Strathmartine Hospital

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Strathmartine Hospital
NHS Tayside
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Entrance to Strathmartine Hospital
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Shown in Angus
Geography
LocationCraigmaill Road, Strathmartine, Scotland
Coordinates 56°30′17″N3°00′03″W / 56.5046°N 3.0009°W / 56.5046; -3.0009
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Specialist
Services
SpecialityGeriatric hospital
History
Opened1855
Closed2003
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

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]

History

The 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]

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References

  1. "Baldovan, Strathmartine Hospital, Former Baldovan Institute". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Coe & Goodwin". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Strathmartine Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Collection THB 8 - Strathmartine Hospital". Archive Services Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. "NHS records left despite warnings". BBC News. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. "Strathmartine project reveals Hospital Histories". Dundee University. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. "Strathmartine Hospital". Buildings at Risk. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. "Strathmartine Hospital used to be one of our finest buildings now it lies in ruins". Evening Telegraph. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2020.