Basic Site Details Name: | Rockbank House and Lodge | Town, district or village: | Helensburgh | City or county: | Dunbartonshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Rockland | Yes | |  | Shoreland | Yes | Original service wing: now a separate dwelling |  | West Rockbank | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | 150, Clyde Street East | Yes | The street has been renumbered several times |  | 140, East Clyde Street | | The street has been renumbered several times |  | 142, East Clyde Street | | The street has been renumbered several times |  | 104, East Clyde Street | | The street has been renumbered several times |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1854 | | | |  | 1881 | | | Stables, coachman's house, and addition of attic storey to lodge |  | 2 May 1881 | | | Stables and coachman's house - plans dated |  | 15 February 1904 | | | Alterations to house and extensions to lodge - plans dated |  | 1980s | | | Main house divided in two |
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 |  | Alexander Thomson | Architect | A | 1854 | | |  | Baird & Thomson | Architectural practice | A | 1854 | | |  | John Baird the Second | Architect | A | 1854 | | |  | Thomas Lennox Watson | Architect | B | 1881 | | Stables, coachman's house, and addition of attic storey to lodge |  | Leiper & McNab | Architectural practice | C | 1904 | | |  | William Leiper | Architect | C | 1904 | | Alterations to house and extensions to lodge |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Hedderwick, James | Client for 1881 work |  | Ure, John Gibb | Client for 1904 work |  | Walker, Robert | ? |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | McDonald, William (ed) | 1999 | Burgh of Helensburgh Dean of Guild Court Records 1875-1975 | | Argyll & Bute Council Library & Information Service and Argyll & Bute Archives | |  | McFadzean, Ronald | 1979 | The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson | | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul | illustration |  | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | |  | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p281 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Argyll & Bute Council Archives | Helensburgh Dean of Guild | | Box 1878-1882 (6/1881); 3/1904 |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34737 | |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34738 | |
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