Basic Site Details Name: | UP Manse | Town, district or village: | Balfron | City or county: | Stirlingshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £1000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Balfron South Manse | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Manse | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Dunmore Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | c. 1868 | | | |
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 | | A & G Thomson | | A | c. 1858 | | | | Alexander Thomson | | A | c. 1858 | | | | George Thomson | | A | c. 1858 | | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Robertson, James, Reverend | Minister of Balfron old Relief Congregation |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | McFadzean, Ronald | 1968 | The Villas of Alexander Thomson | | Dissertation, 1968, Held in RIAS Library | | | McFadzean, Ronald | 1979 | The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson | | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul | | | Small, Robert | 1904 | History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 | | Edinburgh: Riverside Press | Volume 1, p215 | | Smith, John Guthrie | 1896 | Strathendrick and its Inhabitants from Early Times | | Glasgow, 1896 | p47 | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | | | Thomson, Jim | 1991 | The Balfron Heritage | | Balfron, 1991 | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow Institute of Architects | Biographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879 | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 45856 | |
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