Description

Wood and Ainslie of London architects, 1896-8 (1896 rainwater
heads). Asymmetrical hospital with Scots baronial detailing
(modern health centre addition at NW). Irregular-plan; one
and 2-storey ranges with main axis and stair in massive dummy
tower house; ranges to S and to W of latter all single storey
and arranged around west-facing terraced courtyard
overlooking garden, open and arcaded battered basement at W.
East-facing main door in range nearest SE. Bull-nosed,
snecked (whita stone) masonry, roll-moulded windows mostly
paired or grouped, occasionally corniced or with gabled or
segmental dormerheads above eaves level, gables with skews
run horizontally over massive plain skewputts. Tower has
crenellated deep parapet with cable moulding raised over
small attic windows and with spouts, coped central stack E
and W, each with chimney breast rising from ground level;
door to terrace in SW tower angle, corbelled circular stair
turret above also crenellated. Terrace with canted
west-facing window corbelled to square below gable;
serpentine balustrades, steps to garden. Coped stacks; slate
roofs.
Swept-roofed ventilator at N end of long N range; addition is
yellow brick.
INTERIOR: octagonal operating theatre towards S, with steel
and steel-lined doors, blocked fireplace, central cupola.
GATE LODGE detailed as on main building to W; 2 storeys,
off-centre gable to hospital driveway, porch in re-entrant
angle, wavy wall-head parapet continued over return elevation
to David Street, elaborate crest set in curved corner.
Elaborate wrought-iron gates, standards and railings.
Detached small octagonal MORTUARY to SE with facetted roof,
leaded bell-cast apex ventilator.
GARDEN mostly enclosed by coped bull-nosed ashlar boundary
walls with buttresses, walls at N and W stugged, and with
wrought-iron railings.

Statement of Interest

Endowed by Thomas Hope, a native of Langholm.

Architects appointed following competition. In "The Border

style of architecture".

RIBA obituary notes scheme by Campbell Douglas and Sellars of

Glasgow.

Memorial stone laid 21.9.1896; opened 28.5.1898 (plaque

within main door gives details). B Group.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17809254

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