View showing detail of ceiling of hall. Ross Priory.
SC 791758
Description View showing detail of ceiling of hall. Ross Priory.
Date 1979
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 791758
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Ross Priory, Entrance Hall, West Dunbartonshire This view taken in 1979 shows the ceiling of the entrance hall of the house, as designed by Gillespie Graham. The roundel is supported by plaster fan vaulting. The architect was one of the masters of the Gothic Revival in Scotland, and this is very accomplished work. The first house on this site was built in the 14th century for the Buchanans of Ross, and was rebuilt in 1695. The core of the 1695 house is the rear of the present building. Since the 1970s the house has been owned by the University of Strathclyde and used for staff recreation, and for reading parties. This house was extensively remodelled in 1810-16 at a time when medieval religion was very fashionable. There was no religious connection with the site, but the design has features associated with medieval church architecture. The architect, James Gillespie Graham, was a noted designer of churches. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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