Barr House, Interior Detail of fireplace in dining room on ground floor of west wing
SC 565421
Description Barr House, Interior Detail of fireplace in dining room on ground floor of west wing
Date 1964
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 565421
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 477
Scope and Content Detail of dining-room chimneypiece in west wing of Barr House, Argyll and Bute Barr House was originally a rectangular two-storeyed block dating to the third quarter of the 18th century and typical of a small laird's house of this period. In 1815 a west wing was added and in 1844 the house was extended with a court of offices. This chimneypiece is Gothic in style and carved from grey marble. It has a four-centred arched lintel and the spandrels above the arch are decorated with rosettes. The jambs on either side of the chimneypiece are decorated with rounded pilasters. It is thought James Gillespie Graham (1777-1855) was responsible for the design of the west wing. He was a Scottish architect who became well-known for his designs of irregular, or asymmetrical, Gothic houses in Scotland. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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