Basic Site Details | Name: | Elpalet | | Town, district or village: | Burnside, Rutherglen | | City or county: | Lanarkshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Variously listed as in ‘Burnside, Rutherglen’ or ‘Cathkin, Rutherglen’ or Carmunnock, Glasgow.Own family home.
Named after son of Biblical King David, Elpalet meaning ‘God is deliverance’; Statutory Listing describes it as ‘Castellated gothic 2-storey large villa, smooth whitewashed render, wall-heads all parapetted and crenellated; … projecting bays of varying height; some single windows hood-moulded, … Tudor-arched square porch on S flank.’ At its sale in August 1944, it was advertised as ‘Gothic Baronial style with … turreted flat-top roof … 3 public rooms, 5 bed rooms, nursery, conservatory … central heating … 2 garages, boiler room, wine cellar and air raid shelter’.
Now divided into flats.
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Villa | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 250, East Kilbride Road | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1915 | | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign 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) John McDonald | | A | 1915 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | McDonald, John | For himself. Was his private residence from 1915 to 1935. |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | The Times | 2 June 1944 | | | p10 (Times online) Sale notice. |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33717 | |
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