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William Lee Ferguson

551 339

Description William Lee Ferguson

Collection William Lee Ferguson

Catalogue Number 551 339

Category All Other

Scope and Content A series of sixteen small sketchbooks recording antiquarian subjects and Scottish historic architecture, mainly in the Borders, Edinburgh, Fife and Dumfries, with a few subjects in the North of England. The sketches are dated 1900-09.

Archive History Presented to the Scottish National Building Record in 1949.

Access Conditions There are no restrictions upon access.

Administrative History A series of sketchbooks, several inscribed William Lee Ferguson Duns 1900' and '1901'.

Accruals No further accruals are expected.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1176638

Collection Hierarchy - Collection Level

Collection Level (551 339) William Lee Ferguson

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
All Other SK FER/10 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 10 Aberdour Castle: 3 sketches Auchen Castle: 8 sketches Blacklaw Tower: 7 sketches Bunkle Old Church: 2 sketches, photographic copies in NMRS, details Cambuskenneth Abbey: 5 pages sketches Crosshall, Eccles Cross: 4 pages sketches Dunfermline Abbey, New Abbey Parish Kirk: sketches Dunfermline, 21 Maygate, Abbot's House: 2 sketches Dumfries, Devorgilla's Bridge - 1 sketch Dumfries, High Street, Greyfriar's Church: 3 sketches, 2 prints Dumfries, Town Hall - 3 sketches Edinburgh Castle, St Margaret's Chapel: 3 sketches Edinburgh, 2 Castle Wynd North Edinburgh, Castlehill, General Edinburgh, Lawnmarket, Gladstone's Land Edinburgh, Lothian Road, St Cuthbert's Church and Churchyard Forester's House: 8 pages of sketches Frenchland Tower: 9 sketches Hilton church: sketch view Huttin church: sketch view and details Inverkeithing, Church Street, St Peter's Parish Church: 2 sketches Kames Tower: 1 sketch Leitholm Peel: 4 pages Lochhouse Tower: 11 sketches Lochwood: 2 pages sketch and details of sundial Maxwelton: 1 sketch of stone panel Moffat, Well Road, Manse: 2 pages sketch and details of sundial Moffat, St Cuthberts Church: 2 pages details Nisbet Cottages: 1 page Paxton Market Cross: 2 pages of sketches. Preston Market Cross: 1 page Simprin Church: 2 sketches Stirling, Stirling Parish Church: 4 sketches Stirling, Castle: 1 sketch Stirling, Argyll's Lodging: 2 sketches Stirling, Mar's Wark: 1 sketch Swinton, Main Street, Village Hall - 7 pages of sketches c. 1900 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/16 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 16 17, 19 Hill Street - general view. Kirkliston Castle - general view. c. 1909 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/1 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 1 Sketchbook titled 'Dunfermline and district. W L Ferguson, Duns. August 1901'. 8/1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/2 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 2 Elgin Cathdral - 12 sketches Elgin Cathdral, Bishop's House - 1 sketch Pluscarden Abbey - 1 sketch Cranshaw's Castle - 1 sketch Greenlaw Church Tower - 1 page sketches Cowdenknowes - 1 sketch Newark Castle, Ettrick - 1 sketch New or Sweetheart Abbey - 1 sketch Smailholm church - 2 pages sketches c. 1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/3 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 3 St Andrews Cathedral, St Rule's Church - 12 sketches St Andrews, North Street, St Salvator's College Church - 3 sketches St Andrews, South Street, Blackfriar's Chapel - 6 sketches St Andrews, South Street, Holy Trinity Church - 17 sketches St Andrews, South Street, St Leonard's Chapel - 5 sketches c. 1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/4 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 4 St Andrews Cathedral, St Rule's Church - 1 sketch St Andrews, Kirk Hill, St Mary's Church - 2 pages St Andrews, North Street, St Salvator's College Church - 11 sketches St Andrews, South Street, Blackfriar's Chapel - pencil sketches St Andrews, South Street, Holy Trinity Church - 2 sketches St Andrews, The Pend - 2 sketches c. 1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/5 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 5 Bowden Church: 3 sketches. Culross, General: 2 sketches. Culross Abbey: 4 sketches. Dunfermline Abbey, New Abbey Parish Kirk: pencil sketches. Roslin Chapel: 10 sketches. Greenlaw Church Tower: 1 sketch. Thirlestane Castle: 1 sketch. Bemersyde House: 1 sketch. Langshaw House: 1 sketch. Lauder, St Mary's Church: 1 sketch. Blanerne Castle: 4 sketches. Hillslap Tower: sketch view and 3 details. Whitslaid Tower: 1 sketch. Smailholm Tower - 4 pages sketches Simprin Church - 1 sketch c. 1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/6 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 6 Crail, 4 High Street, Golf Hotel - 2 pages Crail, 16 High Street - 1 page Crail, Marketgate, Parish Church - 25 pages Crail, Marketgate, Tolbooth and Town Hall - 4 pages (pencil) Crail, 9 Marketgate, Friar's Court - 1 page Crail, 62 Marketgate - 1 page Leuchars, Parish Church of St Athernase - 1 page Dundee, Dundee Church Tower - 1 page Newark Castle, Ettick - 1 page c. 1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/7 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 7 Glasgow, Bridgegate, Merchant's Steeple - 2 pages Inverkeithing, Church Street, St Peter's Parish Church - 1 sketch St Andrews Cathedral, St Rule's Church - 9 sketches St Andrews, Kirk Hill, St Mary's Church - 2 pages St Andrews, North Street, St Salvator's College - 1 page St Andrews, South Street, St Leonard's Chapel - 3 sketches St Andrews, 4 South Street, Queen Mary's House - 1 page (pencil) Glasgow, Tolbooth Church and steeple - 3 pages (pencil) Paisley Abbey - 4 sketches c. 1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/9 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 9 Edinburgh, Craigmillar Castle - 22 pages Pittenweem, Marygate, Pittenweem Priory - 6 pages St Andrews, North Street, St Salvator's College Church - 1 sketch Corstorphine Parish Church - 12 pages. c. 1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/11 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 11 Holy Island Priory Dunbar, Cat Row Dunbar, Cuthberts Square - 2 sketches East Linton, Preston Church - 2 sketches Dunbar, Writers Court - sketch Gordon, Greenknowe Tower - 1 sketc St Bathans Abbey - 2 sketches. c. 1900 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/18 Volume 18 7 sketches Ladykirk: 3 sketches of tombs. FERGUSON SKETCH BOOK: 18 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/23 Volume 23 5 sketches, 68 inscriptions of graves FERGUSON SKETCH BOOK: 23 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/8 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 8 Bassendean Church: 8 sketches Bassendean House: 1 sketch Cranshaw's Castle: 1 sketch Lennel Church: 3 sketches Linlithgow, St Michael's Church: 13 sketches Linlithgow, St Michael's Well: 1 sketch Linlithgow Palace: 16 sketches Linlithgow High Street: 1 sketch Westruther Old Church - 5 sketches Batch Level
All Other SK FER/13 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 13 Cranshaw's Castle - 2 sketches Bothwell Castle - 2 sketches Poldrait Street - 1 sketch Haddington, Nungate - 1 sketch Haddington, Nugate, St Martins - 1 sketch Batch Level
All Other SK FER/14 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 14 Pages are loose. Cambuskennth Abbey: 2 pages details Kelso Abbey: 4 pages details Lochhouse Tower: 1 page Melrose Abbey: 5 views and details Wedderlie House: general view Bunkle Old Church - 1 sketch view from SW Simprin Farm Old Barn - 3 pages of sketeches c. 1901 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/17 130 inscriptions from tombstones. FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK No 17. Batch Level
All Other SK FER/12 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 12 Batch Level
All Other SK FER/15 W FERGUSON SKETCHBOOK: 15 St Bathans Abbey: 1 page Batch Level

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