The Hill House, Helensburgh

M207 The Hill House, Helensburgh

Address: Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh G84 9AJ
Date: 1902–4
Client: Walter W. Blackie
Authorship: Authorship category 1 (Mackintosh) (Mackintosh)

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The following information about M207 has been extracted from the job books:

Phase 1:

Job book: 53061
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Client: Walter W. Blackie

Measurer: Barr & Fyfe

Tenders:

Contractor Type Address Date Value Accepted
Alex Millar mason 100 East Princes Street, Helensburgh 1902 £2990 0s 0d no
John Jack mason 24 Lomond Street, Helensburgh 1902 £2849 16s 7d no
J. P. Jamieson mason Baillieston, Lanarkshire 1902 £2841 0s 5d no
R. Aitkenhead & Son mason 37 Trafalgar Street, Greenock 1902 £2583 10s 2d yes
(3 May 1902)
Hutchison & Grant mason Pitt Street, Glasgow 1902 £2915 13s 3d no
John Woodrow mason no data in job book 1902 £2706 17s 8d no
R. Aitkenhead & Son mason no data in job book 27 May 1903 £40 0s 0d 1 yes
Anthony Trail & Son builder no data in job book 24 August 1903 £120 15s 0d yes
William Jack joiner Helensburgh 1902 £1340 7s 11d yes
(3 May 1902)
John Dick joiner 51 West Princes Street, Helensburgh 1902 no data in job book 2 no
Dougal & Gibson joiner Dumbarton 1902 £1391 15s 4d no
J. & G. Findlay joiner Cambridge Street, Glasgow 1902 £1343 4s 3d no
Hutchison & Grant joiner Pitt Street, Glasgow 1902 £1524 11s 5d no
George Adam wrought iron no data in job book 1902 £47 10s 0d 3 no
Bryden & Middleton wrought iron Windsor Street, Scotstoun 1902 £22 0s 0d yes
(no data in job book)
John Horn plumber 12 West Princes Street, Helensburgh 1902 £604 17s 10d no
William Kyle plumber 17 Sinclair Street, Helensburgh 1902 no data in job book no
Charles Condie plumber Helensburgh 1902 £597 15s 7d no
Fyfe & Allan plumber Woodlands Road, Glasgow 1902 £485 0s 0d yes
Johnstone & Sons plumber Renfield Street, Glasgow 1902 £570 0s 0d no
William Anderson plumber Buchanan Street, Glasgow 1902 £536 4s 1d no
Charles Young drainage, roads, paths etc. 1 Afton Terrace, Bankhead Road, Pollokshaws December 1903 £224 0s 0d 4 yes
Mathieson & Son plasterer Helensburgh 1902 no data in job book no
James Maitland plasterer 34 John Street, Helensburgh 1902 no data in job book no
William Forbes plasterer Glasgow 1902 £240 10s 6d yes
(3 May 1902)
John Forbes plasterer Glasgow 1902 £282 12s 2d no
McGilvray & Ferris plasterer Glasgow 1902 no data in job book no
George Rome plasterer Glasgow 1902 £316 4s 8½d no
James Maitland slater 34 John Street, Helensburgh 1902 no data in job book no
William Thom & Son slater 52 William Street, Helensburgh 1902 £283 15s 9d yes
(3 May 1902)
John Hutcheson slater Dumbarton 1902 £494 14s 0d no
John Anderson slater 362 Parliamentary Road, Glasgow 1902 £376 18s 10d no
A. & D. McKay slater 35 Oswald Street, Glasgow 1902 £343 10s 0d no
William Douglas painter no data in job book 1903 'List of Prices' yes
(8 July 1903)
Haddow, Forbes & Co. tiling no data in job book [1903] £18 0s 0d 5 yes
(no data in job book)
Crawford & Craig curtains and linoleum no data in job book [1903] no data in job book yes
(no data in job book)
James Boyd & Son heating Paisley [1903] £196 0s 0d no
J. Combe & Son heating 113 North Hanover Street, Glasgow [1903] no data in job book no
James Cormack & Sons Ltd heating 36 Abercorn Street, Glasgow [1903] £91 16s 0d yes
(4 September [1903])
Henry Hope & Son casements and leaded lights no data in job book 1903 £65 19s 3d 6 yes
(18 February 1903)
George Wragge casements and leaded lights no data in job book 1903 £78 9s 1d 7 no
McGeoch & Co. kitchen range no data in job book 7 December [1902] £18 17s 6d yes
McGeoch & Co. copper boiler no data in job book 7 December [1902] £15 10s 0d yes
J. Monkhouse Cartmell patent vulcanite roofing no data in job book no data in job book '7/6 per square yard without gravel' 8 no data in job book
(no data in job book)
J. Caird Parker grates 13 Waterloo Street 1903 £36 6s 0d 9 yes
(4 May 1903)
J. Caird Parker grates 13 Waterloo Street 1903 £9 17s 6d 10 yes
(27 May 1903)
J. Caird Parker grates 13 Waterloo Street 1903 £5 12s 6d 11 yes
(29 May 1903)
J. Caird Parker grates 13 Waterloo Street 1904 £41 2s 0d 12 yes
(12 January 1904)
J. Caird Parker grates 13 Waterloo Street 1904 £10 17s 6d 13 yes
(1 September 1904)
Alex Martin furniture 14 Dobbie's Loan 1903 no data in job book 14 yes
William Jack joinery and furniture Helensburgh 1904 £23 0s 0d 15 yes
(10 March 1904)
William Jack joinery and furniture Helensburgh 1904 £15 3s 0d 16 yes
(16 February 1904)
William Jack joinery and furniture Helensburgh 1904 £102 0s 0d 17 yes
(4 January 1904)
no data in job book glass no data in job book 1904 £2 10s 0d 18 no
John Craig joinery and furniture Paterson Street, S [outh] S [ide] 1904 £46 0s 0d 19 yes
(25 January 1904)
John Craig joinery and furniture Paterson Street, S [outh] S [ide] 1904 £7 0s 0d 20 yes
(15 March 1904)
Andrew Hutcheson light fittings and metalwork no data in job book 1904 no data in job book 21 yes
(4 February 1904)
T. J. Miller & Sons metalwork no data in job book 1904 £12 0s 0d 22 yes
(4 February 1904)
James Brown metalwork no data in job book 1904 £10 0s 0d 23 yes
(4 February 1904)
McCulloch & Co. glass work no data in job book 1904 no data in job book yes
Wylie & Lochhead carpets no data in job book 1904 £67 8s 10d 24 yes
(4 February 1904)
Wylie & Lochhead carpets no data in job book 1904 £22 13s 6d 25 yes
(23 February 1904)

Payments (trades):

Name Type Payment out sum
R. Aitkenhead & Son mason First installment: 2 September 1902
Final installment: 7 March 1905
£2223 2s 1d
Anthony Trail & Son builder Payment date: 22 January 1904
£110 4s 9d
William Jack joiner First installment: 27 December 1902
Final installment: 8 December [1903]
£1168 12s 2d
Bryden & Middleton wrought iron Payment date: 22 January 1904
£22 0s 0d
Fyfe & Allan plumber First installment: 9 February 1903
Final installment: 7 April 1905
£694 10s 7d
Charles Young drainage, roads and paths, etc. Payment date: 24 August
£223 0s 0d
William Forbes plaster First installment: 7 July 1903
Final installment: 24 November 1904
£196 12s 10½d
William Thom & Son slater First installment: 4 March [1903]
Final installment: 2 May 1904
£370 19s 3d
William Douglas painter First installment: 11 April 1904
Final installment: 29 March 1905
£315 3s 6d
Haddow, Forbes & Co. tiling Payment date: 28 January 1904
£13 10s 3d
Crawford & Craig curtains & linoleum Payment date: 20 October 1904
£76 6s 1½d
James Cormack & Sons Ltd heating Payment date: 30 April [1904]
£116 16s 10d
Henry Hope & Son casements and leaded lights Payment date: 2 September 1903
£83 7s 3d
McGeoch & Co. kitchen range and copper boiler Payment date: 30 April [1904]
£34 7s 6d
J. Caird Parker grates Payment date: 1 August [1904]
£119 1s 8d 26
Alex Martin furniture Payment date: 24 November 1904
£134 7s 0d 27
William Jack joinery and furniture Payment date: 24 May 1904
£147 18s 0d 28
John Craig joinery and furniture Payment date: 11 July 1904
£70 13s 0d 29
Andrew Hutcheson light fittings and metalwork Payment date: no data in job book
£43 2s 10d 30
T. J. Miller & Sons metalwork Payment date: 14 July 1904
£15 15s 9d 31
James Brown metalwork Payment date: 14 July 1904
£18 9s 2d 32
McCulloch & Co. glass Payment date: 24 November [1904]
£69 0s 0d
Wylie & Lochhead carpets Payment date: 21 July [1904]
£100 1s 0d 33

Payments (suppliers):

Name Service Payment date Payment sum
John Henderson Carlton Inspector First installment: 9 August 1902
Final installment: 19 December 1903
£116 15s 11d
Forbes & Co. no data in job book 13 March 1903 £11 15s 6d

Measurer fee payment: £156 10s 0d (7 March 1905)

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Notes:

1: For 'Making good Road'.

2: 'returned with th.'

3: For '2 Panels for Wall' at £3 15s 0d each, and '2 Entrance Gates' at £20 each.

4: Includes 'Drainage of Garden', 'Roads & Paths', 'Tennis Court', '100 Carts ashes ' and 'Making Road outside Gate'.

5: For 'Tiles in Porch and Cloak Room'.

6: Includes £8 6s 0d for fixing.

7: Includes £12 17s 6d for fixing.

8: For 'Roofing over Coal house & Gardener's Cottage'.

9: For grates in spare room (x 2), Dressing Room, Night Nursery, own Dressing Room, Children's Bedroom (x 2), School Room and Bathroom.

10: For grates in Governess's bedroom ('Falkirk No. 647') and three servants' bedrooms ('No. 609').

11: For kitchen range and bedroom grate in gardener's cottage.

12: For grates in Drawing Room, own Bedroom, Hall, Day Nursery and Library.

13: For Dining Room grate.

14: Individual items of bedroom furniture are listed (mirror, square table, 2 chairs, 2 wardrobes, bed and mattress, 2 bedside cupboards, 1 toilet table, 1 washstand, 1 couch and 1 dressing table), but costs are only given in three cases.

15: For 'Fence on South wall'.

16: For 'Gate at Wash Ho. Gable', 'Chimney Piece', 'Fender' and 'Door Jambs'.

17: For 'Library Fittings' (£84 0s 0d), and for 'Drawing Room Fittings' including 'Window Seat', 'Window Table', 'Standards for Candlesticks' and 'Door Jambs'.

18: For 'Glass jewels for Window Seat & Table'.

19: For 'Wash Stand', 'Chest of Drawers & Mirror', 'Wardrobe', 'Cabinet in Drawing Room at fireplace' and 'Mahogany Bed for Dressing Room'.

20: For 'Clothes horse for Cloak Room'.

21: Individual light fittings are listed (1 pendant and 4 brackets for Dining Room; 1 Staircase pendant; 1 pendant and 2 brackets for own Bedroom; 1 bracket for own Dressing Room; and 1 pendant for Library), but costs are not given in all cases.

22: For '4 Drawing Room [light fittings]'.

23: For '4 Hall Pendants'.

24: For 'Drawing Room carpet'; '2 Donegal Squares' in own Bedroom; felt in own Bedroom and Dining Room; and '2 Runners & Vestibule & Landing'.

25: For 'Hall Carpet'.

26: Includes 'Expenses alterations [illegible] Tiles for Washstand'.

27: Comprises furniture for 'Own Bedroom': one bed, £10; two cupboards, £21; one mirror, £11; square table, £4 5s 0d; washstand, £10 10s 0d; two wardrobes, £38 10s 0d; dressing table, £8 10s 0d; couch, £11; two chairs and one stool, £7 17s 0d; one dressing table, £6 10s 0d; and one spring mattress, £5 5s 0d.

28: Comprises: fence on south wall, £23; gate at laundry, £7 15s 0d; chimneypiece, fender and door jambs of 'own bedroom', £7 8s 0d; 'Library fittings', £92 13s 0d; and 'Window seat, window table, standards for candlesticks and Door jambs', £17 2s 0d.

29: Includes: towel rail in cloak room, £1 2s 0d; 'altering spring mattress and putting in glass', £1 1s 0d; and toy cupboard in School Room, £15.

30: Comprises: vestibule lamp, £15; four Dining Room brackets, £8; staircase pendant, £6; one pendant for 'own Bedroom', £4 10s 0d; two brackets for 'own Bedroom', £4; two 'Candlebras' [sic], £4; and 'Handles, coat hooks &c &c', £15 17s 10d.

31: Includes 10s 9d for 'wardrobe keys'.

32: For 'making & fitting up'.

33: Includes £1 15s 6d for 'laying carpets & expenses'.