Basic Site Details
| Name: | Balclutha House |
| Town, district or village: | Greenock (near) |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Italian in style. Very large. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1860 | Design exhibited | ||
| 1955 | Destruction/demolition | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 | |
| James Cousland | A | 1860 | |||
| Boucher & Cousland | A | c. 1860 | |||
| James Boucher | A | c. 1860 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Morton, James | Morton had acquired Greenock Iron Works in 1848. House sold 1887. Subsequently owned by Charles Cameron, newspaperman and MP, then tenanted by Robert MacAlpine, contractor from 1904. Sold to Robert Lyons Scott, shopbuilder 1911. Bought by the Admiralty in 1939. Sold for demolition 1955. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1861 | 794 | |||
| RSA | 1860 | 641 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Boucher & Cousland album | ||