Basic Site Details
| Name: | Poltalloch House |
| Town, district or village: | Lochgilphead |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Copy of Fraser drawing held by Michael C Davis. Burn house in Jacobethan style. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1849 | c. 1853 | Original house and landscaping of garden, including garden terraces | |
| 1855 | Garden house | ||
| 1904 | 1908 | Alterations | |
| 1905 | 1906 | Alterations and additions; plan of heating system | |
| 1957 | Destruction/demolition | House gutted | |
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 Burn | c. 1849 | c. 1853 | Original house - landscaping in association with William Nesfield | ||
| William Andrews Nesfield | C | c. 1849 | c. 1853 | Landscaping of garden, terraces etc in association with William Burn | |
| Andrew Fraser | 1855 | Garden house and other buildings (information from Michael Davis) | |||
| George Washington Browne | A | 1904 | 1908 | Additions and alterations | |
| John More Dick Peddie | A | 1904 | 1908 | Additions and alterations | |
| Peddie & Washington Browne | A | 1904 | 1908 | Additions and alterations | |
| Thomas McCrae | 1905(?) | 1906(?) | Alterations and additions; plan of heating system: this may be another Thomas McCrae - the date is early for him, and the NMRS refers to him as heating engineer. | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Malcolm, Neil of Poltalloch | Client for Burn work |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| St Columba's Episcopal Church, Poltalloch | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RCAHMS | Argyll | VII | p351-353 | ||
| Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | p425 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA Transactions | 1870 | p125-128. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM/1900/27/2 (MCCrae drawings); DPPM 1900/27/3 and 34/2 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | ||
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | ||