Danefield House, Largs
Danefield House, Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland, is a late 19th-century villa designed for William Crum by John Douglas. Douglas's only house in Scotland, it is a Category B listed building.
| Danefield House | |
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| Location | Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8095°N 4.8811°W |
| OS grid reference | NS 195,611 |
| Built | 1883 |
| Built for | William Crum |
| Architect | John Douglas |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Designated | 8 September 1982 |
| Reference no. | LB37169 |
  Location in Ayrshire | |
History and description
The house is dated 1883 and was designed by John Douglas[1] for W. G. Crum.[2] The Crums were connected by marriage with Larg's most notable resident, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who had built a large mansion, Netherhall, in the town.[3] They also rented Mere Old Hall in Cheshire, the county in which Douglas was most prolific.[4]
Pevsner describes the style of Danefield as "a simplified version of (Douglas's) Arts and Crafts Paddocks (with a) dash of Scots Baronial".[1] Of two storeys, with substantial cellars and attics, the villa is constructed of yellow ashlar with old red sandstone dressings.[5] It is a Category B listed building.[5]
References
- Close & Riches 2012, p. 505.
- Hubbard 1991, p. 256.
- "North Ayrshire Heritage Trails". www.naheritagetrails.co.uk.
- Thompson, Silvanus (1910). "Life of Lord Kelvin" (PDF). MacMillan & Co.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Greennock Road, Danefield House, stables, lodge and gatepiers (LB37169)". Retrieved 1 December 2019.
Sources
- Close, Rob; Riches, Anne (2012). Ayrshire and Arran. The Buildings of Scotland. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14170-2.
- Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.