Basic Site Details Name: | Ralston House and lodges | Town, district or village: | Paisley | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | House demolished. Panelling, doorcasings and staircase taken to Ballikinrain. East Lodge is C Listed, West Lodge is B Listed. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Darvel Crescent | Yes | East Lodge | | 226, Glasgow Road | Yes | West Lodge |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1810 | | Build/construction | First phase of building | | 1864 | | | Additions for Orr | | 1892 | | Alterations and additions | Refit | | 1916 | 1917 | Alteration/conversion | Became Red Cross Hospital | | 1936 | | Destruction/demolition | |
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 | | David Hamilton | | B | 1810 | | First phase of building | | Campbell Douglas | | A | 1864 | | Additions for Orr | | Campbell Douglas & Stevenson | | A | 1864 | | Additions for Orr | | John James Stevenson | | A | 1864 | | Additions for Orr | | John Hutchison | | C | 1892 | | Refit - Sweeney gives J & J Hutchinson but more likely to be John Hutchison |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Cayzer, Sir Charles William | Client for refit of 1892 | | Orr | | | Orr, William, linen manufacturer | Client for David Hamilton work | | Richardson, Thomas, shipowner | Client for the 1864 work |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Castles and Mansions of the Old Glasgow Gentry | | Castles and Mansions of the Old Glasgow Gentry | | | LXXXIV | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gildard, Thomas | 1895 | An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older Ones | XXVI | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow | Tow different proposals | | Millar, A H | 1889 | Castles and Mansions of Renfrewshire | | | | | Sweeney, Dan | 2015 | Postscript to the Past: Lost Mansions and Houses of Renfrewshire | | Windan Press | pp110-111 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18583 | East Lodge | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18584 | West Lodge | | Hunterian Museum, Glasgow University | Hamilton Drawings | 42583-93 | |
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