Strathmartine Hospital Explained

Strathmartine Hospital
Org/Group:NHS Tayside
Location:Craigmaill Road, Strathmartine
Country:Scotland
Healthcare:NHS Scotland
Type:Specialist
Speciality:Geriatric hospital
Founded:1855
Closed:2003
Coordinates:56.5046°N -3.0009°W
Map Type:Scotland Angus

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]

Notes and References

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