Report - Strathmartine Asylum (Baldovan) - Dundee 08/12/2007

[Alir147]

Visited this place today with Delongid95, Gorecki, Cuban bloodhound, Maden_2, Foz101 and Wolfism!

Delongid95 knew heaps about the hospital's history and was also able to explain the different equipment and ward situations etc which was a real good insight.

Went to check out Baldovan house as well, although there's not much left nowadays!

The hospital was primarily a children's asylum for most of it's working life. The toys scattered everywhere and the famous ''world's tiniest toilet'' (Which we never saw this time!) accounted for this!

Quite a tardis!!

Looking from one of the buildings at the top of the site:

The Hall and kids paintings

Entrance hall

Small classroom

One of the wards! 'Accomodation units' in rows where people could spend many years! The Whittingham video shows this sort of situation in use!

Ladysbridge hospital all over again!!

ward

office with computers / type writers

The kids version

Ward lights

Banister with railings

 

[Alir147]

Re: Strathmartine Asylum (Baldovan) - Dundee 08/12/2007 - REPORT

Cheers guys. Thought this was quite interesting... it's the hospital's previous names (from the national archives). Dundee Uni acrhives seems to have heaps of records on the place!

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Baldovan Hospital, 1855; Baldovan Asylum established for the Cure of Imbecile and Idiot Children
1856-1890; Baldovan Asylum for Imbecile Children
1890-?
Baldovan Institution for the Treatment and Education of the Feeble-minded (? - ?)
Baldovan Institution (? - 1960)
Baldovan Hospital (1960 - 1961)

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