Basic Site Details Name: | Benedictine Convent of the Perpetual Adoration, Corbelly Hill | Town, district or village: | Dumfries | City or county: | Dumfriesshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | A convent for nuns of the Order of the Perpetual Adoration is about to be built on the Corkly-hill, Maxwelltown, opposite Dumfries. Mr. Pugin, of London, is the architect, and the contract for building has been let to Mr. Devlin, of Glasgow. whose tender, according to the Glasgow Herald, was £3,000 lower than the highest received. [Building News 25 March 1881 Page343]
This building, now in course of erection, is being built for the nuns of the Perpetual Adoration, at the cost of the dowager Lady Herries. It is situated on the top of Corbelly-hill, Maxwell Town, Dumfries. The site is a most beautiful one, being the highest point in the neighbourhood, and commands a view of the country for many miles. It is built with the local stone, the dressings being polished and the facings rock- faced. The colour of the stone harmonises well with the surrounding scenery. The whole of the church, but only a portion of the convent, is now being built. It has been designed and is being carried out under the superintendence of Messrs. Pugin and Pugin, of Westminster. The contractor is Mr John Devlin, of Glasgow; Mr. Ely is the clerk of works. The illustration we give was in the Royal Academy, but in colour. [Building News 30 December 1881 p880 and illustration]
Scheme exhibited at the Royal Academy 1881-Number 1041 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Convent of the Immaculate Conception | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Religious House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Maxwell Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1880 | 1884 | Build/construction | Original building - chapel and main buildings | | 1891 | | | SW boarding house wing | | After 1903(?) | Before 1912 | | Additions | | 1960s | | Alteration/conversion | Alterations? |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Diocese of Glasgow | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Anson, Peter | 1965 | Fashions in church furnishings | 2nd | London | p274 | | Gifford, John | 1996 | Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p263 | | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | Listed under Pugin and Pugin 1881-1041 | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | Sanders, John | 1997 | Pugin & Pugin and the Diocese of Glasgow | | Architectural Heritage VIII, pp89-107 | p91 quoting correspondence and diocesan finance board minutes in notes |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 25 March 1881 | | | p343 | | Building News | 3 June 1881 | | | p659 - work commenced | | Building News | 30 December 1881 | | | p880 and illustration |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dumfries & Galloway Council | James Barbour drawings, Sutherland Dickie & Copland Archive (many not traced, 2010) | | 951 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 26281 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Wilfrid Fitzalan Crombie: L v23 no1893 |
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