Basic Site Details
| Name: | Bowerhouse |
| Town, district or village: | Dunbar |
| City or county: | East Lothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Spott |
| Status: | A Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Attributed to Bryce in his obituary though it was certainly done through Burn's office. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Bourhouse | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1835 | |||
| 1939 | Alterations, including new garage | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| David Bryce | B | 1835 | Attributed to Bryce in his obituary though it was certainly done through Burn's office. | ||
| William Burn | B | 1835 | Attributed to Bryce in his obituary though it was certainly done through Burn's office. | ||
| Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | A | 1939 | Alterations, including new garage | ||
| Robert Stirling Reid | A | 1939 | Alterations, including new garage | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Carfrae, Colonel J | Client for Burn/Bryce work |
| Carfrae, Major General J of the East India Company | |
| Stewart, Brigadier T Grainger | Client for 1939 work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | ||
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p149 | |
| Findlay, Catriona | 1973 | Bourhouse | March | Scottish Field, March 1973 | |
| McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | p122 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | Obituary of David Bryce, but listed as 'for Mr Dudgeon' and dated 1841 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 14756 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 35/196 (4) | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | CSE 1930/123/1-3 | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 57580 | |