Basic Site Details
| Name: | Falls of Clyde, Bonnington Power Station |
| Town, district or village: | Lanark |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | With tank and pipes. Turbines by English Electric Co Ltd |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Clyde Valley Power Station | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Power station | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1925 | 1927 | Build/construction | Completion by Winter 1927 |
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 | |
| (Sir) Edward MacColl | B | 1925 | 1927 | With advice from the Amenity Committee consisting of the Earl of Hume, Sir John Maxwell of Pollok and Sir Robert Lorimer | |
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | C | 1925 | 1927 | ||
| Messrs Buchan & Partners | D | 1925 | 1927 | Drew up plans and specifications | |
| (Sir) William Arrol & Co Ltd | E | 1925 | 1927 | Acted as civil engineering contractors | |
| James Taylor Thomson | 1927 | Completed by Winter 1927 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Clyde Valley Electrical Power Co | 1926 | Harnessing the Falls of Clyde | |||
| Hume, John R | 1977 | The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland | Vol1 The Lowlands and Borders | London: BT Batsford Ltd | |
| McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | p197 | |
| Paxton, Rowland, and Shipway, Jim | 2007 | Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland Lowlands and Borders | pp228-9 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Archive: the Quarterly Journal for British Industr | 1997 | 14 | pp17-27 (Article by David Eve) | |
| Scotsman | 17 March 1953 | James Taylor Thomson obituary | ||
| The Times | 31 March 1927 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51727 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | RHP 43551 (Bound plans and sections of Lanarkshire hydro-electric power schemes near Bonnington and Nemphlar and Stonebyres Falls (1923-24) | |