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Methlan Park House, 38 Helenslee Road, Dumbarton

A Category B Listed Building in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9396 / 55°56'22"N

Longitude: -4.58 / 4°34'48"W

OS Eastings: 238952

OS Northings: 674849

OS Grid: NS389748

Mapcode National: GBR 0L.YWL6

Mapcode Global: WH3NJ.MY7Z

Plus Code: 9C7QWCQ9+VX

Entry Name: Methlan Park House, 38 Helenslee Road, Dumbarton

Listing Name: Kirktonhill 38 Helenslee Road Methlan Park House

Listing Date: 8 September 1980

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 361018

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24901

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dumbarton, 38 Helenslee Road, Methlan Park House

ID on this website: 200361018

Location: Dumbarton

County: West Dunbartonshire

Town: Dumbarton

Electoral Ward: Dumbarton

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

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Description

John MacLeod, architect. Built 1880-81. 2-storey mansion
house, with main entrance in square 4-stage campanile at
east. Coursed, stugged ashlar with polished dressings;
rusticated quoins to house, banded to tower. East elevation:
off-centre campanile with paired Ionic columns support
balustraded porch (all painted) at foot; upper 2 stages in
slightly recessed panels; paired round-headed, pilastered and
keystoned windows in 3rd stage, and 4-light pilastrade above.
Bracketted eaves and finialed, flat pyramidal roof. South
elevation: 4 bays, outer bays advanced, with 2-storey
projecting windows, canted to left, semi-circular to right.
Remaining fenestration single, 2 or 3-light. String over
ground floor and at cill levels; eaves/lintel bands and main
cornice. Symmetrically placed panelled stacks now mostly cut
down. Recessed, low, 2-storey 3-bay service wing to left.
Slated roofs throughout.
Interior: fairly complete and elaborately decorated interior,
with classical details, dado panelling, panel doors and
doorcases; chimneypieces, that in smoking room decorated with
tiles by Moyr Smith depicting themes from Walter Scott's
writings. Drawing room has 2 chimney pieces, stencilled and
ribbed ceiling, Corinthian-columned screen leading to
ante-room. Library retains fitted book case. Stair window
depicts scenes of MacMillan family traditions.

Statement of Interest

Built for Robert MacMillan, shipbuilder.

4th stage of campanile not shown on surviving draw<>

Now owned by the Salvation Army.

Original entrance hall features removed to accommodate fire

escape.

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