Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow

The Southern General Hospital, located at 1345 Govan Road in Glasgow, was designed by James Thomson and built between 1867 and 1872. This two-storey, 23-bay former poorhouse hospital block features a symmetrical design with iron-crested French-roofed pavilions and a small square tower above a shallow, advanced 7-bay centerpiece, which is now part of the Southern General Hospital established in 2012. The building is constructed from snecked, stugged, and squared ashlar with polished dressings. It has unmargined windows and horizontal bands between the floors, with small-paned sash windows. The centerpiece includes alternate ground floor windows that are bipartite, while the first floor features segmental-arched windows and round-headed lights in the pavilions. There is a central pilastered tripartite doorway, which is painted and now fitted with modern doors. The building has corniced stacks and slate roofs, including a finialed and leaded axial platform at the south end of the main roof. The rear elevation is similarly styled, with a large rear wing that also has iron-crested French roofs.