Basic Site Details Name: | Erskine House and terraces and formal gardens | Town, district or village: | Freeland, Bishopton | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Erskine Hospital | Yes | Erskine House forms part of the hospital |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | | | Garden | | | | Hospital(?) | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1826 | 1828 | | House and lodge | | c. 1845 | 1848 | | Terraces and formal gardens added |
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 | | (Sir) Robert Smirke | | A | 1826 | 1828 | Original house and possibly lodge, also Ferry Lodge | | (Sir) Charles Barry | | | c. 1845 | 1848 | Terraces and formal gardens added to house |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Blantyre, 11th Lord | Cleint for Smirke house | | Blantyre, Lord | Client for 1840s terraces and formal gardens |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Blisset, David | | Veneerer-in-chief to the Nobility: Sir Charles Barry's Country Houses | | Airs, M (ed): The Victorian Great House | p64 | | Millar, A H | 1889 | Castles and Mansions of Renfrewshire | | | Volume II (HS) | | New Statistical Account of Scotland | | New Statistical Account of Scotland | | | vii, p515 | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p104 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 10888 | South Lodge | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 10909 | House | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 12375 | Ferry Lodge |
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