Basic Site Details
| Name: | Strathleven House |
| Town, district or village: | Strathleven |
| City or county: | Dunbartonshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1700 | 1708 | Build/construction | |
| 1970s | Proposed | Report on reconstruction | |
| 1980s | Plans drawn up | Restoration project | |
| 1993 | Restoration | ||
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 | |
| James Smith | C | 1700 | 1708 | Attribution on stylistic grounds | |
| Antony Curtiss Wolffe | A | 1970s | Report on reconstruction | ||
| William Adair Douglas Murphie | A | 1970s | Report on reconstruction. As qualified assistant 1965-68 and partner 1968-82. | ||
| A C Wolffe & Partners | B | 1970s | Report on reconstruction | ||
| A Curtiss Wolffe & Partner | F | 1980s | Restoration project | ||
| Tom McIlwraith | F | 1980s | Restoration project | ||
| William Adair Douglas Murphie | F | 1980s | Restoration project | ||
| Nicholas Robert Groves-Raines | B | 1993 | Full scale restoration | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Cochrane, William | Client for original building |
| Scottish Development Agency | Client for 1970s report |
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 | ||
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p763 | |
| RIBA | 1980 | Directory of Practices 1980 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Mr Antony Wolffe | Information sent to Dictionary October 2013 | ||