Basic Site Details Name: | Seymour Lodge | Town, district or village: | Cove | City or county: | Dunbartonshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £966.4.8 1/2d to build. There are many similar villas in Cove and Kilcreggan, but whether or not they are by Thomson, or are imitations, is undocumented. | Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Rosneath Road | Yes | | | Shore Road | | HS address (1971) |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1850 | | | Villa with detached coach house |
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 | | Alexander Thomson | | A | 1850 | | Villa and detached coach house | | Baird & Thomson | | A | 1850 | | Villa and detached coach house | | John Baird the Second | | A | 1850 | | Villa and detached coach house |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Forgan, Thomas, developer | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Barclay, David | 1904 | Greek Thomson: his life and opinions | | Architectural Review May 1904 | | | Blackie | 1868 | Villa and Cottage Architecture | 1st edition | | | | Law, Graham | 1954 | Greek Thomson | cxv, May 1954 | Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS) | | | Maugham, W C | 1893 | Rosneath Past and Present | | Paisley and London, 1893 | p261 | | McFadzean, Ronald | 1979 | The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson | | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul | | | Nicholson, Jane or Thomson, Amelia | | Memoir of Alexander Thomson | | Written for Alexander Thomson Memorial | | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | | | Walker, Frank Arneil and Sinclair, Fiona | 1992 | North Clyde estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Alexander Thomson Society Newsletter | May 2003 | no 33 | | by Gavin Stamp |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow City Archives | Frank Worsdall's Collection on Greek Thomson, including job list and photograph list | | | | Glasgow Institute of Architects | Biographical sketch and job list of Greek Thomson by Rev John Stark, 1879 | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43465 | |
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