Basic Site Details
| Name: | Wemyss Bay Railway Station |
| Town, district or village: | Wemyss Bay |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Railway station | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1903 | 1904 | ||
| 1990s | Restoration | With Archie Clark as resident architect and safety officer | |
| 1994 | Won award or awards | 1994 Scotrail received the International Brunel Award for Intermediate Size Stations and the Ian Allan Heritage Award. | |
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 | |
| Caledonian Railway Company Architect's and Engineer's Department | A | 1903 | 1905 | ||
| Herbert Mayer Barker | A | 1903 | 1903 | Station and pier - as assistant to Donald A Matheson in Caledonian Railway Company Engineer's Office | |
| James Miller | A | 1903 | 1904 | ||
| James Smith | A | 1903 | 1905 | As assistant in Caledonian Railway Architect's and Engineer's Department | |
| Matthew Adam | A | 1903 | 1905 | As assistant in Caledonian Railway Architect's and Engineer's Department | |
| Robert Whitelaw Caldwell | A | 1903 | 1905 | As assistant | |
| Archibald James Campbell Clark | G | 1990s | Resident architect and site safety officer for the restoration of the Wemyss Bay Station building but not involved with the cottages on the site. | ||
| Reiach & Hall | G | 1990s | Restoration | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Caledonian Railway Company | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Wemyss Bay Railway Station, Cottages | |
| Wemyss Bay Railway Station, Station Master's House | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | p146 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building Industries | 15 March 1904 | |||
| Glasgow Herald | 4 June 1904 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Archie Clark | Information sent to Dictionary website | Sent September 2014 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 12473 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | J B Pirie Collection | Drawing nos 124 and 201 Red box | |
| RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS | James Miller, Son & Manson Drawings Collection | Photograph of booking office | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Matthew Adam: L v22 no1769; Herbert Mayer Barker: L v23 no1845; Robert Whitelaw Caldwell: L v23 no1873; James Smith: A v17 p39 (microfilm reel 19) | |