Basic Site Details Name: | National Burns Memorial, Cottage Homes, Museum and Tower | Town, district or village: | Mauchline | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The memorial tower and six cottage homes, which have been built at Mauchline, Ayrshire, as a memorial to the poet Bums, were inaugurated by Mr J G A Baird, MP, on Saturday. They have been built from designs by Mr William Fraser, of Glasgow, and were illustrated in the Building News for 22 January 1897. [Building News 13 May 1898 p671] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Burns National Monument | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Museum | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Castle Street | | Cottages in this street |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1896 | | Build/construction | Memorial tower | | May 1898 | | Opened | tower | | 1915 | | | nos 2 (or 4) Castle Street gifted to Burns Federation | | 1924 | | | nos 2 (or 4) Castle Street gifted to Burns Federation | | 1930 | | | Five cottages | | 1994 | 1996 | Restoration | Restoration of cottages for museum and exhibition space |
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 | | William Fraser | | | 1896 | | Won competition to secure commission for memorial tower | | Ninian Macwhannell | | A | c. 1915 | | Restoration of cottages for Burns Federation | | Ninian Macwhannell | | B | c. 1924 | | Restoration of cottages for Burns Federation | | Ninian Macwhannell | | C | 1930 | | 5 cottages | | ARP Lorimer & Associates Ltd | | E | 1994 | 1996 | Restoration of cottages for museum and exhibition space | | Patrick James Lorimer | | E | 1994 | 1996 | Restoration of cottages for museum and exhibition space |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Ayrshire Architectural Heritage Trust | Client for 1990s work | | Cowie, Charles | Properties bought by Cowie and gifted to Glasgow & District Burns Association |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1897 | | part 1 | | p75, 76 | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p525 | | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p147 | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1897 | | | | 267 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1930 | Jul-Dec | | p92 | | Builder | 1896 | LXX | | p534 | | Building News | 22 January 1897 | | | with illustration | | Building News | 13 May 1898 | | | p671 - opening |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Library | | Copy of estimates for building |
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