Basic Site Details Name: | Knockderry Castle and lodge (Knockderry Cottage) | Town, district or village: | Cove | City or county: | Dunbartonshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Lodge is C Listed. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Knockderry Cottage | | Formerly Knockderry Castle North Lodge |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Shore Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1855(?) | | | Original house | | 1869 | | | Addition for William Millar | | c. 1885 | | | Additions | | 1896 | 1897 | | Extension for John Templeton and lodge |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Campbell, John | Whole druggist. Original client? | | Millar, William, Glasgow warehouseman | 1869 Additions | | Templeton, John, of Templeton carpet manufacturers | 1896-96 extension by Leiper |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1897 | | part 1 | | p68 (Leiper's addition) | | APSD | | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | Original house | | Barclay, David | 1904 | Greek Thomson: his life and opinions | | Architectural Review May 1904 | | | Law, Graham | 1954 | Greek Thomson | cxv, May 1954 | Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS) | Illustration of Thomson house | | McFadzean, Ronald | 1979 | The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson | | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul | | | Reeve, Richard | 2005 | A Victorian Burgh: the story of Cove and Kilcreggan | | | p431 | | RSA | 1897 | | | | 509 (Leiper extension) | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp131-2 | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p207 | | Walker, Frank Arneil and Sinclair, Fiona | 1992 | North Clyde estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 18 July 1890 | | | | | Building News | 3 September 1897 | | | | | Glasgow Herald | 22 April 1898 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow City Archives | Frank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43452 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43453 | Lodge (Knockderry Cottage) | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Re: Honeyman work | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 107 and 212 | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Information on involvement of Scott Morton & Co |
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