Basic Site Details Name: | The Cliff, House and Stables | Town, district or village: | Wemyss Bay | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £4,421 in 1874. Cost for work in 1884 £4,286 and £1,442. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1874 | | | | | 1881 | | | Enlarged | | 1884 | | | Alterations | | 1901 | 1907 | | Additions and stables. |
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 | | John Honeyman | | A | 1874 | | | | John Honeyman | | B | 1884 | | Further work (also 1881 additions) | | John Fairweather | | C | 1901 | 1907 | Additions and stables |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Clark, Stewart, MP | For 1884 work | | Martini, Henry | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1900 | | part 1 | | p90 | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp108 and 112 | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p145 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job book (for 1874 and 1884 work) | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 156 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Fairweather: F no1593 (microfilm reel 13) |
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