Basic Site Details

Name: Corrour
City or county: Inverness-shire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: Demolished
Grid ref:
Notes: Garden restoration by Jinny Blom. Sculpture by Antony Gormley 'Hear and Hear' near then old steamer pier.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Colledges  
Item 2 of 2Corrour Lodge  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Country House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51897   
Item 2 of 51904  Extensive remodelling, and unexecuted designs for garden
Item 3 of 51935  Alterations and additions for Sir John Stirling Maxwell
Item 4 of 51942  Burnt down
Item 5 of 51945  Unexecuted designs for new house after original one had been burnt down; not built because of building licensing at the time

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 10Francis Steel Colledge (Frank Steel Colledge) A1897  
Item 2 of 10Wharrie & Colledge A1897  
Item 3 of 10James Grewar Falconer B1904 Extensive remodelling, and unexecuted designs for garden
Item 4 of 10L & J G Falconer B1904 Extensive remodelling, and unexecuted designs for garden
Item 5 of 10Lake Falconer (senior) B1904 Extensive remodelling, and unexecuted designs for garden
Item 6 of 10Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie C1920  
Item 7 of 10Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie D1947 Unexecuted designs for new house after original one had been burnt down; not built because of building licensing at the time
Item 8 of 10James Shepherd Morris G2004 Complex of ancillary buildings refurnished or rebuilt (s of Lodge)
Item 9 of 10Morris & Steedman G2004 Complex of ancillary buildings refurnished or rebuilt (s of Lodge)
Item 10 of 10Robert Russell Steedman G2004 Complex of ancillary buildings refurnished or rebuilt (s of Lodge)

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Maxwell, John Stirling (Sir)Client for original building and for 1904 remodelling

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Miers, Mary2006Corrour, Inverness-shire Country Life, 26 January 2006 
Item 2 of 4Miers, Mary2008The Western Seaboard The Rutland Pressp47
Item 3 of 4Nuttgens, Patrick1959Reginald Fairlie 1883-1952: A Scottish Architect Edinburgh: Oliver & Boydp52
Item 4 of 4RSA1945   459(a) - model

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4National Library of ScotlandReginald Fairlie MS Bound Photocopies 1933-55 Papers concerning proposed house by Fairlie (not built)
Item 2 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSNMRS Architects Index  
Item 3 of 4Pollok HouseDrawings store Plans in basement of Pollok House
Item 4 of 4Strathclyde Regional ArchivesPlans Design for garden