Basic Site Details

Name: Mains House
Town, district or village: Milngavie
City or county: Dunbartonshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: Demolished
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 318501851  
Item 2 of 319381941 Successive alterations and additions
Item 3 of 3February 1938March 1938 Plans 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2Charles Wilson  18501851 
Item 2 of 2James Grant Shearer  19381941Successive alterations and additions

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Douglas, Hon (Mrs) VioletShearer work
Item 2 of 2Douglas, J CWilson house

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Sinclair, Fiona J, ed1995Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of Style Glasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995p23
Item 2 of 2Thomson, David1882Memoir of Charles Wilson13 March 1882Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings Collection DBD/12/1-2 (Wilson drawings)
Item 2 of 3National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSShearer and Annand Collection SA 1920/11/1, 2, 4
Item 3 of 3RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers James Grant Shearer: L no5519 (combined box 85) and F no4072 (box 32)