{"id":1022,"date":"2020-09-25T21:17:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/?page_id=1022"},"modified":"2020-09-29T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T20:14:12","slug":"birchbank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/skelmorlie-villas\/birchbank\/","title":{"rendered":"Birchbank"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><strong>Birchbank &#8211; 6 Montgomerie Terrace<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-c73e9ee51d98f1ab47da9d8b0d275e98\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-c73e9ee51d98f1ab47da9d8b0d275e98 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:12.5%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery 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itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1230 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1230\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-1-1-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Birchbank looking at the West face' alt='Birchbank looking at the West face' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-1-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-1-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-1-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-1-1-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1230 avia-img-lazy-loading-1230\"  width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-1-1.jpg\" title='Birchbank looking at the West face' alt='Birchbank looking at the West face' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-1-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2-300x226.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='Birchbank Location'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1244 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1244\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Birchbank Location' alt='Birchbank Location' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1244 avia-img-lazy-loading-1244\"  width=\"399\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2.jpg\" title='Birchbank Location' alt='Birchbank Location' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-2-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3-300x145.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='Birchbank showing year of build - 1872'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1231 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1231\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Birchbank showing year of build - 1872' alt='Birchbank showing year of build - 1872' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1231 avia-img-lazy-loading-1231\"  width=\"446\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3.jpg\" title='Birchbank showing year of build - 1872' alt='Birchbank showing year of build - 1872' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-3-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-450x235.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-495x300.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='Birchbank looking from the sea'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1232 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1232\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Birchbank looking from the sea' alt='Birchbank looking from the sea' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1232 avia-img-lazy-loading-1232\"  width=\"495\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-4-495x300.jpg\" title='Birchbank looking from the sea' alt='Birchbank looking from the sea' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-5.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-5.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='5' title='Birchbank looking from the sea'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1233 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1233\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-5-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Birchbank looking from the sea' alt='Birchbank looking from the sea' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-5-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-5-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-5-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-5-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1233 avia-img-lazy-loading-1233\"  width=\"255\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-5.jpg\" title='Birchbank looking from the sea' alt='Birchbank looking from the sea' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-450x280.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='6' title='Birchbank \u2013 circa 1850 \u2013 provided by Mr &amp; Mrs Taylor (6d)'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1234 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1234\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Birchbank \u2013 circa 1850 \u2013 provided by Mr &amp; Mrs Taylor (6d)' alt='Birchbank \u2013 circa 1850 \u2013 provided by Mr &amp; Mrs Taylor (6d)' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1234 avia-img-lazy-loading-1234\"  width=\"482\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6.jpg\" title='Birchbank \u2013 circa 1850 \u2013 provided by Mr &amp; Mrs Taylor (6d)' alt='Birchbank \u2013 circa 1850 \u2013 provided by Mr &amp; Mrs Taylor (6d)' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-6-450x280.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='7' title='Birchbank SE Aspect circa 1970 - previous owners of 6d'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1235 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1235\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Birchbank SE Aspect circa 1970 - previous owners of 6d' alt='Birchbank SE Aspect circa 1970 - previous owners of 6d' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1235 avia-img-lazy-loading-1235\"  width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7.jpg\" title='Birchbank SE Aspect circa 1970 - previous owners of 6d' alt='Birchbank SE Aspect circa 1970 - previous owners of 6d' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-8.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-8.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-8-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-8.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='8' title='Birchbank SE Aspect.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1236 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1236\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-8-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Birchbank SE Aspect.' alt='Birchbank SE Aspect ND - 09\/20' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-8-180x180.jpg 180w, 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-9.jpg 394w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-9-300x228.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-9.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='9' title='Pen &amp; Ink drawing by A L Muirhead 1974 showing NE aspect of house'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1237 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1237\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-9-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Pen &amp; Ink drawing by A L Muirhead 1974 showing NE aspect of house' alt='Pen &amp; Ink drawing by A L Muirhead 1974 showing NE aspect of house - courtesy of Mr &amp; Mrs French (6b)' 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https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-9-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-10.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-10.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-10-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-10.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='10' title='NE Aspect of house'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1238 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1238\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-10-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='NE Aspect of house' alt='NE Aspect of house' 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alt='Birchbank Attic room in the peak of largest gable' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Source of Photos: \u00a0<strong>1.<\/strong> Birchbank from SW \u2013 09\/20 ND. <strong>2.<\/strong> 1910 O\/S Survey. Note &#8211; Birchbank sits between Craignahuille &amp; The Manse and opposite Mallowdale on Montgomerie Terrace. <strong>3.<\/strong> Year of build (1872) engraved in stonework \u2013 09\/20 ND. <strong>4.&amp; 5.<\/strong> Facebook: Skelmorlie &amp; Wemyss Bay in Pictures. Birchbank is top left. Note the turret between the largest gables is missing. <strong>6.<\/strong> Birchbank \u2013 circa 1850 \u2013 provided by Mr &amp; Mrs Taylor (6d). <strong>7.<\/strong> Birchbank SE Aspect circa 1970 \u2013 previous owners of 6d.\u00a0 <strong>8.<\/strong> Birchbank SE Aspect ND &#8211; 09\/20. <strong>9.<\/strong> Pen &amp; Ink drawing by A L Muirhead 1974 showing NE aspect of house &#8211; courtesy of Mr &amp; Mrs French (6b). <strong>10<\/strong>. NE Aspect of house ND &#8211; 09\/20. \u00a0<strong>11.<\/strong> Sitting Room (6d) &#8211; 09\/20 ND. <strong>12.<\/strong> Staircase and window (6d) \u2013 09\/20 ND. <strong>13.<\/strong> Attic room in the peak of largest gable \u2013 09\/20 ND.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p><div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-av_table-79567314f19fdf27597651e950bcbb3a avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_default  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class='avia-heading-row'><th class=''>Owners<\/th><th class=''>Dates<\/th><th class=''>Alterations<\/th><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Mr Robert &amp; Mr Richard Watson (Note 1) <\/td><td class=''>1869 -1872 <\/td><td class=''>Land purchased from the Earl of Eglinton and Winton and Birchbank built. <\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Mr George Best &amp; Mrs Francis Dorothy MacNair <\/td><td class=''>1872 \u2013 Circa 1911 <\/td><td class=''>1872 &#8211; Laundry Extension etc \u2013 Architect John Honeyman (Note 2). Cost \u00a3642. <\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Mr George &amp; Mrs Jeanie Kinnaird <\/td><td class=''>Circa 1911 \u2013 Circa 1918 <\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Mr Archibald Robertson <\/td><td class=''>Circa 1918 \u2013 Circa 1923 <\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Miss Euphemia Macilwain <\/td><td class=''>Circa 1923 \u2013 Late 1930s <\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Miss M &amp; Mr James Boyd <\/td><td class=''>Late 1930s \u2013 mid 1950s<\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Unknown<\/td><td class=''>Mid 1950s \u2013 mid 1960s <\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''><\/td><td class=''>Circa 1966 <\/td><td class=''>House subdivided (vertically) into 3 (6b \u2013 6d &amp; stable premises into 2 (6a). The latter have since been re-joined.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(1):before { content: 'Owners'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(2):before { content: 'Dates'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(3):before { content: 'Alterations'; } <\/style><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Notes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>The Watson family were involved with a significant number of the original Skelmorlie Villas, either by acquiring the land and\/or by building the property. More information about the family and these houses can be found by following the link <\/em><strong><em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/people-of-local-interest\/henry-watson-family\/\">The Watson Family<\/a>.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em> Source: Dictionary of Scottish Architects design report \u2013 Birchbank, Skelmorlie. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Birchbank was the childhood home of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/people-of-local-interest\/james-herbert-macnair\/\"><strong><em><u>James Herbert MacNair<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> who married Francis McDonald (younger sister of Margaret McDonald who herself was married to Charles Rennie McKintosh). Altogether they made \u201cThe Four\u201d.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='hr av-av_hr-0ff602b3e980a3377077ff3c1c834df6 hr-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Research:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the 21<sup>st<\/sup> October 1869, the Earl of Eglinton and Winton sold 2.7 acres of land to Robert and Richard Watson , on the condition that they built one cottage or villa within 2 years and a further 3 cottages or villas within 4 years, all of 1.5 stories in height and each of not less value than \u00a3400. <em>Source: Title Information for 6 Montgomerie Terrace, courtesy of Mr &amp; Mrs Taylor, owners of 6d, Birchbank.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Note from author:<\/em> It is highly likely that the 4 plots referred to above are what are now No. 6 Montgomerie Terrace &#8211; Birchbank, No. 8 &#8211; <strong>The Old Manse<\/strong> (United Presbyterian Church), No. 10 \u2013 <strong>Craigallion<\/strong>, previously <strong>Pearidge<\/strong> and No. 12 \u2013 <strong>Oakhill<\/strong>. According to the records, the <strong>Old Manse<\/strong> was built by one of the Watson brothers (we are not told which brother) and William Watson <sup>1.<\/sup>, another brother, was responsible for building both <strong>Pearidge,<\/strong> which was to become his own house, and <strong>Oakhill<\/strong>.\u00a0 <em>Sources: The North Church Skelmorlie &amp; Wemyss Bay &#8211; One Hundred Years 1871-1971 and Skelmorlie by Walter Smart, 1868. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Although, there is no reference to any of the four houses in the 1871 census, we believe that Birchbank was the first of the four to be built and according to the year carved into the window arch of the turret, it was completed in 1872. <em>Source: 1871 Census and picture 5 at top of page. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>The first owner of Birchbank was Mr George MacNair and family. Either before or as he moved in, he commissioned, the renowned and local architect <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/people-of-local-interest\/john-honeyman\/\">John Honeyman<\/a>,<\/strong> to complete a \u2018laundry extension, etc.\u2019, costing \u00a3642. There are no drawings to show the extent of this work but the pen and ink drawing, 10. above, together with the photo as it is today, 11. above, suggest the work could have included the end gable and the one-story construction to the right\/north of this. The Honeyman job book may provide more detail. <em>Sources: Pictures 10. And 11. above and Dictionary of Scottish Architects \u2013 Birchbank, Skelmorlie. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Before looking at the house owners, it\u2019s interesting to note, that that Birchbank does not appear to have a steeple on the top of the turret when it was built. See picture 4. above which we believe was taken circa 1920, compared to picture 6. which was taken circa 1950.<em> Source: Pictures 4. \u2013 6. above.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_1225\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/birchbank-a.jpg\" alt=\"Greenfield, Shettleston\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenfield, Shettleston. George MacNair\u2019s family home. Source: Lost Glasgow.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Returning now to our first owner. George Best MacNair was born on 05 May 1835 at Greenfield, Shettleston, Glasgow. He was the son of Colonel James MacNair and Eleanor Stanser. The MacNair family had made their fortune in property, brewing &amp; exploiting the coal reserves on their land over many generations. In 1799, it was estimated that the annual value of coal production in the MacNair\u2019s Shettleston mines was worth \u00a3650k annually (in 2020 money). Sources: <em>org\/ George MacNair and Lost Glasgow \u2013 Greenfield House.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>We understand that George was rather delicate as a boy, and when about 18 or 19 sailed for Bendigo, Australia, chiefly in the hope that the sea voyage might benefit his health. On the way he was shipwrecked and it was 9 days before he and a few other survivors were rescued; the greater portion of both passengers and crew perished. He gave up his share of drinking water to a young girl who, in spite of his efforts to save her, died from exhaustion. He chewed the lead off the cabin stairs of the wrecked vessel to stave off the feeling of great thirst. He lost one of his lungs but otherwise fully recovered and lived to be over 70. <em>Sources: werelate.org\/ George MacNair, The MacNair Book-1923 Supplement. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>In July 1860, when he was 25, George MacNair married Francis Dorothy Dixon, then 26. She was the third daughter of the late Rev. Isaac Dixon, vicar of Garten, Yorkshire and Charlotte (Bagshawe) Dixon. They went on to have eight children Francis Eleanor (1862 -1920), Emily Edith (1863 -1943), Mary Christian (1865 -1934), George Stanser (1867 \u2013 1917), <strong>James Herbert (1868 \u2013 1955),<\/strong> Mildred Helen (1871 -1942), Philip Lionel (1872 -1900) and Caroline Gertrude (1876 -1940). Note: the youngest two were born in Skelmorlie. <em>Source: werelate.org\/ George MacNair. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>The MacNairs owned Birchbank for around 40 years and whilst George died there in 1910, it was not their only home. We get a better feel for their lifestyle by looking at the censuses. In 1861, they were living with his sister and her children in Milncroft Road, Shettleston. George gave his occupation at the time as \u2018fund owner of coal pits\u2019. In later censuses, this changed to Coalmaster, then Shipowner and finally private means.\u00a0 By 1871, George and Francis were living in Ashton Terrace, Partick with six of their children, aged 1 month through to 9 years old. 1881 saw the family; George, Francis and the eight children, at Boquhan Mansion, Gargunnock, outside of Stirling, with seven servants. In 1891, the family, which consisted of George, Francis and six of the children (not George or James Herbert) were at Birchbank with one visitor and 4 servants. There was no listing for the MacNair\u2019s in the 1901 survey but we do know that in 1895, they were living in Brompton, Torquay. <em>Sources: 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses, www.linleyfh.com \u2013 George Best MacNair and 1895 valuation roll. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>It was often the case that Skelmorlie houses were let for periods when the family were not in residence and Birchbank was no exception. At the time of the 1881 census, Mr Donald McGregor, a shipbuilder and his wife were staying at Birchbank with a visitor, a minister\u2019s wife, her 2 young children and 3 servants. An advert in the Glasgow Herald offers Birchbank to let, furnished, for the summer or longer on 23 March 1883. <em>Sources: 1881 census and Glasgow Herald Classified, 23 March, 1883. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>In 1909, the year before George MacNair died, the family business collapsed with the wealth accumulated by earlier generations, apparently lost on poor investments in Glasgow\u2019s shipping business. George died at Birchbank in February 1910. Francis died 4 years later at Lenniehall on North Bute in February 1914. <em>Sources: Facebook: Lost Glasgow \u2013 Greenfield, death certificate of Francis MacNair and werelate.org\/ George MacNair. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>The next owners of Birchbank were George Kinnaird (1869 \u2013 1962), Engineer\u2019s Draughtsman and later Oil Fields Manager and Jeanie Walkingshaw (Hastie) Kinnaird (1872 \u2013 Unknown). George\u2019s father was a Master Draper and Jeanie\u2019s, an Inn Keeper, both families came from Glasgow. <em>Sources: 1915 Valuation Roll, marriage and death certificates.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The Kinnairds did not stay long at Birchbank. By 1920, the house had changed hands and was owned by Archibald Robertson, Quarrymaster. Archibald Robertson was born in 1853, he married Joanna Gardner Leslie in Glasgow, when he was 61 and she was 42. Like the Kinnairds, the Robertson\u2019s did not stay long at Birchbank and when Archibald died in 1925, he and his wife had already moved and appeared to be living at <strong>Craigendarroch <\/strong>on Skelmorlie Castle Road. <em>Source: 1920 &amp; 1925 valuation rolls, marriage and death certificates.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The next owner of Birchbank was Miss Euphemia Macilwain who bought the property in circa 1923 and lived there for about 15 years until the late 1930\u2019s. <em>Source: 1925, 1930, 1935 and 1940 valuation rolls. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>After Miss Macilwain, came a Miss M C Boyd and then her brother (?), James Muirhead Boyd, a hosiery manufacturer, who stayed there until his death in 1952, aged 71. James\u2019s death was notified by his brother William Boyd, also of Birchbank so it is possible that the house stayed in the family\u2019s hands longer than this. <em>Source: 1940 Valuation roll &amp; death certificates.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In November 1966, the Feu contract with the Earl of Eglinton and Winton was amended to allow the house to be sub-divided into three separate houses each with separate garden and for the stable premises to be split into two flats. <em>Source: Title Information for 6 Montgomerie Terrace, courtesy of Mr &amp; Mrs Taylor, owners of 6d.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Today the house is still split into 3 (6b-d). Birchbank Cottage (6a) which was previously the coach house and stables and was originally converted into two flats has now been re-joined as one house by the current owner. \u00a0<em>Source: Ms L Thompson, current owner of 6a, Birchbank.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Also, in 1975, the roof of the most northerly extension of the main house, was replaced with a mansard roof extension (planning consent granted 1974). At the same time the corrugated plastic shelter was removed and an outside store created. \u00a0The pen and ink drawing by A L Muirhead dated August 74 (photo 9) and photo 10 show the before and after. Note: A Mr &amp; Mrs Muirhead owned 6b prior to the current owners. <em>Source: Mr &amp; Mrs D French, current owners of 6b. \u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-620aea389d0ed6c1ea0c71550e4d4b13 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1022'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Location Map:<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1022'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1242,"parent":69,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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