Basic Site Details Name: | Glenapp House | Town, district or village: | Ballantrae | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Ballantrae | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Perspective view in the possession of Christopher Monkhouse, Esq.
Gertrude Jekyll was involved in the design of the garden, 1902 - presumably in collaboration with Robert Lorimer? | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Glenapp Castle | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1870 | | | | | 1902 or c. 1904 | | | Garden design. | | c. 1929 | | | Addition |
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 | | David Bryce | | | 1870 | | | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | | 1902 or c. 1904 | | Garden layout | | James Bowie & Co | | | c. 1929 | | Addition |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Hunter, James | Ironmaster |
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 | p350-1 | | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p191 | | Groome, Francis H | | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85) | | Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works | | | Millar, A H | 1885 | Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire | | | | | RSA | 1874 | | | | 866 | | Tooley, Michael and Arnander, Primrose | 1995 | Gertrude Jekyll: Essays on the Life of a Working Amateur | | Witton-le-Wear: Michaelmass Books | p204 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 856 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Copies of original plans (originals formerly held by Darley Hay Partnership) | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR G/52 |
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