Basic Site Details

Name: House of Gray
Town, district or village: Invergowrie
City or county: Dundee
Country: Scotland
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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 31979 RestorationAlso repair
Item 2 of 31985 ProposedDevelopment proposal for complete restoration and subdivision of early eighteenth century country mansion into eight residential units.
Development of the house was subsequently implemented by others.
Item 3 of 319891995RestorationRestoration to form hotel

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 8Robert Strachan G1716 Involved with design - with Alexander McGill
Item 2 of 8Alexander McGill H1716 With Robert Strachan - involved with design
Item 3 of 8Andrew Strachan Nicoll A1979 Restoration and repair
Item 4 of 8Nicoll Russell Studios A1979 Restoration and repair
Item 5 of 8Dennis Graham Rodwell B1985 Development proposal for complete restoration and subdivision of early eighteenth century country mansion into eight residential units.
Development of the house was subsequently implemented by others.
Item 6 of 8Andrew Stewart Brown A19891995Restoration to form hotel
Item 7 of 8James Walter Thorburn Simpson C19891995Restoration to form hotel
Item 8 of 8Simpson & Brown C19891995Restoration to form hotel

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Ward, David 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Allen, Nic (ed.) Scottish Architects in Conservation  p88
Item 2 of 4Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 3 of 4McKean, Charles and Walker, David1984Dundee: an illustrated architectural guide Edinburgh: RIAS/Edinburgh Academic Press/Landmarkp129
Item 4 of 4Simpson & Brown2012Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Courtesy of Dennis RodwellInformation sent to Dictionary Sent 2012