Basic Site Details

Name: Caprington
City or county: Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Henderson made unexecuted designs for remodelling the house with alternative facades and several oval rooms.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Caprington CastleYes 

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31780 Plans drawn upPlans drawn up but abandoned
Item 2 of 31829  Remodelling
Item 3 of 3c. 1900 AdditionNW extension

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 4William Atkinson Railton    Unspecified work - perhaps only survey; date not unkown
Item 2 of 4David Henderson A1780 Plans drawn up but abandoned
Item 3 of 4Patrick Wilson  1829 Remodelling of existing structure
Item 4 of 4Basil Slade Hc. 1900 NW extension

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Smith-Cunningham, John, WSClient for 1829-30 remodelling

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 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Caprington Estate, Factor's House 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp209
Item 2 of 4Close, Robert1992Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide Edinburgh: RIASp115
Item 3 of 4Gow, Ian and Rowan, Alistair1995Scottish Country Houses  Chapter entitled 'David (or John?) Henderson's Designs for Caprington Castle'.
Item 4 of 4MacGibbon and Ross Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland  p243

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Edinburgh Evening Courant30 April 1829  Advertisement for contracts

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1CapringtonCaprington drawings Copies in NMRS