Formakin House
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Formakin House is a manor house near the Scottish village of Bishopton in the Renfrewshire council area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
history
John A. Holms acquired the Millbank Farm land in 1902 and commissioned his friend Robert Lorimer to plan a house with a surrounding park to display and store his art collection. The construction of the park began the following year. Various external buildings were erected and existing buildings were converted. In 1913, Holms interrupted work on Formakin House for financial reasons, of which only the outer walls had been completed at that time. Although he still had central heating installed in 1920, he never used the unfinished house. After Holm's death in 1938, the Pickard family acquired the property and it remained in their possession until it was finally bought by the Renfrewshire authorities in 1984.
description
Formakin House and several outbuildings are isolated on a spacious plot of land. Although the building was not built until the 1910s, it is designed in the traditional style of a tower house from the 16th or early 17th century. This is underlined by false year stones, which indicate the year 1647 with the addition "DL" as the year of construction. DL stands for Damned Lie ("damned lie").
The two-story building has a lower office wing. The roofs are covered with slate and the gables are stepped gables .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Garden and Designed Landscape - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information brochure on Formakin House ( memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on Formakin House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 54 '20.1 " N , 4 ° 32" 42.2 " W.