Building record MAB40840 - SUNNYSIDE HOSPITAL, HILLSIDE

Summerhouse, dating from the early 20th century and part of the former Sunnyside Hospital complex (NO76SW0063), which ceased to be used as a hospital site in 2012.

Summerhouse, dating from the early 20th century and part of the former Sunnyside Hospital complex (NO76SW0063), which ceased to be used as a hospital site in 2012. Single-storey, octagonal, rustic timber summerhouse with a red tiled finialled pavilion roof and decorative timber valance. Groups of three rectangular window openings with raised margins to six sides, the windows separated by full-height timbers. Boarded timber entrance door to the east, with a finialled gable above. Diamond glazing pattern still in evidence with the windows boarded to the exterior. The interior is believed to be timber lined.  The summerhouse was built mainly for the use of the private patients, who were accommodated at the nearby Carnegie House (NO76SW0159). Built in a rustic style, typical of summerhouses found at country estates, set near to the gardens of the hospital it promoted the philosophy that the patients would benefit from a pleasant, country house environment. It is a fine surviving example of a decorative timber summerhouse, forming a significant part of the wider Sunnyside Hospital complex. 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 site is significant in remaining largely intact and retaining the integrity of a self-contained psychiatric hospital.

Period Notes
The site ceased to be used as a hospital in 2012. Listed 12/06/2013

Record last edited

Jan 5 2023 12:57PM