Latitude: 55.9415 / 55°56'29"N
Longitude: -4.5849 / 4°35'5"W
OS Eastings: 238655
OS Northings: 675067
OS Grid: NS386750
Mapcode National: GBR 0L.YMZ6
Mapcode Global: WH3NJ.JXXK
Plus Code: 9C7QWCR8+H2
Entry Name: Keil School, Helenslee Road, Kirktonhill, Dumbarton
Listing Name: Kirktonhill Helenslee Road Keil School (Formerly Helenslee)
Listing Date: 8 September 1980
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 361013
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24896
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dumbarton, Kirktonhill, Helenslee Road, Keil School
ID on this website: 200361013
Location: Dumbarton
County: West Dunbartonshire
Town: Dumbarton
Electoral Ward: Dumbarton
Traditional County: Dunbartonshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
John Honeyman, architect, 1866-7; mansion house,
incorporating lower 2-storey symmetrically planned
earlier/mid 19th century house (by J T Rochead). Stugged
ashlar coursers with polished dressings. Original house:
3-bay east elevation with entrance added by Honeyman; banded, Ionic-columned porch, recessed round-arched door with
flanking niches. 6-bay south elevation, ground floor outer
bays with later canted and balustraded windows, windows
between with bracketted hoods and decorative cast-iron 1st
floor balcony. Cill bands; channelled, clasping angle
pilaster strips; 3 centrally placed stacks linked by arches;
piended and platform roof.
Addition: designed in 3 distinctive parts; tall 2-bay,
3-storey and attic block adjoins earlier house, with
pedimented dormers set into balustrade over 2nd floor.
Pyramidal roof with brattishing and crown; to west, advanced,
lower, 3-storey block with canted windows to ground and 1st
floor, pilastered tripartite above; deep eaves, piended roof;
simple 2-storey 2-bay western block.
Interior: ornate plaster work with high Victorian detail,
especially in library, L-plan, with Corinthian-columned
screen and anthemion cornice; halls, round-arched screens
with Corinthian columns at ground floor, domed ceilings at
1st floor; ground floor classrooms and masters' common room
ribbed ceiling. Chimney-pieces mostly marble; Denny crest on
elaborate cast-iron stair balusters and 3-light stair window,
latter also with simple curvilinear pattern.
Built for Peter Denny. Used as a school since 1925.
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