Basic Site Details
| Name: | Benmore House |
| Town, district or village: | Kilmun |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
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 | |
| 1849 | |||
| 1862 | Extension by Charles Wilson | ||
| 1874 | Additions | ||
| 1891 | East wing | ||
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 | |
| John Baird the Second | 1849 | Possible attribution by 'Buildings of Scotland' | |||
| Charles Wilson | 1862 | Extension - work continued by Thomson who was initially working as assistant | |||
| David Thomson | B | 1874 | Additions | ||
| Andrew Rennie Crawford | C | 1891 | East wing etc - as apprentice to David Thomson of Thomson & Menzies | ||
| David Thomson | C | 1891 | East wing etc | ||
| Thomson & Menzies | C | 1891 | East wing etc | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Partick, James | 1862 extension |
| Younger, Henry J | Client for additions of 1891 |
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 | |
| Benmore, Factor's House | |
| Benmore, The Lodge | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1896 | 278 (Thomson & Menzies) | |||
| Sinclair, Fiona J, ed | 1995 | Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of Style | Glasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995 | p24 | |
| Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | p145-6 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 95 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | Thomson's job list for both Thomson phases of work | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Andrew Rennie Crawford: L v17 no1202 | |