Basic Site Details

Name: Smyllum Orphanage Chapel
Town, district or village: Lanark
City or county: Lanarkshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B listed
Grid ref:
Notes: A new Roman Catholic chapel is about to be commenced at the Smyllum Orphanage, Lanark. The cost will be about £2,000. The designs have been prepared by Messrs. Pugin and Pugin, of Westminster. [Building News 11 November 1881 p 643]

For the erection of a new chapel - accepted tenders. Excavator, mason, and bricklayer: E McMorian, Carstairs Junction; carpenter, joiner, and ironmonger, J Baxter, Glasgow; slater and plasterer, T Glaister, Lanark; plumber, painter, and glazier, Proctor and Son, Biggar. Total £2,005 14 6
Quantities by R O Harris, Queen Victoria Street London
[Building News 4 November 1881 p614]

The Glasgow Diocese Finance Board minute book of 1904 includes unspecified works by Peter Paul Pugin. at Smyllum Orphanage

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Whitelees Road  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11881 Tenders submitted 

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 2Peter Paul Pugin  18811883 
Item 2 of 2Pugin & Pugin  18811883 

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Parent Structure and Site

This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details):
 Building nameNotes
Item 1 of 1Smyllum Orphanage 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Building News4 November 1881  p 614 - tenders
Item 2 of 2Building News11 November 1881  p643

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings RegisterHB37192 
Item 2 of 2Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of ScotlandCanmoreID 200313