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M207 The Hill House, Helensburgh

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

(Mackintosh)

The job books of Honeyman & Keppie (later Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh) are now held by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow and include four volumes related to the Mackintosh period. The books were used by the firm to keep a project-by-project, day-by-day record of contractors, suppliers and expenditure. The name of a project and/or client is usually at the top of the left-hand page, followed by information about tradesmen who tendered. The name of the measurer (quantity surveyor) is usually at the top of the right-hand page, followed by information about payments to contractors and suppliers. All of the data for M207 is entered in the tables below.

Page numbering is not consistent in the job books. Sometimes a single number refers to a double-page spread and sometimes each page is individually numbered. Here, each image of a double-page spread is identified by the number given at the top of the left-hand page. (Images of all of the pages from the four job books can be found at Browse Job Books, Visit Book and Cash Book.)

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

Phase 1:

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Job book: 53061
Page: 255

Job book: 53061
Page: 257

Job book: 53061
Page: 259

Job book: 53061
Page: 261

Job book: 53061
Page: 269

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)

Phase 2:

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Job book: 53062
Page: 74

Job book: 53062
Page: 75

Client: Walter W. Blackie

Tenders:

Contractor	Type	Date	Value
John Craig	Furniture	25 July 1904	£23 0s 0d 34
David Hislop	Clock	27 July 1904	£5 10s 0d
William Jack	Terrace Trellis	27 July 1904	£9 13s 6d
Henry Hope & Son	Forcing House	4 August 1904	£148 0s 0d
Anthony Trail & Son	Forcing House	23 October 1904	££98 4s 6d
Henry Hope & Son	Pipe in Potting Shed	23 October 1904	£5 0s 0d
Francis Smith	Drawing Room Couch	15 September 1904	£14 10s 0d
Francis Smith	Easy Chair	15 September 1904	£7 0s 0d
Alex Martin	Two Arm Chairs	15 September 1904	£10 0s 0d
William Jack	Trellis at Kitchen Door	14 October 1904	£10 18s 2d
William Jack	Dining Room and Hall Fenders	14 October 1904	£1 17s 8d
William Jack	Washing Green Poles	14 October 1904	£3 8s 3½d
William Jack	Seats for Drawing Room	3 November 1904	No data in Job Book
J. Caird Parker	Fire Screens	3 November 1904	£1 19s 6d
J. Caird Parker	Two pokers and two tongs	3 November 1904	No data in Job Book
Andrew Hutcheson	Five Drawing Room Gas Brackets	9 November 1904	No data in Job Book
McCulloch & Co.	Glass for Drawing Room Gas Brackets	9 November 1904	No data in Job Book
George A. Sillars	Painter Work of Gardener's Cottage	10 November 1904	£14 14s 6d
Alex Martin	Two Arm Chairs	17 November 1904	£10 0s 0d
Alex Martin	One Tea Table	17 November 1904	£4 15s 0d
Alex Martin	Drawing Room Cabinet	28 November 1904	£27 0s 0d
Alex Martin	Writing Desk	28 November 1904	£19 10s 0d
Alex Martin	Writing Chair	30 November 1904	£2 15s 0d
R. Aitkenhead & Son	Repairing S. Road	1 December 1904	£40 0s 0d
Alex Martin	Three Candlesticks	4 February 1905	£2 10s 6d
David Hislop	Cups for Candlesticks	4 February 1905	£1 17s 10d
Andrew Hutcheson	Dining Room Lamp	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book 35
Andrew Hutcheson	Five Drawing Room Gas Brackets	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book 36
Crawford & Craig	Cushions	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book 37
Alex Martin	Piano Legs	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book
Alex Martin	Two Easy Chairs	No data in Job Book	£13 0s 0d 38
Alex Martin	Standard Lamp	No data in Job Book	£7 0s 0d
Alex Martin	Square Table	No data in Job Book	£6 7s 6d
Alex Martin	Small Clock	No data in Job Book	£2 7s 6d
David Hislop	Small Clock Works	No data in Job Book	£2 5s 0d
Crawford & Craig	Table Centre	No data in Job Book	£2 1s 0d
Crawford & Craig	Four Drawing Room Chair Decorations	No data in Job Book	£2 15s 0d
Wylie & Lochhead	Rug	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book
Wylie & Lochhead	Rug	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book
Miss Campbell	Lamp Shade	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book
McCulloch & Co.	Glass for Drawing Room Brackets	No data in Job Book	£6 19s 6d
McCulloch & Co.	Panel for Writing Cabinet	No data in Job Book	£1 5s 0d
McCulloch & Co.	Two Panels for Drawing Room Cabinet	No data in Job Book	7s 0d
Andrew Hutcheson	Brackets for Lamp Shade	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book
Wylie & Lochhead	Chair and Table for Drawing Room	No data in Job Book	No data in Job Book

Payments (trades):

Name	Type	Payment out sum
John Craig	Furniture	Payment date: 19 September 1904 £18 6s 0d 39
David Hislop	Clockmaker	Payment date: 17 November 1904 £6 13s 0d
William Jack	Joinery	Payment date: 25 October 1904 £9 13s 6d 40
Henry Hope & Son	Heating	Payment date: 18 November 1904 £153 0s 0d 41
Anthony Trail & Son	Mason	Payment date: 27 December 1904 £106 16s 7d 42
Francis Smith	Furniture	Payment date: 6 December 1904 £22 5s 0d 43
Alex Martin	Furniture	Payment date: 17 December 1904 £8 13s 0d 44
William Jack	Joinery	Payment date: 13 December 1904 £10 18s 2d 45
William Jack	Joinery	Payment date: 25 October 1904 £5 10s 2d 46
J. Caird Parker	Ironmonger	Payment date: 27 January 1905 £1 19s 6d 47
J. Caird Parker	Ironmonger	Payment date: 2 February 1905 £1 5s 0d 48
George A. Sillars	Painting	Payment date: 10 November [1904] £14 14s 6d
Alex Martin	Furniture	Payment date: 27 April 1905 £68 18s 6d 49
R. Aitkenhead & Son	Mason	Payment date: 1 December 1904 £76 0s 0d 50
Alex Martin	Furniture	Payment date: 27 April 1905 £2 10s 6d 51
David Hislop	Metalwork	Payment date: 29 March 1905 £1 17s 10d 52
Andrew Hutcheson	Lighting	Payment date: 28 February 1906 £43 13s 0d 53
Crawford & Craig	Upholstery	Payment date: 31 March 1905 £7 13s 0d 54
Crawford & Craig	Upholstery	Payment date: 7 April 1905 £3 14s 0d 55
Alex Martin	Furniture	Payment date: 8 December 1905 £28 5s 5d 56
Alex Martin	Furniture	Payment date: 8 December 1905 £13 8s 6d 57
Alex Martin	Furniture	Payment date: 27 November 1905 £7 4s 0d 58
Alex Martin	Furniture	Payment date: 8 December 1905 £6 7s 6d 59
Alex Martin	Furniture	Payment date: 27 November 1905 £2 17s 0d 60
David Hislop	Clockmaker	Payment date: 27 November 1905 £2 5s 0d 61
Crawford & Craig	Upholstery	Payment date: 8 December 1905 £2 1s 0d 62
Crawford & Craig	Upholstery	Payment date: 8 December 1905 £2 15s 0d 63
Wylie & Lochhead	Carpets	Payment date: 28 December 1905 £23 3s 10d 64
Miss Campbell	Lampshade	Payment date: 3 November 1905 £3 10s 0d 65
McCulloch & Co.	Glass	Payment date: 9 December 1905 £6 19s 6d 66
McCulloch & Co.	Glass	Payment date: 9 December 1905 £1 5s 0d 67
McCulloch & Co.	Glass	Payment date: 9 December 1905 7s 0d 68
Andrew Hutcheson	Electrical	Payment date: February 1906 £2 8s 0d 69
Wylie & Lochhead	Furniture	Payment date: 9 December 1908 £20 11s 1d 70

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'.

34: Comprises £14 for '4 Hall Chairs each 70/-', £7 0s 0d for 'Hall Table' and £2 0s 0d for 'Clock Case'

35: 'including burners fitting up glass.'

36: 'including burners fitting up glass.'

37: Drawing Room 3 large and 2 small, Hall 3 small, Own Bedroom 1 small.

38: '12/- allowed for covering.'

39: Comprises £9 18s 0d for 3 Hall Chairs at 65s each, £7 0s 0d for Hall Table, and £1 11s 0d for Clock Case.

40: For 'Terrace Trellis'.

41: Comprises £148 0s 0d for 'Forcing House' and £5 0s 0d for 'Heating of Potting Shed'.

42: For 'Forcing House &c.'

43: Comprises £12 10s 0d for 'Couch', £8 10s 0d for 'Easy Chairs', and £1 5s 0d for delivery.

44: Comprises £8 10s 0d for '2 Arm Chairs' and 3s for 'covering fender seats'.

45: For 'Espalier at kitchen door'.

46: Comprises £1 17s 8d for '2 fenders', £3 8s 3½d for '4 Washing Green poles' and 14s 2½d for 'new stair balusters'.

47: For 'Fire screen'.

48: For 'Poker & Tongs'.

49: Comprises £9 10s 0d for '2 Arm Chairs', £3 0s 0d for '1 chair', £4 15s 0d for 'oval tea table', £30 18s 0d for 'Drawing Rm. Cupboard', and £20 15s 6d for 'Drawing Rm. Writing d[esk]'.

50: For 'Repairing S. Road'.

51: For '3 candlesticks'.

52: For '3 Silver Cups for Candles'.

53: For 'Drawing and Dining Room lamps'.

54: For '7 cushions' and '1 for Hall'.

55: For 'Drawing Rm Curtains'.

56: For 'Piano legs'.

57: For '2 chairs'.

58: For 'Lamp Stand fitting extra'.

59: For 'Square Table'.

60: For 'Small clock Ivory extra'.

61: For 'clock work'.

62: For 'Table centre'.

63: For '4 decorations'.

64: Comprises £17 2s 5d for 'Dining Room & Stairs', £4 8s 8d for '1 Rug', and £1 12s 9d for '1 Rug'.

65: For '1 lamp shade'.

66: For 'Drawing Room Brackets'.

67: For 'Panel for Writing Cabinet'.

68: For 'Panel for Cabinet'.

69: For 'Brackets for [illegible]'.

70: Comprises £12 10s 0d for '1 chair', £7 15s 0d for '1 Table', and 6s 1d for delivery.