Sites and Monument Record: Carrongrange House (SMR 222)

Description
1895-7 large villa, built as the manager's house of the Carron Co. Two storeys, asymmetrical, rock-faced ashlar with contrasting light-coloured dressings; windows mostly sash and case with multi-paned upper sashes; deep-eaved slate roofs with red ridging tiles. On main entrance front, near-centre pedimented doorway, projecting gable to left with stone-balconied 1st floor door; to right, 2-storey large and wide canted window, transomed and mullioned. Multi-paned roof dormer; deep-corniced stacks. Parapetted
semi-circular bow at rear.

Object detail

Site type
building
dwelling house
Site status
Listed B
Site history notes
Carron Grange. Built between 1895 and 1897 as the manager’s house. A sketch and estimated cost of £3,500 was presented to the standing committee in 1895 and an additional £500 was authorised for laying out the roads. The contractor was JJ & P McLachlan of Stenhousemuir. (Carron-Where Iron Runs Like Water. 2010. Watters.)
Robert P. Roy was Carron Company's Master Mechanic (Chief Engineer) and acted as liaison between the architects and the Standing Committee of Carron Company: he was a native of Dumbarton. He went on to oversee the construction of Mungal Foundry and E. Department. John Rogerson of Macwhannell & Rogerson, was the son of Provost David Rogerson of Dumbarton and his wife Mary Roy, and was principally responsible for the designs of the partnership. It is suspected that Robert Roy may have been related to Rogerson's mother and if so could have been the reason these architects were chosen.

Minor internal alterations made in 2009 during the conversion from offices to a children's nursery (P/09/0469/LBC). Major fire 2013.
Site conservation date
1897
Site grid ref
NS 8737 8233
Conservation status
Victorian

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