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Basic Site Details
Name
Knock Castle
Town, District or Village
Largs
Parish
City or County
Ayrshire
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
West Lodge is B Listed
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Country House
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1851
1852
Original house and garden pavilion block. Also walled garden
1904
West lodge built
1908
Additions and alterations and billiard room
Alteration/conversion
2008
Alterations to service wing and door between this wing and main house altered.
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
John Thomas Rochead
1851
1852
Original house and garden pavilion block. Also walled garden
Arthur John Fryers
B
1904
West lodge and enlarged house
Fryers & Penman
B
1904
West lodge and enlarged house
Larmont Douglas Penman
B
1904
West lodge and enlarged house
Arthur John Fryers
C
1908
Enlarged house and added billiard room
Fryers & Penman
C
1908
Enlarged house and added billiard room
Larmont Douglas Penman
C
1908
Enlarged house and added billiard room
ARP Lorimer & Associates Ltd
E
Architectural practice
2008
Alterations to service wing and door between this wing and main house altered.
Patrick James Lorimer
E
Architect
2008
Alterations to service wing and door between this wing and main house altered.
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Steele, James of Greenock
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
APSD
The Dictionary of Architecture
ed Wyatt Papworth
The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892)
Close, Rob and Riches, Anne
2012
The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran
New Haven and London: Yale University Press
p486-7
Close, Robert
1992
Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide
Edinburgh: RIAS
p86
Davis, Michael C
1991
The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire
Ardrishaig, Argyll: privately published
p308
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Largs & Millport Weekly News
1904/04/02
*
West Lodge
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
arc ref classic
Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
Larmont Douglas Penman: L v23 no1830
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
Copies of some plans
Ayrshire Planning office?
Ayrshire County Council Northern District Committee
Ayrshire County Council Northern District Committee Minutes 1908
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
7274
Stable block
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
7273
West Lodge
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
7308
Walled garden and glass houses
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
7306
Castle and garden pavilion block
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