Basic Site Details Name: | House of Falkland | Town, district or village: | Falkland | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Modelling of seagulls in Lady Margaret Crichton Stuart's bedroom by George Jack, 1895 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Nuthill | | | | St Ninian's RC School | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1839 | 1844 | | Original building. Also some garden work | | 1840s | | | Advised on original interior (carried out by D R Hay & Co) | | 1889 | 1890 | | Remodelling of entrance hall; interior work of chapel | | November 1890 | | | Alterations to hall corridor | | 1892 | | | Redecoration of Marquess of Bute's study (with painting by H W Lonsdale) | | July 1893 | | | Decorative glazing of drawing room (executed by H W Lonsdale) | | 1895 | 1897 | | Refitting of Chapel (replacement of uncompleted work by William Frame) | | 1896 | | | Decorative glazing of dining room; first-floor corridor (with plasterwork by Tugwell); refitting of Italian bedroom | | 1896 | | | Chapel completed by this time | | c. 1896 | | | Boudoir (enrichment of William Burn's scheme); refitting of dressing room; refitting of Lady Margaret's bedroom | | 1897 | | | Refitting of Scottish Dressing Room | | 1898 | | | Decoration of main stair (executed by H W Lonsdale) | | 1900 | 1901 | | Refitting of Chapel Passage | | 1922 | | | Proposed new tennis court and buildings |
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 | | William Burn | | | 1839 | 1844 | Original building | | Alexander Roos | | | 1840s | | Advised on original interior (carried out by D R Hay & Co), laid out parterres and repaired new bridge at pleasure grounds | | William Frame | | | 1889 | 1890 | Remodelling of entrance hall of house; interior work of chapel executed but subsequently dismantled and later re-erected by R Weir Schultz in archepiscopal chapel at Greenhill, Edinburgh. Dismissed from Falkland October 1890. (According to Hannah he was unwell in 1889 and had difficulty breathing and in November 1889 was dismissed for drunkenness) | | Robert Weir Schultz | | | 1890 | 1901 | Major alterations (see 'Event' for full list - Weir Schultz responsible for all work within this timeframe) | | George Washington Henry Jack | | | 1895 | | Seagulls in Lady Margaret Crichton Stuart's bedroom | | Gillespie & Scott | | B | 1922 | | Proposed new tennis court and buildings | | James Scott | | B | 1922 | | Proposed new tennis court and buildings |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Bute, 3rd Marquess of | 1890-1900 alterations | | Crichton-Stuart, Lord Ninian | For chapel of 1912-13 | | Tyndall-Bruce, Onesiphorus | Original building and garden work |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Carruthers, Annette | 2013 | The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland: a history | | | pp113-115 | | Colvin, H M | | Introducing Alexander Roos | | Gow, I and Rowan, A (eds): Scottish Country Houses 1600-1914, pp276-284 | | | Derek Carter Associates | 2001 | Historic Landscape survey and Restoration Plan for the House of Falkland Designed Landscape Project | | | | | Gaimster, Amy | 2006 | George Jack 1855-1931, architect and designer-craftsman | | Waltham Forest, William Morris Gallery | p10 | | Garnier, Richard | 2006 | Alexander Roos c1810-1881 | | Georgian Society Journal, vol XV, pp11-68 | p58 | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp221-5 | | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | | | Mackintosh, C | 1853 | The book of the garden | 2v | | Volume 2, pp618-619 | | Stamp, Gavin | 1981 | Robert Weir Schultz, Architect, and his work for the Marquesses of Bute | | London: The Curwen Press / Mount Stuart | pp25, 27, 28, 29 & 30 (Robert Weir Schultz work) | | Taylor, Kristina and Peel, Robert | 1021 | Passion, plants and patronage: 300 years of Bute Family Landscapes | | Artifice Books | p127 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Country Life | 31 December 2014 | | | pp34-40. Article by Gavin Stamp.
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Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 31352 | Chapel | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 8763 | House | | Mount Stuart | Bute Archives | | Account book (Robert Weir Schultz work) | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | | GD 152/53, 152/57 - 58, GD 152/137 and GD 152/204 | | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundle no 1684 |
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