Basic Site Details Name: | Lewis Castle with lodges | Town, district or village: | Stornoway | Island: | Lewis | City or county: | Ross and Cromarty | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Sketch and colour interiors by Charles Wilson formerly in possession of J Hepburn. Lodge at Bayhead and Creed Lodge and driveway bridge are B Listed; Marybank Lodge is C Listed. Sea walls lodges etc on sea side are A listed. Also Porter's Lodge (not listed?).
N.B. In a painting which hangs in the Masonic Lodge in Stornoway recording the laying of the foundation stone of Lews Castle three architects appear: Charles Wilson, Charles Howitt and Alexander Mackenzie. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Lews Castle | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1847 | c. 1851 | | (Completed after Wilson's death, according to HS, though other sources say about 1851). Also lodges, driveway bridge and seawalls | | 1847 | | Plans dated | | | November 1847 | | Foundation stone | | | 1851 | | Completion | Building largely completed but some work and perhaps other estate buildings may have continued after this date. | | c. 1875 | | | Curving palmcourt and conservatory at South East added | | 1919 | | Addition | Ballroom with Ionic colums and Adam-style ceiling | | 2015 | | Redevelopment | Castle restoration and new Museum |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Samuel Grant Alexander | | | | | Conversion of original castle to hospital - date unknown | | Charles Wilson | | | 1847 | 1851 | Also lodges, driveway bridge and seawalls | | Alexander F Sutherland | | | 1875 | | Curving palmcourt and conservatory at South East added | | Ernest Prestwich | | D | 1919 | | Alterations to ballroom including introduction of Ionic columns and Adam-style ceiling. | | Malcolm Fraser Architects | | G | 2015 | | Castle restoration and new Museum | | Malcolm Fraser | | G | 2105 | | Castle restoration and new Museum |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Leverhulme, Lord | 1919 additions | | Matheson, James, Sir | Original house |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p631 | | LDN Architects | 2007 | Conservation Plan for Lews Castle | | | | | Miers, Mary | 2008 | The Western Seaboard | | The Rutland Press | p278 | | Sinclair, Fiona J, ed | 1995 | Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of Style | | Glasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995 | p23 | | Thomson, David | 1882 | Memoir of Charles Wilson | 13 March 1882 | Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Andrew P K Wright | Information via website | | Sent November 2008 | | Courtesy of Malcolm Fraser | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent September 2015 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18677 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18815 | Gatelodge at Bayhead | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18816 | Creed Lodge | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18817 | Marybank Lodge | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18826 | Driveway bridge | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 19206 | Lodges, walls and sea walls and tower | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | |
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