Skip to Main Content
Dictionary of Scottish Architects (1660 - 1980)
Home
Contact
Architects
Buildings
Practices
Search
Admin Login
Buildings
Building (Filter)
Building Search
Clear Selection
Basic Site Details
Name
Craig Ailey, Italian Villa
Town, District or Village
Cove
Parish
Cove and Kilcreggan
City or County
Dunbartonshire
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Cost £1,154.16.6d to build.
There is confusion over the name of this house as the document compiled for the Thomson Memorial lists both Craig Ailey, Kilcreggan and Italian Villa under 'Villas' (APSD lists only the Italian Villa), yet on the first edition 1862 Ordance Survey map, surveyed in 1860, the Italian Villa is marked where Craig Ailey stands today while no other house is labelled 'Craig Ailey.' Further confusion is created by the fact that Craig Ailey is not in Kilcreggan - as both Blackie and the Thomson Memorial list state - but in Cove.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Villa
Not Known
row(s) 1 - 1 of 1
Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
South Ailey Road
Yes
row(s) 1 - 1 of 1
Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1852c
row(s) 1 - 1 of 1
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
Alexander Thomson
A
1852c
Baird & Thomson
A
1852c
John Baird the Second
A
1852c
row(s) 1 - 3 of 3
Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
McElroy, John - developer, ironfounder and railway contractor
row(s) 1 - 1 of 1
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)
Barclay, David
1904
Greek Thomson: his life and opinions
Architectural Review May 1904
Blackie
1868
Villa and Cottage Architecture
1st edition
Ilustration of modified design; gives date as 1850
Law, Graham
1954
Greek Thomson
cxv, May 1954
Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS)
Maugham, W C
1893
Rosneath Past and Present
Paisley and London, 1893
McFadzean, Ronald
1979
The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Nicholson, Jane or Thomson, Amelia
Memoir of Alexander Thomson
Written for Alexander Thomson Memorial
Stamp, Gavin
1999
Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius
London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999
row(s) 1 - 8 of 8
Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
arc ref classic
Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Glasgow Institute of Architects
Biographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879
Glasgow City Archives
Frank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
43472
row(s) 1 - 3 of 3