Basic Site Details

Name: Cally Estate, Cally Palace and other estate buildings
Town, district or village: Gatehouse of Fleet
City or county: Kirkcudbrightshire
Country: Scotland
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Cally HouseYes 
Item 2 of 2Cally Palace HotelYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Chapel  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 10  Plans drawn upScheme illustrated in Vitruvius Scoticus - not executed.
Item 2 of 1017631765Build/constructionOriginal house
Item 3 of 101794 Alterations and additionsWings raised and corridors
Item 4 of 1018331838 Recasting
Item 5 of 101857  Proposed additions of chapel and conservatory to west wing
Item 6 of 1019581959Alterations and additions 
Item 7 of 10c. 1960 Alterations and additionsEstate office, Carstramon, Cross Cottage, Girthon and hotel building - alterations
Item 8 of 101962 Build/constructionLow Barlay
Item 9 of 101964 Alteration/conversionBurnfoot Cottage, Culreoch
Item 10 of 101966 Build/constructionHigh Creoch

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 13William Adam H  Scheme illustrated in Vitruvius Scoticus - not executed.
Item 2 of 13James Ramsay I  Employed as a landscape gardener
Item 3 of 13Robert Mylne B17631765Original house
Item 4 of 13Thomas Boyd J1794 Raised wings and corridors for James Murray
Item 5 of 13John Buonarotti Papworth B18331838Recasting
Item 6 of 13Charles Lanyon A1857 Additions of chapel and conservatory to west wing
Item 7 of 13Lanyon & Lynn A1857 Additions of chapel and conservatory to west wing
Item 8 of 13William Henry Lynn A1857 Additions of chapel and conservatory to west wing
Item 9 of 13Antony Curtiss Wolffe C19581959Alterations
Item 10 of 13Antony Curtiss Wolffe Dc. 1960 Estate office, Carstramon, Cross Cottage, Girthon and hotel building - alterations
Item 11 of 13Antony Curtiss Wolffe E1962 Low Barlay
Item 12 of 13Antony Curtiss Wolffe F1964 Burnfoot Cottage, Culreoch
Item 13 of 13Antony Curtiss Wolffe G1966 High Creoch

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Murray, AlexanderClient for William Adam scheme
Item 2 of 2StenhouseClient for 1958-59 work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Adam, William1820Vitruvius Scoticus  Plates 111-113
Item 2 of 4Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th editionInformation regarding James Ramsay from Professor A A Tait.
Item 3 of 4Gifford, John1996Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland)  p151
Item 4 of 4New Statistical Account of Scotland New Statistical Account of Scotland  iv, p297

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 7Dumfries ArchivesAntony Curtiss Wolffe drawings (handlist in RCAHMS) File 1958-59 No 3; 1961 nos 1/61, 1A/61, 1B/61, 2/61; File 1962, no 5/62; File 1964, no 3/64; File 1966, no 7/66, 7A/66
Item 2 of 7Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register9854 
Item 3 of 7Mrs Murray Usher/Cally Estate OfficeCally Place drawings Copies in NMRS
Item 4 of 7National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Gifts and depositsGD 10/142/287, 288A 288Aa - earlier plan and elevation
Item 5 of 7National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSNMRS Photographic Archive Copies KBD 85/6-15
Item 6 of 7RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Drawings Collection B99, figs 73-4 (published catalogue)
Item 7 of 7RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA MSS Collection Mylne's diary