Basic Site Details Name: | Galloway House | City or county: | Wigtownshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The house built in about 1740 was a collaborative effort on the part of Sir John Clerk, Joihn Baxter and the client, and Baxter's share in it appears to have been slight, though he made and altered drawings for the building he was to execute. John Douglas also may have had an input into the scheme. | 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 | | 1740 | 1742 | | Original house by John Douglas, with John Baxter as site architect | | 1764 | | Alterations and additions | | | 1841 | | | Alterations which included internal alterations and full-height additions to main block | | 1870 | | | Additions etc | | 1909 | | | Extensive internal remodelling and some 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 | | John Baxter | | A | 1740 | 1742 | Based work on designs by Douglas. | | John Douglas | | C | 1740 | 1742 | Drew up designs which were implemented by John Baxter. Holly Kinnear gives 'late 1730s'. | | John Clerk (Sir) (2nd Baronet) | | D | 1740 | 1742 | Gave advice on design | | Robert Mylne | | E | 1764 | | Alterations | | David Bryce | | B | 1841 | | Alterations - with Burn - which included internal alterations and full-height additions to main block | | William Burn | | B | 1841 | | Alterations - with Bryce - which included internal alterations and full-height additions to main block | | David Thomson | | | 1870 | | Additions etc | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | | 1909 | | Extensive internal remodelling and some additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Galloway, The 9th Earl of | Client for Burn and Thomson work | | Garlies, Lord | Client for 1730s house and 1760s alterations | | McEachern, Sir Malcome | Client for Lorimer work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | APSD | | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Macaulay, James | 1987 | The Classical Country House in Scotland, 1660-1800 | | London: Faber and Faber Ltd | p102 | | Morris, F O | | Picturesque Views of Seats | | | volume IV, p35 | | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p175 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architectural Heritage | 2001 | XII | | Article by Holly Kinnear. | | RIBA Transactions | 1870 | | | p125-128. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson. |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 16876 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 15/5011 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR G/2 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | | Thomson's job list | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | Plans sections and elevations by Burn | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA MSS Collection | | Diary. |
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