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Early 20th century cricket pavilion in the grounds of the former Sunnyside Hospital (NO76SW0063), which ceased to be used as a hospital in 2012. Single-storey, octagonal, boarded timber home team cricket pavilion, with deep overhanging eaves, timber soffits and brackets, a corrugated iron pavilion roof and a tall finial at the apex. It has a stone base, vertical and diagonal painted timber boarding and square window openings (boarded) to some faces, some with extant fixed glazing. A boarded entrance opening to the south has flanking window openings. There is a fixed, slatted timber bench to the exterior. The interior (partially seen 2012) is timber lined, with timber bench seating around and storage under the bench seats. This is a good example of a little altered, early 20th century timber cricket pavilion, set within the important Sunnyside Hospital site and it is remarkable for its survival. This pavilion was built to provide accommodation for the Home Team when cricket matches were played at the hospital, with the Away Team Pavilion (NO76SW0175) being diagonally across the large grassy area to the southeast. They are both important elements in the overall complex of buildings which make up the Sunnyside site. The Sunnyside Asylum developed in the 19th century as a replacement for the first lunatic asylum in Scotland at Montrose. The former hospital consisted of a related group of buildings, informally set in a semi-parkland setting on a hillside overlooking Montrose. The hospital site is significant in remaining largely intact and retaining the integrity of a self-contained psychiatric hospital. Patients at the hospital were encouraged to take part in outdoor activities and a variety of sports facilities were provided in the grounds, including a large grassy area for cricket and football, tennis courts, a curling pond and a bowling green. Standing building survey of the pavilion was carried out in 2018 ahead of redevelopment of the hospital site.
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