century), Villa (19th Century)
Site Name Dundee, Monifieth, Ashludie
Classification Hospital (20th Century), Villa (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Victoria Street, Ashludie Hospital
Canmore ID 184010
Site Number NO43SE 107
NGR NO 49542 33267
NGR Description Centred NS 49542 33267
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/184010
- Council Angus
- Parish Monifieth (Angus)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
NMRS REFERENCE:
Architect: James MacLaren
NO43SE 107.00 Centred NS 49542 33267 Ashludie House/Hospital
NO43SE 107.01 NS 49405 33279 Walled Garden
NO43SE 330 NS 49474 33305 Stable
NO43SE 312 NS 49384 33099 S Lodge
Standing Building Recording (15 October 2015 - 17 October 2015)
NO 49537 33260 A historic building survey was carried out, 15–17 October 2015, of the abandoned Ashludie House, formerly part of Ashludie Hospital. The work was required prior to the demolition of the later N and E hospital wings, and the conversion of the main house into flats.
Ashludie House was constructed in the 1860s as a country mansion, although by 1916 it had been converted for use as a sanatorium. Later wings were attached to the house to the N and E, and it was also joined by three tri-form hospital wards by the 1930s. The hospital slowly expanded into the mid and late 20th century, but by 2014 the hospital was abandoned. By early 2015 most of the hospital buildings had been demolished with the exception of Ashludie House and its attached wings.
Although the later wings were generally modernised and revealed few features of interest, the main house retains some of the original splendour of a mid-Victorian country house, such as the highly decorated ceilings to the original ground floor reception rooms and entrance, and the finely
carved timber staircase.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Miller Homes
Information from Diana Sproat (AOC Archaeology Group) December 2015.
OASIS ID: aocarcha1-235866
