Basic Site Details
| Name: | Carlung House |
| Town, district or village: | West Kilbride |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1880 | Decoration of billiard room and stair | ||
| 1905 | Design for rebuilding after fire (not executed) | ||
| 1930 | 1932 | New house | |
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 | |
| A & J Scott | A | 1880 | Decoration of billiard room and stair | ||
| James McLellan Fairley | B | 1905 | Design for rebuilding after fire (not executed) | ||
| Leadbetter & Fairley | B | 1905 | Design for rebuilding after fire (not executed) | ||
| Thomas Greenshields Leadbetter | B | 1905 | Design for rebuilding after fire (not executed) | ||
| James Austen Laird | C | 1930 | 1932 | Completely new house | |
| James Napier | C | 1930 | 1932 | Completely new house | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Arthur, Sir Matthew | Client for the 1905 house |
| Barr, Robert | Client for the 1930 house |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Academy Architecture | 1905 | part 1 | p82 | ||
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p211 | |
| Davis, Michael C | 1991 | The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire | Ardrishaig, Argyll: privately published | p198-99 | |
| Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1880 | 576 & 742 (A & J Scott) | |||
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1930 | 704 | |||
| RSA | 1905 | 479 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scotland on Sunday | 3 September 2006 | 'At home' supplement, pp8-13 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 19686 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Library | Sale brochure 1976 | |