Interior-general view of Landing at top of staircase in Curling Hall, now demolished

Description Interior-general view of Landing at top of staircase in Curling Hall, now demolished

Date 1893

Collection Records of Bedford Lemere and Company, photographers, London, England

Catalogue Number BL 12122

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 702735, B 64183

Scope and Content First-Floor Hall-Landing, Curling Hall, Largs, North Ayrshire (latterly the Marine and Curlinghall Hotel and now demolished) Curling Hall, a large mansion overlooking the seafront at Largs, was built in 1812. In 1892 the house was extended by the architect, Thomas Graham Abercrombie, and refurbished by Wylie & Lochhead, Glasgow, for John Clark. Harry Bedford Lemere was commissioned to photograph the interior in 1893. This room has a heavily panelled ceiling and dado, and walls lined with a flock wallpaper. The chairs seem to be arranged rather uncomfortably around the central table, and the large cabinet (left), designed in the style of the Aesthetic Movement, displays an interesting collection of china. This large hall-landing is designed as an upstairs 'living hall', and was possibly intended as an auxiliary sitting room. As part of the general circulating area of the house, frequent disturbance was unavoidable, and its success as a comfortable and relaxing sitting area is questionable. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Medium Glass

External Reference Box 14

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