Basic Site Details Name: | Piersland Lodge, gatelodge and stable block | Town, district or village: | Troon | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | This appears to be next door to Rowallan, also for Alexander Walker. Other ancillary buildings are B Listed. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 139-145, Bentinck Drive | Yes | Stables | | 15, Craigend Road | Yes | House | | 9, Craigend Road | Yes | Gatelodge |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1898 | 1899 | | House and west lodge | | 1901 | 1902 | | Stables | | 1909 | 1911 | | Alterations and additions | | 1914 | | Alteration/conversion | Alterations and additions | | 1919 | 1923 | | Alterations and additions including verandah |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | William Leiper | | | 1898 | 1902 | Lodge, gatelodge, offices, stables (or mews) | | John Rutherford Johnstone | | A | 1909 | 1911 | Alterations and additions | | John Rutherford Johnstone | | C | 1914 | | Alterations and additions | | John Rutherford Johnstone | | B | 1919 | 1923 | Alterations and additions including verandah |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Walker, Alexander, Sir - whisky distiller/blender (grandson of Johnnie Walker) | Client for Leiper and Johnstone work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p667 | | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p48 | | RSA | 1910 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1923 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 26 August 1916 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary of Leiper p304 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 42114 | House | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 42113 | Gatehouse | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 42106 | Mew or stables | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Rutherford Johnstone: L v14 no987 |
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