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Basic Site Details

Duncrub House
Dunning
Perthshire
Demolished
Scotland
Perthshire.—For the erection of a large mansion and offices, in Perthshire, N.B. for the Right Hon. Lord Rollo. Communicate with the architect (giving references) Mr. W. G. Habershon, 38, Bloomsbury-square, London, WC. [Building News 22 February 1861 Page 172]

Tenders opened on Monday 18th March 1861.
Neilson, Glasgow, - £21,100; Craig, Glasgow - £20,499; Stephen Hair, Glasgow; - £20,445; Adam, Glasgow - £20,097; Murray, Perth - £19,972; Scott, Montrose - £19,835; Readdle. Perth - £18,324; Brownlie, Glasgow - £17,609; Moore, Newport - £16,800; Parker and Sons, Liverpool - £16,582; Griffiths, Newport - £16,200; Weatherby, York - £15,830
[Building News 22 March 1861 Page 259]

New Mansion House for Lord Rollo at Duncrub, Perthshire.—A splendid new mansion is being rapidly erected at Duncrub, the place of residence of Lord Rollo. The old mansion has been taken down, and near its site the new one is to be erected, being one of the loveliest situations in Strathearn. The old house was a building of great antiquity, and so solid and compact was the masonry that it was with the greatest difficulty it could he demolished. The present building is to be one of the handsomest and most ornamental in the county- The architecture is to be of the Gothic style- The architect is Mr W G Habershon, London, and the contractor Mr Wetherlie. On Tuesday last the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone took place. [Building News 12 July 1861 p586]

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Country HouseNot Known

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Build/construction18361837House by William Burn.
Build/construction18611863Tenders - March 1861. Foundation stone July 1861
Design exhibited1861
Demolition1950

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
William BurnBArchitect18361837
E & W G HabershonA18611863Replacing William Burn House
Edward HabershonA18611863Replacing William Burn House
William Gilbee HabershonA18611863Replacing William Burn House

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Rollo, John RogesonTenth Lord Rollo

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):

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NotesName
Now a sports hall.Duncrub House Chapel

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gifford, John2007The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and KinrossYale University Pressp329
Graves, Algernon1905The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works…1905-6London: Graves and Bell1861, no 657
Haynes, Nick2000Perth and Kinross: an illustrated architectural guideEdinburgh: Rutland Presspp64-65

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Perthshire Courier1862/02/11*
Building News1861/02/22p172 - contracts open
Building News1861/03/22p259 - tenders
Building News1861/07/12p586 - foundation stone
RIBA Transactions1870p125-128. List of work by William Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson.

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Drawings Collection