An Arts and Crafts house with an ogival turret, sculpted doorway and deep eaves has served as Giffnock’s Orchard Park Hotel since 1962.
Quick facts
- Date
- About 1900
- Architect / designer
- Architect and builders not identified in the current designation
- Type
- Arts and Crafts house adapted as a hotel
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB5122)
- OS grid reference
- NS 56203 58935
Architecture and continuing use
The asymmetrical yellow-ashlar house rises through two storeys and an attic. An octagonal corner bay carries an ogival lead roof, while a sculpted doorway, canted windows, small-paned lights, broad eaves and wall-head stacks provide a varied Arts and Crafts silhouette.
Its story
Built around 1900 as a house, the property became Orchard Nursing Home in 1947 and a hotel in 1962. Its current operator continues the hospitality use and highlights surviving cornices, double oriel windows and the sweeping oak staircase.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a richly modelled turn-of-the-century villa and a clear sequence of residential, care and hospitality reuse.
What to notice
- The finialled ogival roof above the octagonal corner bay.
- The sculpted entrance in its shallow full-height projection.
- Broad eaves and mixed small-pane and plate-glass windows.
Reading the surroundings
Use the hotel only through normal booking, dining or event arrangements. Guest areas and bedrooms are private, and exterior viewing should not obstruct the busy Park Road junction.
Timeline
- c. 1900 The Arts and Crafts house was built beside Fenwick Road.
- 1947 The building became Orchard Nursing Home.
- 1962 Hotel use began and continues today.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
No architect is named in the current designation. The public address now uses 2 Park Road while the designation title records 4 Park Road/Fenwick Road.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Orchard Park Hotel, LB5122 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and architectural interest.
- Trove designation: LB5122 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
- Orchard Park Hotel: stay with us — First-party evidence for current hotel use, address and surviving interior features.
Location
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