Documents

There are no additional online documents for this record.

Summary

Description

Messrs Melvin & Son, architects, 1895. Single storey, 3 bay lodge to former infectious diseases hospital. Squared and snecked bull faced pink sandstone to SW elevation, squared and snecked sandstone rubble to remainder, polished ashlar dressings. Base course; stop chamfered long and short dressings; projecting cills on scrolled panels; long and short dressings and quoins; overhanging eaves with timber bargeboards (gableheads originally half timbered, now infilled).

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: asymmetrical; doorway to centre bay of ground floor, panelled timber door; bipartite window to flanking bay to left; gabled bay advanced to right, bipartite window to centre, open segmental pediment above.

SE ELEVATION: blank.

NE ELEVATION: not seen 2001.

NW ELEVATION: gabled.

Predominantly timber sash and case windows with margine-pane glazing pattern to upper sashes. Graded green grey slate roof, terracotta tiled ridges with finials to gableheads. Corniced gablehead stacks and stacks breaking pitch, circular cans. Cast iron rainwater goods with decorative hoppers.

INTERIOR: not seen 2001.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: gateway to W of lodge, low sandstone quadrant walls surmounted by railings flanking, square plan sandstone ashlar piers at angle, with segmental arched caps.

Statement of Special Interest

Sauchie Hospital opened in 1895 as the Clackmannan County Infectious Diseases Hospital and was one of the first hospitals of its kind in Scotland. Infectious diseases hospitals such as this were generally built following the 1867 and 1897 Public Health Acts which required Local Authorities to provide and maintain hospitals for epidemic, endemic and infectious diseases.

The hospital site was a field near Parkhead Farm, after which the road is named. The site was chosen as it had "a natural fall towards the south-west, and the buildings are to be placed so that the wards will have as much of the sun as possible" (County Register, 1893, p13). Air tight windows within the doctor's and matron's rooms allowed inspection of the wards. The aforementioned wards were heated by open fires and ventilated naturally. The County Register also notes that "In carrying out the details the utmost care will be exercised to have all internal and external angles in the wards rounded, the ledges will be avoided as far as possible so as to prevent dust collecting." (1893, p14). This building is a good example of the domestic Arts and Crafts, in the free Queen Anne style applied to institutional buildings in the late 19th and early 20th century.

References

Bibliography

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

The legal part of the listing is the address/name of site which is known as the statutory address. Other than the name or address of a listed building, further details are provided for information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered as a consequence of inaccuracies in the information provided. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing. Even if a number or name is missing from a listing address it will still be listed. Listing covers both the exterior and the interior and any object or structure fixed to the building. Listing also applies to buildings or structures not physically attached but which are part of the curtilage (or land) of the listed building as long as they were erected before 1 July 1948.

While Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating listed buildings, the planning authority is responsible for determining what is covered by the listing, including what is listed through curtilage. However, for listed buildings designated or for listings amended from 1 October 2015, legal exclusions to the listing may apply.

If part of a building is not listed, it will say that it is excluded in the statutory address and in the statement of special interest in the listed building record. The statement will use the word 'excluding' and quote the relevant section of the 1997 Act. Some earlier listed building records may use the word 'excluding', but if the Act is not quoted, the record has not been revised to reflect subsequent legislation.

Listed building consent is required for changes to a listed building which affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. The relevant planning authority is the point of contact for applications for listed building consent.

Find out more about listing and our other designations at www.historicenvironment.scot/advice-and-support. You can contact us on 0131 668 8914 or at designations@hes.scot.