Basic Site Details

Name: Mansion for Sir John Shaw
Town, district or village: Greenock
City or county: Renfrewshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11702 Plans drawn upNot executed as Bachop died.

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 1Tobias Bachop, Bauchop or Baak A1702 Drew up plan with intention of rebuilding the house, but Bachop died before this could be executed.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Shaw, Sir John 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 2 of 2MacGibbon and Ross Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland  volume iii, p486