Strathmartine Hospital was a health facility in Craigmaill Road, Strathmartine, Angus, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Tayside. It remains a Category B listed building.[1]
| Strathmartine Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Tayside | |
 Entrance to Strathmartine Hospital | |
  Shown in Angus | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Craigmaill Road, Strathmartine, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°30′17″N 3°00′03″W / 56.5046°N 3.0009°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Geriatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1855 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
editThe facility has its origins in a home for imbecile children established by Sir John and Lady Jane Ogilvy; it was designed by Coe & Goodwin[2] and opened as the Baldovan Institute in around 1855.[3] The present structure was designed by John Turnbull Maclaren and completed in the early 20th century.[3] After joining the National Health Service in 1948, it was renamed Strathmartine Hospital in 1959.[4] During the redevelopment of the site in the mid-1960s the original structure 19th century structure was demolished.[3] It was progressively decommissioned from the late 1980s, closing completely in 2003.[5] In 2014 Heritage Lottery Funding was awarded to a project for people to record their memories of the hospital.[6] The decaying building was subsequently placed on the Buildings at Risk Register.[7][8]
The archives of the hospital are held by Archive Services at the University of Dundee.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Baldovan, Strathmartine Hospital, Former Baldovan Institute". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Coe & Goodwin". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Strathmartine Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Collection THB 8 - Strathmartine Hospital". Archive Services Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "NHS records left despite warnings". BBC News. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Strathmartine project reveals Hospital Histories". Dundee University. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Strathmartine Hospital". Buildings at Risk. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Strathmartine Hospital used to be one of our finest buildings now it lies in ruins". Evening Telegraph. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2020.