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Hill House, Helensburgh (near Glasgow) was built by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Most of the programme consists of film of the exterior and interior of the building with Sandra Millikin givin...g a detailed examination of the house and Mackintosh's original decoration and furniture. There is a short stills sequence of Mackintosh's earlier Windy Hill house at Kilmacolm, Sandra Millikin uses original photographs of Mackintosh's interiors and readings from his client Walter Blackie's memoirs to trace the early development of his style and the fruitful relationship between client and architect which led to Hill House. Filmed in Scotland
Hill House, Helensburgh (near Glasgow) was built by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Most of the programme consists of film of the exterior and interior of the building with Sandra Millikin givin...g a detailed examination of the house and Mackintosh's original decoration and furniture. There is a short stills sequence of Mackintosh's earlier Windy Hill house at Kilmacolm, Sandra Millikin uses original photographs of Mackintosh's interiors and readings from his client Walter Blackie's memoirs to trace the early development of his style and the fruitful relationship between client and architect which led to Hill House. Filmed in Scotland
| Module code and title: | A305, History of architecture and design 1890-1939 |
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| Item code: | A305; 03 |
| First transmission date: | 08-03-1975 |
| Published: | 1975 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:00 |
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| Producer: | Nick Levinson |
| Contributors: | Alexander John; Sandra Millikin |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Hill House; Housing architecture; Mackintosh, Charles Rennie |
| Subject terms: | Architecture, Domestic--Design and construction--Scotland; Hill House; Mackintosh, Charles Rennie, 1868-1928 |
| Footage description: | Opens with still photographs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his 1903 drawing of Hill House at Helensburgh near Glasgow. Filmed outside the house, Sandra Millikin introduces the programme. Alexander John reads excerpts from Walter Blackie's 'Memories of Charles Rennie Mackintosh' describing how he came to commission Hill House after seeing Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art. Shots of this and three contemporary houses. Exterior and interior shots of Mackintosh's 'Windy Hill' at Kilmalcolm. John reads a further extract from Blackie. Animated film of model of interior of Hill House. Millikin describes Mackintosh's 1903 drawing. Ground floor plan. She enters the house and describes the hallway. Detail of panelling and furniture. Old photographs for comparison. Sandra enters the living room and sits on window settle. She describes the room's three areas, and some of the fittings, Panoramic view of the Clyde. Still of exterior of Villa Savoye for comparison. Plans and film of the library and dining room. Old photographs of Mackintosh's rooms in Mains Street, Glasgow. Description of the staircase. Sandra describes the first floor corridor, the main bedroom and its furnishings, and the attic schoolroom. Plans. Outside the house again, she comments on the exterior and the elements of style reflected. Shots of revivalist buildings in Glasgow. Concluding, she mentions Mackintosh's success in Europe but lack of recognition in England which forced him to abandon architecture. Photo of his Rose Boudoir at the Turin Exhibition of 1901 and a silver fruit dish designed by Viennese secessionist Joseph Hoffman; also some textile designs by Mackintosh. |
| Master spool number: | HOU1553 |
| Production number: | 00525_3039 |
| Videofinder number: | 1747 |
| Available to public: | no |
