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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRICHTON ROYAL INSTITUTION | Crichton Royal Institution Crichton Royal Institution Crichton Royal Institution |
William A. F. Brown Esqr. Annual Report (1849) Gazetteer Of Scotland (1845) |
055 | [Situation] About 1 Mile S.S.E. [South South East] of the Town of Dumfries - or 41 chains N.N.E. [North North East] of Kingholm Quay village.- A large building 3 And 4 Storeys high, built of red Sandstone.- It was erected about 13 years ago, the fund appropriated to the building of it was a bequest of upwards of £100,000 by the late Dr. Crichton of Friar Carse. The Institution was originally designed to be An university It is a large and Commodious Asylum for Lunatics And As Such was incorporated by Act of Parliament The building to which the above name particularly Applies was - Since the Completion of the Southern Counties Asylum - appropriated to patients who pay for their Accommodation Rates of Board paid varies from £30 to £350 per Annum, the affairs managed by Trustees and a Board of Directors .- The resident Officers Are a Physician, a Treasurer a Matron a Medical Assistant And house Steward. This department is Capable of Accommodating 120 patients.- |
| PHYSICIAN'S HOUSE [Chrichton Royal Inst.] | Physician's House Physician's House Physician's House |
William A.F. Brown M.D. [Doctor of Medicine ] Thomas Thomson R. Kemp Esqr. |
055 | A good plain And well -constructed House, 2 Storeys high And in good repair.- It was built in 1841 in Connection with the Crichton Royal Institution for the use of the principal Medical Officer. The present resident whereof is William A. F. Brown M.D. [Doctor of Medicine] Attached to the house Are Some Small outhouses and a plot of ornamental ground.- |
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[Page] 247 - Plan 55.7 -- Parish of Dumfries[Physician's House] - " Not a proper name " JB
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