Maxwell House, Crichton Royal Hospital, Bankend Road, Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0498 / 55°2'59"N

Longitude: -3.5905 / 3°35'25"W

OS Eastings: 298481

OS Northings: 573969

OS Grid: NX984739

Mapcode National: GBR 3BC1.GL

Mapcode Global: WH5WQ.TBDL

Plus Code: 9C7R2CX5+WQ

Entry Name: Maxwell House, Crichton Royal Hospital, Bankend Road, Dumfries

Listing Name: The Crichton, Maxwell House

Listing Date: 1 November 1995

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388986

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42474

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dumfries, Bankend Road, Crichton Royal Hospital, Maxwell House

ID on this website: 200388986

Location: Dumfries

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Nith

Parish: Dumfries

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

Tagged with: Hospital building

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Description

1910 1912. 2 storey, near symmetrical, H plan villa with shaped gables. Bull faced red sandstone with ashlar dressings. Cill courses, dentilled cornice.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: round arched doorway to centre with large glazed fanlight. 2 windows off centre left at 1st floor rising into shaped gable with oculus. Asymmetrically arranged windows at ground and 1st floor.

S (GARDEN) ELEVATION: recessed central block with full width verandah, glazed roof, timber posts. 7 windows above at 1st floor. Advanced 3 bays end returns. Each with paired windows to right and left at ground and 3 windows at 1st floor.

W ELEVATION: doorway to far right, tripartite window to left, 2 windows at 1st floor above rising into shaped gable with oculus. Squared window bay at to left at ground, slate roof. Paired window at 1st floor above. 2 windows to outer left at ground and 1st floor.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: recessed central block with symmetrical arrangement of windows.

INTERIOR: not seen.

2 pane timber sash and case windows with variety of glazing patterns including 12 pane and 8 pane. Piended grey/green slate roof. Octagonal ventilators with lead roof. Coped wallhead sandstone stacks. Cast iron rainwater goods. Modern disabled ramps.

Statement of Interest

Maxwell House was built as a closed villa for paupers. Relatively unaltered exterior.

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