Basic Site Details Name: | Duncrub House | Town, district or village: | Dunning | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Perthshire.—For the erection of a large mansion and offices, in Perthshire, N.B. for the Right Hon. Lord Rollo. Communicate with the architect (giving references) Mr. W. G. Habershon, 38, Bloomsbury-square, London, WC. [Building News 22 February 1861 Page 172]
Tenders opened on Monday 18th March 1861. Neilson, Glasgow, - £21,100; Craig, Glasgow - £20,499; Stephen Hair, Glasgow; - £20,445; Adam, Glasgow - £20,097; Murray, Perth - £19,972; Scott, Montrose - £19,835; Readdle. Perth - £18,324; Brownlie, Glasgow - £17,609; Moore, Newport - £16,800; Parker and Sons, Liverpool - £16,582; Griffiths, Newport - £16,200; Weatherby, York - £15,830 [Building News 22 March 1861 Page 259]
New Mansion House for Lord Rollo at Duncrub, Perthshire.—A splendid new mansion is being rapidly erected at Duncrub, the place of residence of Lord Rollo. The old mansion has been taken down, and near its site the new one is to be erected, being one of the loveliest situations in Strathearn. The old house was a building of great antiquity, and so solid and compact was the masonry that it was with the greatest difficulty it could he demolished. The present building is to be one of the handsomest and most ornamental in the county- The architecture is to be of the Gothic style- The architect is Mr W G Habershon, London, and the contractor Mr Wetherlie. On Tuesday last the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone took place. [Building News 12 July 1861 p586] | 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 | | 1836 | 1837 | Build/construction | House by William Burn. | | 1861 | 1863 | Build/construction | Tenders - March 1861. Foundation stone July 1861 | | 1861 | | Design exhibited | | | 1950 | | 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 | | William Burn | | B | 1836 | 1837 | | | E & W G Habershon | | A | 1861 | 1863 | Replacing William Burn House | | Edward Habershon | | A | 1861 | 1863 | Replacing William Burn House | | William Gilbee Habershon | | A | 1861 | 1863 | Replacing William Burn House |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Rollo, John Rogeson | Tenth Lord Rollo |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | Duncrub House Chapel | Now a sports hall. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | p329 | | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | 1861, no 657 | | Haynes, Nick | 2000 | Perth and Kinross: an illustrated architectural guide | | Edinburgh: Rutland Press | pp64-65 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 22 February 1861 | | | p172 - contracts open | | Building News | 22 March 1861 | | | p259 - tenders | | Building News | 12 July 1861 | | | p586 - foundation stone | | Perthshire Courier | 11 February 1862 | | | | | RIBA Transactions | 1870 | | | p125-128. List of work by William Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson. |
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 | | |
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