Description

J Douglas Miller, 1938-1947. Monumental, symmetrical, 5-storey block. Polished ashlar cladding to front and side elevations; ferro-concrete frame; Atlas white cement to E-plan rear with harled elevations; SE and SW angles dramatically raked.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 5-bay, each bay containing paired single windows; centre bay recessed with ground floor canopy and balconied eaves gallery linking advanced projecting bays. Entrance to centre at ground floor which is slightly in advance of more deeply recessed upper floors. Centre bay from 1st floor; slightly advanced and tapered breaking wallhead in block-parapet.

N ELEVATION: strip-glazing; vertically-glazed stair bays at E and W arms; horizontal glazing to return rear elevations.

E AND W ELEVATIONS: pair single windows to all floors.

Single windows; lower casements and 2-pane top hoppers; taller ground floor windows with transoms; strip-glazing to rear.

INTERIOR: plain 1930s fittings; parquet flooring; recreation hall with grid-glazed flat roof.

Statement of Interest

Dean of Guild Court plans approved on 11 November 1938; building progress interrupted by the Second World War; building work finally completed 1947. Built in the health and leisure-conscious spirit of many 1930's public buildings- for nursing staff outside the precincts of the hospital so that "social instincts could find room for development in a free atmosphere" (72nd Annual Report, Royal Hospital for Incurables, 1947, chapter III, HEALTH BOARD ARCHIVE).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17795231

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)