Basic Site Details Name: | Glenburn Hydropathic | Town, district or village: | Rothesay | Island: | Bute | City or county: | Bute | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The extension of 1887 was definitely by John Orkney (even though the whole has a unified appearance, and it has been attributed to James Hamilton.) The Piper of Dundee reference gives no architect. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hydropathic | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1843 | | | Original building | | Before 1868 | | | Extensive French-roofed additions, forming virtually a new building incorporating David and James Hamilton's hydropathic of 1843 | | 1887 | 1888 | | Extensive additions, including new drawing room and twenty bedrooms | | 1892 | 1894 | | Complete rebuilding after destruction by fire - won in competition | | 1892 | | | Fire | | 1938 | | | Modernisation |
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 | | D & J Hamilton | | A | 1843 | | Original building | | David Hamilton | | A | 1843 | | Original building | | James Hamilton | | A | 1843 | | Original building | | James Hamilton | | B | Before 1868 | | Extensive French-roofed additions, forming virtually a new building incorporating David and James Hamilton's hydropathic of 1843 | | John H Hamilton | | B | Before 1868 | | As assistant to James Hamilton - Extensive baronial additions, forming virtually a new building incorporating David and James Hamilton's hydropathic of 1843 | | John Orkney | | K | 1887 | 1888 | Extensive additions, including new drawing room and twenty bedrooms | | John McLean (or Maclean) Crawford | | | 1892 | 1894 | Complete rebuilding after destruction by fire - won in competition | | Thomas Lennox Watson | | | Before 1895 | | Competition design | | Alexander Graham Glen | | C | 1938 | | Modernisation | | McInnes Gardner Architects | | C | 1938 | | Modernisation |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Paterson, | | | Philp | Client for major extensions of 1887-88. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1895 | | | | p78 (Thomas Lennox Watson) | | Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | | London, Wyman | | | Durie, Alastair | 2006 | Water is Best: the Hydros and Health Tourism in Scotland 1840-1940 | | John Donald | Plate 9 - illustrated as first built | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1895 | | | | 234 (Thomas Lennox Watson) | | Metcalfe | | Rise of the Hydropathic | | | | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p626 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1938 | Jul-Dec | | p262 | | The Piper of Dundee | 1888 | | | p222 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 44849 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John McLean Crawford: F v17 p61 no1127 (microfilm reel 12) |
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