Basic Site Details
| Name: | Auchentroig House |
| Town, district or village: | Drymen |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Also undated cutting about the fire in the possession of Father Seamus Rehill of St Patrick's Missionary Seminary dated 9 October 1923. NB Examples of the toilet designed by Lorimer (stamped 'Remirol') in house. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | St Patrick's College | ||
| St Patrick's Missionary Seminary | Yes | |
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 | |
| 1901 | 1903 | Remodelling and enlargement | |
| January 1927 | Survey drawings dated | ||
| February 1927 | Drawings for alterations dated | ||
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 | |
| Ebeneezer Simpson | B | 1901 | 1903 | Remodelling and enlargement | |
| Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd) | B | c. 1901(?) | c. 1903(?) | Interior work, instructed by Ebenezer Simpson - date unknown, but presumably around the time of his own work on the building? | |
| (Captain) Eric Sinclair Bell | 1927 | Rebuilding after fire | |||
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | A | 1927 | Alterations | ||
| John Fraser Matthew | A | 1927 | Alterations | ||
| Lorimer & Matthew | A | 1927 | Alterations | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p293 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Stirling Journal and Advertiser | 30 October 1903 | |||
| Stirling Journal and Advertiser | 11 October 1923 | Report on fire | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48991 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR A/14 | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information on Scott Morton & Co involvement | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Eric Sinclair Bell: F no3540 (box 25) | |