Architecture Notes

Event ID 844272

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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NS21SW 1.00 23265 10285

NS21SW 1.01 23237 10020 Camellia House

NS21SW 1.02 235 101 Road

NS21SW 1.03 23 10 Trial Excavations

NS21SW 1.04 23451 10314 Gasworks

NS21SW 1.05 2328 1029 Culzean Coves, Main Cavern System

NS21SW 1.06 2337 1033 Culzean Coves, Stables Caves System

NS21SW 1.07 24135 10317 Laigh Whiteston Lodge

NS21SW 1.08 24143 10331 Hoolity Ha Bridge

NS21SW 1.09 23315 10316 Sundial

See also:

NS20NW 15 22260 09501 Pagoda

NS20NW 20 22087 09097 Ardlochan Lodge

NS20NW 21 22718 09832 Ice-house

NS20NW 35 23126 09845 Walled Garden

NS20NW 38 24018 09580 Kennels

NS20NW 39 22464 09511 Swan Pond Cottage

NS20NW 40 22895 09234 Cat Gates

NS20NW 55 24478 09986 Glenside Lodge (now demolished)

NS20NW 81 22797 09995 Powder House

NS20NW 96 23097 09894 Gardener's Cottage

NS20NW 97 22466 09487 Aviary

NS20NW 98 22489 09654 Swan Pond

NMRS Reference: Bob Heath, Architect, has identified NMRS photograph AYD/43/82 as a copy of a drawing for the original hypocaust heating system at the Camelia House at Culzean c.1817. See correspondence with NMRS 24 February 1998 'Having just reglazed the building I can confirm that there is every evidence that this plan was adhered to.'

NMRS Printroom

W Schomberg Scott Photograph Collection

13 views of the Fountain Court in winter

5 views of the Home Farm (10 prints - many duplicates)

2 elevations and plan for the Home Farm ('Farm Office') - all 3 duplicated.

18 detailed views of furniture and china cabinet displays, most of them duplicated.

Acc no 1997/39.

NMRS (Sch. Scott Plans)

Miscellaneous drawings

National Library of Scotland

Newhailes Album

MS 25673-8

A series of photograph albums compiled by the Countess of Cassilis and her sister, Lady Newhailes with their home at Ardwell, their marriages, views of family houses, many exterior views of Culzean, the Earl as a barrister, their house at 1 Moray Place and much related ephemera c.1900-.

NMRS Printroom

A series of 14 vignettes of Scottish Country Houses, Churches and Castles. Mounted on modern leaves removed from an album. Purchased from Ewan Lamont, Candlemaker row, October 1987. Purchased on account of the view of Craigcrook. They are Us with Nd but must have been executed.1820-35. Mounted on sheets 13 1/2" x 9".

2 Vignettes of Culzean Castle.

One Insc: 'Colzean House, Wm White, Surgeon del' as published in 1802 in: 'An elegant Collection of Interesting Views in Scotland'. The other labelled: 'Colzean Castle Ayrshire'.

NMRS 'Culzean Castle, Stable Tower, Clock and Caves' by Eric J. Hosie, manuscript notes. NMRS Manuscripts.

NMRS Correspondence and notes relating to discoveries (caves) at Culzean Castle. c.1966-1968. NMRS Manuscripts.

NMRS Inventory to Culzean Castle Drawings, Typescript. NMRS Library.

Architects:

Robert Adam 1777-79

James Donaldson 1808 - design for coach-house

Robt. McLachlan 180( ) - plan of coach house

Robertson Buchanan - engineer - battery designs

Robert Lugar - Swan Cottage after 1808

James Gillespie Graham 1815 - designs for lodges

Richard Crichton 1815 -design for a lodge

Alexander Naysmith - design for a lodge

John Thin 1796 - designs for lodges & gateways

Hugh Caincross - 1796 - design for a wooden bridge

NMRS: Survey by J & J Carrick, Ayr 1973 -plans, elevations & sections of Home farm

NMRS: Survey by Ian G. Lindsay & Partners -plans & elevations of the Swinton gate

NMRS: Copies of Soane Museum drawings, Vols 1, 14, 20, 23, 37 & 53 - photographs of plans, elevations, sections & details

NMRS: Survet by J and J Carrick, Atr 1973 - Plans elevations and sections of Home Farm.

NMRS: Survey by Ian G Lindsay and Partners - Plans elevations of the Swinton gate.

Museum of Western Art, Oxford (Sir Bruce Ingram Collection) Robert Adam - perspective view (Watercolour)

Sothebys 'Aitkin Sale' 30-31 July 1934 - design for ceiling of 1st drawing room, Copy in NMRS.

NMRS:

'Ayrshire, 1745-1950' - pp 63 and 260.

SMT Magazine, March, 1951.

NMRS: Plans: I G Linsday Collection, W/343.

W/158.

CULZEAN CASTLE DRAWINGS

A large collection of drawings for Culzean Castle including designs for a villa for James Kennedy by James Adam 1755; designs for Culzean Castle by Robert Adam 1777-1779 and 1787 with related designs for chimneypieces, glasses etc. design for a ruined bridge by Robert Adam 1787 and many designs for estate buildings by James Gillespie Graham 1815 and Robert Lugar etc.

Deposited by the National Trust for Scotland 1990

NMRS photographic survey 1973 Inventory 52

RIBA: Blackadder plans.

Photography was carried out in 2009 on behalf of the Buildings of Scotland series.

RCAHMS (CAJS) 2009.