Basic Site Details Name: | Quarrier's Homes, Epileptic Colony | Town, district or village: | Bridge of Weir | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | On site of part of Hattrick Farm, bought by William Quarrier in 1902 - adjoining main Quarrier's Homes site.
Cost for each home: £4,000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Colony of Mercy | | | | Orphan Homes of Scotland, Epileptic Colony | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Childrens' home | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1902 | | | Site bought | | 1905 | | | Home No 1 completed | | 1908 | 1909 | | Home No 2, for women | | 1910 | | | Gymnasium, recreation hall and workshop for men | | 1911 | | | Home No 3, for women |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Quarrier, William | Died in 1903, before completion of the scheme. |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Quarrier's Homes | On site of Nittingshill Farm, bought in auction for £3560 on 26 April 1876 by William Quarrier for foundation of children's homes. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gammie, Alexander | 1937 | A Romance of Faith | | Pickering & Inglis | | | Magnusson, Anna | 1984 | The Village | | Quarriers Homes | | | Ross, James | 1971 | The Power I Pledge | | Glasgow University Press | | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1910 | | | | 738 | | Urquhart, John | 1901 | The Life Story of William Quarrier | | R L Allan & Son | | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p88 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 28 April 1906 | v13 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p340 Obituary of R A Bryden |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | DMW Archive | William Quarrier biography (www.quarrierscanadianfamily.com/wmbiog.html) | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden: L v16 no1152; John Bothwell Steel: L v5 no319 (microfilm reel 30) |
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