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Hospital, still in use. It opened as a general voluntary hospital in 1869, built to a design by William Fettis (or Fetties). A year later, an infectious diseases hospital was built to the North-West (NO66SW0050). It was used as an auxiliary hospital for the Red Cross during World War I. The 2nd edition OS map (1901) shows a T-plan building, with an L-plan building directly to the North-East. By 1922, the L-plan building is extended, and the South-West elevation of the T-plan building has had two projecting bays added. There are two joined buildings to the North, shown on the 2nd edition OS map as both being rectangular, and at this time separated from the hospital. By 1922, the larger of the two joined buildings has been extended into an L-plan. The hospital grounds now includes the two joined buildings to the North, and the space between them and the early-19th century hospital buildings has been filled by a large modern hospital, made up of two L-plan buildings, and a smaller rectangular building. The original T-plan and L-plan wings have been joined into one larger two-storey T-plan building. The South-East front elevation has a projecting pedimented central three bays, with a clock within the pediment. To the West of this is another modern hospital wing. Building recording was carried out in 2024 ahead of proposed redevelopment. The main infirmary building is 2-storey with attic originally constructed in the late 1860s, designed by Mr William Fettis (or Fetties), opening to the public in 1869. It appears to have been built in two or three main phases. Built mainly of sandstone ashlar and rubble construction, the roofs of slate with clay ridge tiles. It was subject to major renovation and alteration in 1928-9 to designs by David Wishart Galloway. Further alterations were carried out in the 1960s including the addition of a single-storey extension on the west side. The mortuary building appears to date from the late 1800s, around the time when the original site was extended to create an infectious diseases hospital unit around 1898. It is single storey, of brick construction, with slate roofs. The kitchen building stands northeast of the main infirmary building, probably constructed around the late 1920s when the main building was adapted and extended. It comprises mostly stone ashlar construction, with a slated roof. The single storey annex was constructed in the mid-late 1960s, the original building with brick external walls. The boiler house is a standalone single storey building, probably constructed around the 1960s, with brick external walls with a rendered finish.
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NO66SW0051 - BRECHIN INFIRMARY