Reprinted framed copies of the plans of Burns Cottage in 1881
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/05/01/364
- Alt. number
- 3.8134.b
- Date
- 1976
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Cassels, T. McGill (Architect)
- Darley, M B (Printer)
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/05/01/364
- Alt. number
- 3.8134.b
- Date
- 1976
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Cassels, T. McGill (Architect)
- Darley, M B (Printer)
Description
This framed plan is of Burns Cottage as it existed in 1881, the year it was acquired from the Incorporation of Shoemakers of Ayr by the Burns Monument Trustees. It shows the slate roofed annex which contained a public house, a hall for functions and landlord's accommodation.
The plan was drawn by T. McGill Cassels, LRIBA, Ayr a local architect, prior to the extensions being removed by the Trustees and the Cottage being restored to a condition closer to that pertaining in Burns's day. In wooden frame. Reprint by M.B Darley 1976.
Archive information
Hierarchy
-
Burns Monument Trust: papers, letters and other documentary material
(
a sub-fonds is a subdivision in the archival material)
-
Postcards, ephemera and photographs relating to the Burns Monument Trust
(
materials grouped together because they are of a similar type)
- Reprinted framed copies of the plans of Burns Cottage in 1881
Caring for collections
A gift of £5 a month can help us ensure collections like the Robert Burns Collection receive ongoing care and are shared with as many people as possible.