Stirling Council's Archives department is to loan five unique drawings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh to the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University, for an exhibition that will unite many Mackintosh works not previously seen together.

The drawings, some signed by Mackintosh, are of Auchinibert House, Killearn and Bridge of Allan Parish Church hall, both designed by the famous Glasgow architect.

The building plans are held by Stirling Council as part of the original series submitted to obtain building consent and date back as far as the late 19th century. The collection includes many plans of buildings in the Stirling Council area and is regularly used by architects and solicitors, as well as those people interested in the history of their houses.


Council Archivist Pam McNicol commented: "The plans held at the Archives are a fabulous resource for the architectural history of the area and show original layouts of rooms and features that may have been changed or covered up over time. Access to this brilliant collection is open to all."

Professor Pamela Robertson, Senior Curator at The Hunterian and head of the research project into Mackintosh’s architecture, said: "The archives at organisations such as Stirling Council Archives Services have been invaluable sources of information for our major research project into the architecture of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the work of his colleagues John Honeyman and John Keppie. Stirling’s collection includes drawings for two of their important houses: Dineiddwg, by John Keppie, and Auchinibert, by Mackintosh. We are delighted to have the opportunity to put a selection of these drawings on show for the first time, in our exhibition. 'Mackintosh Architecture'. This will open at The Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, in July this year. The online resource with images and information on these and over 1000 other drawings will be available from then also."

(IT/CD)