Basic Site Details Name: | Hamilton Palace Mausoleum and keeper's lodge | City or county: | Lanarkshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | £130,000. Bryce's scheme superseded previous schemes by David Hamilton (1841-1842) and Henry Edmund Goodridge of Bath (1846) | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Mausoleum | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1841 | 1842 | | Original scheme, by David Hamilton, later superseded | | 1846 | | | Second scheme, by Henry Edmund Goodridge of Bath, later superseded | | 1848 | 1852 | | Second revised scheme by Bryce, superseding earlier schemes | | 1854 | 1855 | | Keeper's lodge | | c. 1912 | | | Stone repairs, probably arising from mining subsidence |
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| | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | D & J Hamilton | | A | 1841 | 1842 | Original scheme, later superseded by Bryce's | | David Hamilton | | A | 1841 | 1842 | Original scheme, later superseded by Bryce's | | James Hamilton | | A | 1841 | 1842 | Original scheme, later superseded by Bryce's | | John Baird the Second | | A | 1841 | 1842 | Original scheme - as assistant to D & J Hamilton | | David Bryce | | B | 1848 | 1852 | New scheme, superseding the original one by David Hamilton | | David Bryce | | C | 1854 | 1855 | Keeper's Lodge | | Cousin, Ormiston & Taylor | | D | c. 1912 | | Stone repairs, probably arising from mining subsidence (Taylor responsible) | | Henry ('Harry') Ramsay Taylor | | D | c. 1912 | | Stone repairs, probably arising from mining subsidence |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Hamilton, 10th Duke of | Client for earlier work | | Hamilton, 11th Duke of | Client c.1912 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RSA | 1851 | | | | 563 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 25 September 1852 | X | | p615 | | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce | | Building Chronicle | 1 September 1856 | | | p87, check |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtauld Institute | Conway Library | | Photo of mausoleum sent by Bryce to RIBA, 1865 | | Hamilton Burgh Library | Drawings for Hamilton Palace Mausoleum | | Remainder of working drawings | | Hamilton Muniments, Lennoxlove | Hamilton Muniments Drawings | | Sketch proposals, working drawings 6-67, watercolour perspectives (Drawings also for prvious schemes May-July 1848, alternative schemes for terrace and steps July 1850 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Harry Ramsay Taylor's Newsaper Cutting Book (report on Charlton monument has a biography & joblist) | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | Two undated sketches |
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