Basic Site Details Name: | Shandon House | Town, district or village: | Gareloch | City or county: | Argyll | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Rhu | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Sketch by Wilson formerly in possession of J Hepburn. Cost of 1883 work: £1,329. House in possession of MOD but derelict and disused 2009. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Boys' Preparatory School | | | | St Andrews List D School | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Shore Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1849 | | | New house retaining central part of older structure | | 1883 | | | Billiard Room, £1329. |
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 | | Charles Wilson | | | 1849 | | New house retaining central part of older structure | | John Honeyman | | | 1883 | | Billiard Room |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Buchanan, Walter | Original house | | Henderson, N C | 1883 billiard room |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/447363 | | http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/447363 | | | | | Sinclair, Fiona J, ed | 1995 | Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of Style | | Glasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995 | p23 | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | p134 | | Thomson, David | 1882 | Memoir of Charles Wilson | 13 March 1882 | Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18542 | | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job Book | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 194 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | DBD/13/1 (Wilson's drawings) |
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