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Hospital

Sidlaw Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Sidlaw Sanatorium, 1902-?
Sidlaw Sanatorium for Children
Address
Auchterhouse, DD3 0QU
Foundation Year
1902
Status
Closed (since 1980)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Eastern
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Dundee General
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Tayside
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Tayside
District Authority (1974-1982)
Dundee
District Authority (Post-1982)
Dundee
Pre-1974 County
Forfarshire
Post-1974 County
Tayside
Post-1996 County
Tayside

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Children, Tuberculosis
Pre-1948 information
Sanatorium for Children
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
Convalescent by about 1970

Other information

A sanatorium for the free treatment of Tuberculosis was first proposed in 1899. A site was donated by Earl of Airlie at Auchterhouse in the Sidlaw Hills outside Dundee and the Sanatorium was opned by his wife, the Countess of Airlie in Sep 1902. It received its first patient in Mar 1903. It operated as a charitable concern until 1910, when management was transferred to the Dundee Royal Infirmary. The Sanatorium was latterly used as a convalescent home and also catered for respite care patients. It cloed from 4 Nov 1980, patients were transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee

Record locations

  • Dundee University Archive, Records Management and Museum Services

    Record types

    Administrative
    1899 - 1910
    General
    1899 - 1910

    Finding aids

    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Ref THB 12