Basic Site Details Name: | Balcarres House | Town, district or village: | Colinsburgh | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Kilconquhar | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Terraced garden, North Lodge and Estate office are B listed. Estate buildings should be separated out | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1804 | | Addition | South wing added | | 1836 | 1843 | | Extensive Scottish manorial additions | | 1863 | | | Outbuildings and front entrance gates | | 1867 | | | Terraced garden and steps (lower terraces to the design of Sir Coutts Lindsay) | | 1896 | | | Lodge and wrought iron gates and sundial (from Leuchars Castle and re-erected on new base) | | 1903 | | | Estate office | | c. 1920 | | | War memorial | | After 1933 | | Alterations and additions | Various works on estate | | 1970s | | Repair | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Crawford and Balcarres, Earl of | Client for lodge and gates. Also for 1903 estate office | | Lindsay, Colonel James | Client for Burn and Bryce work | | Lindsay, Sir Coutts, Bt | Designs for lower terraces and new wing |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p81-2 | | Hannan, Thomas | 1928 | Famous Scottish Houses | | | p5 | | Miers, Mary | 1984 | Balcarres House | | University of St Andrews MA Dissertation | | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p171 | | Riches, Anne | 1991 | The St Andrews Area | | Royal Architectural Institute (chapter in this book) | p45 | | RSA | 1897 | | | | 502 | | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p171 and p173 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 12 February 1898 | LXXIV | | p156 with illustration | | Country Life | 9 August 1920 | | | or 9 August 1902 | | RIAS Chartered Architect | September 1999 | 10.7 | | Obituary of Bill Jack | | RIBA Transactions | 1870 | | | p125-128. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson. |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Balcarres Estate Office | Balcarres Estate Office Plans | | | | Courtesy of Glen Pride | Information sent to DMW | | Sent 2006 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 8625 | House | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 8626 | Terraced gardens | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 8622 | Estate office | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 8633 | North Lodge and gates | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | FID 522/1 (Estate office) FID 522/2-3 (Gate lodge). Two drawings by Bryce copied 2004, Acc Nos 2004/172 and two drawings of estate office and stable , copied 2004, Acc Nos 2004/69. P | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR B/6 and B/7 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | Two plans and one perspective dated 1834 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Robert Stodart Lorimer: F v17 p35 no1114 (microfilm reel 12) |
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