Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 T-MIN/9
Title
Draft plans of Hill House, Helensburgh
Date(s)
- 1902 - 1904 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
7 plans and 1 pencil sketch
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
The plans were found in a fireproof store in the Royal College building in April 1978. A note on the wrapping stated 'lent by W.W. Blackie'. This was the Glasgow publisher Walter W. Blackie, the owner of Hill House. Blackie was also a governor of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, an antecedent of the University of Strathclyde.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet.
Six of the draft plans appear to be by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, but are not signed. The office address is given as 140 Bath Street, Glasgow.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English