This is a place I have known about for a long time but never got around to seeing it. Always other things to do (none exploring related) when in Scotland. But the better half had to work for the morning. So I got up early and headed off to finally have a look. The girlfriend was not interested in going as she had been many times about ten years ago, she has even been in when it open for a broken bone. I got there and it was the usual typical Scottish weather, very heavy drizzle and still like night. Soon found a way in and it felt so dark inside with the rubbish weather. Spent a few hours wandering and getting some shots. Even though it’s knackered, it still had a charm, and through the destruction you can see its former grandeur. I did not get any externals as by the time I got out the weather had changed from drizzle to a downpour. A nice relaxed visit what I enjoyed more than I should have done.
The infirmary was designed by T.G Abercombie. The nurses home was built first though a year earlier, this could accommodate 40 nurses. A gate lodge was built with a dispensary built into it as well. When the main infirmary opened at the cost of seventy three thousand pounds, it would provide enough room for 150 beds and ten rooms for private patients. It officially opened in 1896 and built of red sandstone, this stone is well used in the area. A new hospital up the road replaced the old infirmary in 1987. A lot was converted into flats in 1995 including the old nurses home. The main infirmary was used as an old people’s home, till 2008 when it closed. Since then the building has fallen into severe dilapidation, with heavy vandalism and attempts at fire. Must be concerning for residents were the converted bits join on to the derelict bits.
Starting off with the main staircase in the main entry. The wood panelled admin rooms in this area must have been grand in its day. Sadly fire has got the better of this area.
Decay and rot are setting in heavily.
Each ward had a circular pergola style end to them.
Entry to the former chapel.
The tiling remains intact on the chapel alter.
Some parts are collapsing now.
One of the many generic wards.
Some old remains tiles.
Some of the various staircases detail shots.
The infirmary was designed by T.G Abercombie. The nurses home was built first though a year earlier, this could accommodate 40 nurses. A gate lodge was built with a dispensary built into it as well. When the main infirmary opened at the cost of seventy three thousand pounds, it would provide enough room for 150 beds and ten rooms for private patients. It officially opened in 1896 and built of red sandstone, this stone is well used in the area. A new hospital up the road replaced the old infirmary in 1987. A lot was converted into flats in 1995 including the old nurses home. The main infirmary was used as an old people’s home, till 2008 when it closed. Since then the building has fallen into severe dilapidation, with heavy vandalism and attempts at fire. Must be concerning for residents were the converted bits join on to the derelict bits.
Starting off with the main staircase in the main entry. The wood panelled admin rooms in this area must have been grand in its day. Sadly fire has got the better of this area.
Decay and rot are setting in heavily.
Each ward had a circular pergola style end to them.
Entry to the former chapel.
The tiling remains intact on the chapel alter.
Some parts are collapsing now.
One of the many generic wards.
Some old remains tiles.
Some of the various staircases detail shots.
