OS1/10/12/22
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRICHTON INSTITUTION [Southern Counties Asylum] | Crichton Institution Southern Counties Assylum Crichton Institution Southern Counties Assylum |
W.A.F Brown Esqr. Annual Report |
055 | [Situation] 1 Mile S.S.E. [South South East] of St. Michaels church Dumfries A large building built of red sand stone erected in 1848-9 at a cost of £10,000. It is a lunatic Asylum in connection with the Crichton Royal Institution the building is 2 and 3 stories high. It is exclusively for the accommodation of paupers or patients who pay the same rates of Board as paupers viz £15 per annum exclusive of clothing. It is Capable of accommodating at present about 160 patients, but when the whole design will be completed which will consist of another wing with the extension of the centre range it will be capable of accommodating about 400 patients. It will consist of patients from the three Southern Counties (as the name imports) in from Wigtonshire Kirkcudbrightshire & Dumfriesshire. It was resolved at a meeting of influential members from the above counties that these districts should cooperate in carrying the objects of this institution & if necessary to gave towards the expenditure. It was hence named the Southern Counties Asylum. |
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