Basic Site Details Name: | Wemyss Bay House | Town, district or village: | Wemyss Bay | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Drawing owned by Rev A A R Torrie in 1996 (cited by Davis).
seat of the late Lord Inverclyde | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Wemyss Bay Castle | | | | Wemyss 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 | | 1853 | | Design exhibited | | | 1856 | | Design exhibited | | | 1860 | 1874 | | Southern additions | | 2 September 1960 | | Destruction/demolition | Mr. J. Lawrence, chairman of a private firm of Glasgow house builders, bought the castle in 1959. The firm plans to demolish the castle and start work on 500 flats, bungalows and villas in the Spring of 1961 per Builder p450 | | 1984 | | Destruction/demolition | |
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 | | Robert William Billings | | A | 1853 | | | | Robert William Billings | | B | 1860 | 1874 | Southern additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Brown, William | Client in 1853 | | Burns, George (Sir) | Client in 1860-74 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Davis, Michael C | 1996 | Scots Baronial: Mansions & Castle Restorations in the West of Scotland | | Ardrishaig: Spindrift Publishing | p23 | | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | 1856, no 1090, 1095 | | Millar, A H | 1889 | Castles and Mansions of Renfrewshire | | | | | Powell, H and Leatherbarrow, David | 1982 | Masterpieces of Architectural Drawing | | | plate 61 | | RCAHMS | | Inventory of Argyll | vol 3 | | pp145-6 | | Royal Academy | 1856 | | | | 1090 | | Royal Academy | 1857 | | | | 1095 | | RSA | 1853 | | | | 486 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 2 September 1960 | | | 'Demolition of Wemyss Castle' p450 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | Drawing |
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