Basic Site Details
| Name: | Balgillo |
| Town, district or village: | Broughty Ferry |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Balgillo House | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Villa | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Claypots Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1880 | Original house | ||
| 1895 | Alterations, including new library | ||
| After 1895 | 1932 | Alterations to house, lodge and new garage | |
| c. 1904 | Billiard room | ||
| 1907 | Garden laid out | ||
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 Murray Robertson | 1895 | Alterations | |||
| James Findlay | A | After 1901 | Alterations including work on lodge and garage | ||
| David Smith | A | After 1903 | Alterations including work on lodge and garage - as chief assistant to James Findlay | ||
| Godfrey Daniel Bower Shepherd | B | c. 1904 | Billiard room | ||
| John Donald Mills | B | c. 1904 | Billiard room | ||
| Mills & Shepherd | B | c. 1904 | Billiard room | ||
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | 1907 | Garden laid out | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Buist, J C - of Don Brothers Buist | for original house, and 1895 and c.1904 alterations |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p175 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Dundee Archive and Record Centre | John Murray Robertson/James Findlay Collection (from Wellwood Leslie Architects) | GD/WL Bundle 5 (13 sheets drawings | |
| Dundee Planning Department/NMRS | Dundee Approved Duplicate Plans (Originals in NMRS for dates 1867-1883; otherwise on microfilm) | For Robertson work | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR D/3 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Donald Mills: F v17 p63 no1128 (microfilm reel 12) | |