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
LocationLargs, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates55.8095°N 4.8811°W / 55.8095; -4.8811
OS grid referenceNS 195,611
Built1883
Built forWilliam Crum
ArchitectJohn Douglas
Listed Building – Category B
Designated8 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

  1. Close & Riches 2012, p. 505.
  2. Hubbard 1991, p. 256.
  3. "North Ayrshire Heritage Trails". www.naheritagetrails.co.uk.
  4. Thompson, Silvanus (1910). "Life of Lord Kelvin" (PDF). MacMillan & Co.
  5. Historic Environment Scotland. "Greennock Road, Danefield House, stables, lodge and gatepiers (LB37169)". Retrieved 1 December 2019.

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