Various files

Scope and Content

file 1: Place of Paisley accounts and estimates; Paisley Abbey contracts, accounts, reports.

file 2: Paisley Abbey.

file 3: Lord Trayner's stable offices, North Berwick.

file 4: Prices of memorials from C. Henshaw; Dingwall war memorial; Gullane, proposed hotel; Letter to the Times about Haig statue; Harrogate war memorial; Hutton Castle; stable, William St. Lane, Edinburgh; list of boarding schools and architects; letter from Christopher Lorimer to John Matthew, 21 February 1939; sketches for Dulnain Church; letter from Lorimer to Mr Grieve regarding 54 Melville St., Edinburgh; Certificate of tests on "Craigmillar" stone; letter from Peebleshire County Council to R.A.S. Balfour regarding a road, 14 October 1910; letter from John M. Andrew to Lorimer, 6 August 1910; memorial in St Andrew's Church, Blair Atholl; The Briary, Freshwater, Isle of Wight; engraving fo a room at Harrow; request from Thomas Lewis for work; gardener's cottage, Argaty, Doune, specification and sketch; sketch of memorial chapel at St Mungo's Church, Stobo; Carlisle coat of arms, Carlisle Cathedral screen, etc.; J.M. Talbot's silver cross; "Tenant"'s fixture greenhouse - three blue prints; drawing of memorial apse, Rossall School chapel memorial apse.

file 5: houses on Pollok estate, Glasgow; Swinton parish church; war memorial reredos, St Mary's Cathedral.

file 6: (all 1910).

Letter to J. Warrack about Dundee Church; list of photographs sent to Laurence Weaver; request for interview from Adam Stewart; George Younger, permission to photograph Alva screen; reference from Mackenzie and Moncur for T. Reid; RIBA letter about town planning conference; letter from Louis Davis about Colmonell windows; letter from Elder Duncan about journal articles; letter regarding Bunker's Hill, North Berwick; letter from P. Toogood offering portrait; letter from John Sutherland regarding arms of the R.S.A.; letter from J.C. Stewart to Col. Ewing about the wiring of St Finan's and letter from Col. Ewing to Lorimer; card and three letters about house at 216 Ferry Road (Convent), Edinburgh; letter from William Stewart requesting work for son as a modeller; letter from Thomas Lewis about photographic fees; postcard and three letters from Col. Sir James Gildea regarding his South Africa War memorials book, and a related letter from Loretto School; Aluminium Corporation receipt; letter from William Graham regarding an inkstand; letter from Elder Duncan regarding the Usher Hall competition; letter from Alexander Howard regarding the Thistle Chapel woodwork; letter from Lady Clerk regarding Adam ironwork at Penicuik House; letter from Morgan Williams; letter from J.M. Hunt regarding sticky wood at Logie, and Mackenzie and Moncur's reply; letter from Sir James Guthrie regarding his coat of arms; letter from Hubert Paton regarding proposed angels for St Peter's; three letters from the Office of Works regarding the R.S.A. and suppliers of Iona Marble; letter from Maurice Adams regarding cottage illustrations for his book; 2 postcards from J.M. Grieve regarding Formakin and the Thistle Chapel; request from the Georgian Society for subscription; letter from the Bromsgrove Guild regarding statue of St George and the dragon; minute of agreement over Bruntsfield Lodge; letter from Stuart's Granolithic over fireclay tiles; letter from the Bromsgrove Guild regarding a panel; letter from Lawrence Weaver about Wren's Parentalia; letter from Canon John Gray regarding St Peters, Morningside; letter from Lord Oranmore regarding decoration at Castle MacGarrett; letter from Linlithgowshire Education Committee regarding fees for Donald Petrie; letter from Ismay (?)Bouverie; two letters from Faraday and Son regarding flame lamps and ceiling fittings; letter from Bromsgrove Guild regarding fittings; letter from the Architects' and Builders' Journal requesting a sketch of Lorimer to be made by R. Paxton; letter of J.A. Clyde; seven letters, and fragment of a eighth, from Lawrence Weaver regarding photographs of Lympne and other houses; letter from John Finlay regarding a meeting; two letters from F. Balfour regarding Crown Head Bridge over the Tweed; letter from the Architectural Review regarding St Andrews University Library; letter from Thomas Beattie regarding Keir House; request by Jonathan Simpson, Bolton, for a reference for Hardie Phillip; letter from Alexander Auld acknowledging a testimonial; letter from Mercantile Engineering asking for work; letter from Henry Hoole regarding grate patterns; letter from Gilbert Ogilvy about recommending a sculptor; letter from the American Architectural Review requesting photographs of St Peter's and other buildings; letter from Ernest Willmott asking for photographs for a book, and letter from F.W. Troup concerning the same book.

file 7 (all are 1910 except the first four items): letter of F. Duthie regarding the porch in North Berwick Church (1908); letter regarding payment for Mrs Gladstone's bed (1909); three documents relating to the Countess of Glasgow's memorial in Fairlie Church(1926); the Oliphant Memorial, St Andrews (n.d.); letter from A. Scobie requesting work; letter from J. Geddes requesting work for B. Dangerfield; letter from Faraday and Son regarding fittings for Mentone; letter from Christopher Whall regarding cullet panels; two letters from G. Tombs regarding Barton Manor; letter from Armstrong and Wright requesting the name of a lock-making (?) firm; two letters of Ernest Gimson regarding prices of various metal goods; Loretto School, conversion of stable (two letters); Edinburgh College of Art, meeting and report on certificates; letter from United London and Scottish Insurance regarding insurance agency; letter from Max Krause, Paris, asking for commissions; two letters from Esther Wood regarding photographs of an iron screen; letter from W. Douglas, plumber, Lympne, requesting work; letter from Robert Cowie, cabinetmaker, regarding work being done; letter from Charles Swanson regarding tiles; letter from Burdon Miller regarding gates; three letters from Van Straaten regarding tapestries; letter from Campbell and Smith regarding fees; letter from Fraser and Carmichael regarding a grate; letter from the Architectural Review regarding photographs; letter from Sidney Clark regarding employment; letter from A. Edington, Gullane, regarding rent; letter from American Express regarding champagne glasses; letter from St Margaret's Convent about heraldic shields in the Thistle Chapel; letter from Office of Works regarding reference for John McLeay.

file 8: Howard memorial, Greystoke Church (24 documents); Jessie Fairweather memorial, Carnbee Church (12 documents); Keating memorial, St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (7 documents); Randolph memorial cross, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh (6 documents); 3 letters from H. Erskine Hill, 1920, relating to a memorial in King's College Chapel, Aberdeen(?); Russell Allen memorial, Davenham (6 documents); Lauder Brunton memorial Bowden Parish Church (6 documents); Skirling war memorial (13 documents).

file 9: war memorial at Merton College Oxford (16 letters); Largo war memorial (10 documents); Ringford church windows (15 documents); 9 Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh, 1929-1930 (8 documents); Spott war memorial, 1919-1920 (8 documents); Sime memorial, Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh, 1919 (2 documents); Royal High School war memorial, Edinburgh, estimates, 1920 (7 documents) ; Maxtone Grahame office war memorial, 34 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, 1919 (9 documents); Mylne memorial, St Baldred's Church, North Berwick, 1919-1920 (8 documents); letter from Elder Duncan, 26 October 1910; letter from Nathaniel Grieve acknowledging acceptance of estimate for a Dutch dining room table, 26 October 1910; letter from Max Krause, Paris, regarding Gothic tapestry for Formakin, 23 April 1910; Cecil Rhodes Goodall Ross memorial, Loretto school, 1920 (3 documents).

file 10 (all letters without a date stated here are dated 1914): symbolism of carvings in Dunblane Cathedral, Paisley Abbey and Findlay memorial in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh; shelving in St Andrews University Library, 1907; Viscount Cross memorial, Carlisle Cathedral, 1916 (2 documents); drawing of a lining of a concrete eaves trough, 1947; Westmorland and Cumberland joint counties war memorial, Carlisle, 1920-1922.

file 11: five sketches for a house for W. James Ivory, Dreghorn, Edinburgh, 1906, and letter from J.W. Mackfie on Ivory feu, 1907; letter from Col. Hunter Weston regarding war casualties; letter from Oak Deposits Ltd regarding wood samples for Whytock and Reid, letter from Andre Raffalovich regarding a lunch invitation to meet Eric Gill; letter from Alexander Winter Rose; letter from C.H.B. Quennell regarding a reference for Bissett; letter from R.W. Seton Watson regarding sale of Balmanno; two letters from Reginald Blomfield; letter from George Reid of Scott Morton; letter from E.G. Dawber about an R.I.B.A. meeting; two letters from M.B. Adams about a lecture on cottage housing; four letters from J. Starkie Gardner on his work; letter from A. Bolton about a book on Adam; letter from L. Hoffmann; letter from the editor of the RIBA Journal requesting a review; two letters from Una Adamson on stained glass work; letter from Sarah Adamson regarding an exhibition; letter from Cecile Walton about carvings for an exhibition; three letters from A.F. Kendrick about a visit; letter from A.E. Laurie about Karl Parsons window in Old St Paul's, Edinburgh; letter from J.F. Leishman about Karl Parsons' work; 3 letters from Karl Parsons; letter from the Rev. E. Reid about St Bride's church, Glasgow, and Karl Parsons' work; letter from G. Baldwin Brown inviting Lorimer to become a member of the Cockburn Association; leaflet about Lord Guthrie's competition for young people; circular from C.R. Ashbee about new partner, George Chettle; circular from George Chettle; letter from Louis Deuchars; letter from Barkentin and Krall about an order; letter from James Miller about finding work for Mr Carswell; letter from Mrs Trotter about her wounded son; letter from Who's Who in Architecture regarding entry; letter from the North British Academy of the Arts inviting Lorimer to become a member; letter of P. Worthington about a kitchen range; letter concerning conversion of 28 Moray Place; letter from Robert Cowan about Lochstrivenhead; letter from James Carmichael about Loch Strivenhead; letter from Debenham and Freebody about Stuart relics for sale; letter from Building News about photographs; letter from GPO; letter from Architectural Review about photographs; letter from Alexander N. Paterson about Paris Exhibition; letter from Graham Johnston, with enclosure, about Thistle Chapel lamps; letter from Hoole and Co. about a booklet; two letters from John Holms of Formakin; letter from Professor James Cooper of the Scottish Ecclesiological Society requesting exhibits for an exhibition; letter from Sir James Guthrie about R.S.A. election; letter from Sir Everard im Thurn about Sir Kenneth Anderson; letter from Graham Johnston about cheque; circular letter regarding Alexander Hay's retiral; letter from T. Bennet Clark about Linburn yew trees; letter from Hugo Erskine Wemyss about tapestry; leter from F.C. Eeles about a Christmas present; letter from Architectural Review about photographs.

file 12: list of war memorials (2 documents); Murrayfield Parish Church war memorials (15 documents); Faculty of Advocates war memorial (28 documents); letter from Thomas Beattie, 1 june 1918 about trophies; Polwarth Church war memorial (7 documents); war memorial, Chalmers UF Church, Alloa (8 documents).