Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ardencaple House |
| Town, district or village: | Helensburgh |
| City or county: | Dunbartonshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Thomson & Menzies appear to have taken over the project for an additional floor from another architect as three sheets by an unidentified architect accompany their submission to Helensburgh Dean of Guild. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Ardencaple Castle | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Castle | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Fraser Avenue | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1774 | Addition | Castellated addition | |
| Before 1786 | |||
| 1869 | Additions | ||
| 1877 | Alterations - probably Tudor details and parapet of tower | ||
| 1905 | 1906 | Additional floor | |
| 23 January 1905 | Additional floor - plans dated | ||
| 1957 | Destruction/demolition | All but castellated tower demolished. | |
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 | |
| Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd) | Interior work instructed by McCulloch, architect - date unknown | ||||
| James Adam | H | 1774 | Castellated addition | ||
| R & J Adam | H | 1774 | Castellated addition | ||
| Robert Adam | H | 1774 | Castellated addition | ||
| David Thomson | 1869 | Additions | |||
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | B | 1877 | Alterations - probably Tudor details and parapet of tower | ||
| John More Dick Peddie | B | 1877 | Alterations - probably Tudor details and parapet of tower | ||
| Peddie & Kinnear | B | 1877 | Alterations - probably Tudor details and parapet of tower | ||
| Colin Menzies | A | 1905 | 1906 | Additional floor | |
| Thomson & Menzies | A | 1905 | 1906 | Additional floor | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Campbell, Lord Frederick | Client for Adam work |
| Ewing, H G | |
| Graham, John Frederick N | Client for 1905-6 work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| Irving, Joseph | 1879 | The Book of Dumbartonshire | Volume III, plate III | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Argyll & Bute Council Archives | Helensburgh Dean of Guild | 2/1905 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34703 | Ardencaple Castle |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | Thomson's job list and Thomson & Menzies job list | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | ||