Basic Site Details Name: | Callander Hydropathic | Town, district or village: | Callander | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | CALLANDER NB. - The Callander and Trossachs Hydropathic, which was destroyed by fire about five years ago, and has just been reconstructed, was opened the other day by the Lord Provost Richmond, of Glasgow. The original building was built in 1882 at a cost of £l5,000. Two years later it passed into the hands of a limited liability company, by whom it was conducted until it was burned. The new building, designed by Mr James M. Monro, architect, Glasgow, is a four-story structure of white sandstone in a domestic type of English architecture. The overhanging oriel windows are finished with half-timbered gables, while the angles of the building are carried up to form towers, and balconies are provided from which the scenery of the Vale of Teith, the Pass of Leny, Ben Ledi, and the mountain range surrounding the Trossachs can be seen. At the main entrance, which, owing to the levels of the site, is on a level with the first floor, is a portico, through which access is gained to the panelled entrance hall and thence to the main corridor, which runs along the entire building, and measures 156 feet in length by 12 feet in breadth. Along the entire front of the first floor is a projecting balcony. The public rooms are spacious apartments, with panelled ceilings, and there are many suites of private sitting and bedrooms. Messrs. Wylie and Lochhead, Ltd., have been responsible for the furnishings. The baths include Turkish, Russian, and other types. [Building News 13 January 1899 p77]
Notes Canmore drawings dated 1897. Tennis Courts etc dated 1906. Minor alterations 1922
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | The Callander and Trossachs Hydropathic | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hydropathic | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1878 | | | First scheme | | 1879 | 1880 | | Second and executed scheme | | 1889 | 1891 | | Alterations and additions - including minor alterations to adapt building as hotel | | 1891 | | | Burnt and rebuilt | | 1895 | | | Burnt again and rebuilt in different form | | 1896 | 1898 | | Alterations and additions | | 1906 | | | Tennis pavilion and other alterations | | 1922 | | | Interior alterations |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Callander and Trossachs Hydropathic Company | | | Callander Hydropathic Institution | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Allsop, R O | | The Hydropathic Establishment | | | | | Walker, David W | 2003 | Peddie and Kinnear's Hydropathics | | Architectural Heritage XIV, Journal of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, pp22-44 | pp35-42 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 23 February 1884 | | | | | Building News | 1 November 1889 | | | | | Building News | 24 March 1899 | | | p427 - Legal case involving Dick Peddie | | Dundee Advertiser | February 1884 | | | Obituary of Francis Mackison | | Glasgow Advertiser and Property Circular | 20 December 1898 | | | 1895 rebuilding |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow City Archives | Monro & Partners Collection | | MON 1890/3 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM/1870/75/4 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Milne Monro: F v16 p136 no1085 (microfilm reel 11) |
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