Cowane's Hospital
The Cowane's Hospital is a former workhouse in the Scottish city of Stirling in the same council area . It stands between the Church of the Holy Rude and the Old City Prison of Stirling . In 1965 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest monument category A. A former additional classification as a Scheduled Monument was lifted in 1999. Together with the associated sundial, Cowane's Hospital also forms a Category A monument ensemble. The sundial is classified separately as a Category B building.
history
On his death in 1633, the politician John Cowane , who lived in John Cowane's House in Stirling, donated a sum of money to the establishment of a poor house. The design was made by the royal stonemason John Mylne , who was planning the Tron Kirk in Edinburgh at the same time . Construction began in 1637 by James Rynd and was largely completed in 1643. Cowane's Hospital had room for twelve people. Additions were made around 1648. The building was probably converted into a guild house around 1724. For this purpose, the room divisions were removed and Cowane's Hospital was divided into two large halls. During the cholera epidemic in 1832, in which around a third of Stirling's residents died, Cowane's Hospital served as an isolation hospital. During a redesign in 1852, the building was given its current layout.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Cowane's Hospital in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ History of Cowane's Hospital
Web links
- Information on Cowane's Hospital
- Entry on Cowane's Hospital in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 7 ′ 13.8 " N , 3 ° 56 ′ 42.2" W.