Basic Site Details Name: | New seaside resort: 15 villas, ornamental lakes, cascades, bridges, roads, paths | Town, district or village: | Powfoot | City or county: | Dumfriesshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Continuous artificial lakes approximately 2 miles long with islands and winding paths and shrubberies, about 4 miles of new roads and footpaths, and ornamental bridges with cascades at different levels between the lakes, plus 15 villas; probably includes terraced houses at east end of Powfoot mentioned in Gifford (1996). (This new resort is described but not named in Carruthers' FRIBA nomination paper, but is almost certainly Powfoot. The lakes have since been drained.) | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Terraced house | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | c. 1900 | | | |
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 | | Francis (Frank) James Chambers Carruthers | | | c. 1900 | | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Brook, Edward - of Hoddom Castle and Kinmount House | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1996 | Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p494 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 3568 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 3566 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 3549 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 3567 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 6590 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Frank James Chambers Carruthers: F v17 p85 no1139 (microfilm reel 12) |
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