Basic Site Details Name: | Ardencraig | Town, district or village: | Craigmore, Rothesay | Island: | Bute | City or county: | Bute | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Commissioned by John Miller, a Liverpool wood merchant, shipowner and patron of the arts. The Buteman notes how he was "...much respected .... at one time well-known and highly esteemed here." In his GUIDE TO ROTHESAY, Wilson describes Ardencraig as a "...large and exceedingly handsome mansion, built after a plan modernised from the French by its highly-esteemed and excellent proprietor." The surrounding gardens and nearby coach-house and lodge all derive from around the same period. Fairlie's additions and internal alterations were commissioned by Lord and Lady Crichton Stuart and renowned garden esigner, Percy Cane, laid out new gardens around the same time. More recently subdivided internally to form separate holiday flats. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Ardencraig Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | Early 1800s | Mid 1800s | | Original house | | 1935 | | | Alterations and additionss Alterations and additions |
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 | | Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie | | | 1935 | | Alterations and additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Crichton-Stuart, Lord Colum | Alts and adds in 1935 | | Miller, John | Original client |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Millar, A H | 1889 | Castles and Mansions of Renfrewshire | | | | | Nuttgens, Patrick | 1959 | Reginald Fairlie 1883-1952: A Scottish Architect | | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | p51 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | The Buteman, Advertiser for the Western Isles (lat | 28 October 1876 | | | obituary of John Miller |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Argyll & Bute Council Offices | Plan collection | | Fairlie plans | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 40467 | |
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