Basic Site Details Name: | Penicuik House | Town, district or village: | Penicuik | City or county: | Midlothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Sir James Clerk consulted one of the Adam family, perhaps John Adam, who subsequently provided timber for the house. | 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 | | 1761 | 1769 | Build/construction | | | c. 1770 | c. 1778 | Alterations and additions | Minor alterations, including remodelling of three central windows of rear elevation | | 1857 | | | Additions by Bryce | | 1872 | 1873 | | Lodge and gates | | 1899 | | | House burnt out; shell remains | | 1988 | c. 2013 | Repair | Consolidation of ruin to provide training and education opportunities. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | John Baxter | | C | 1761 | 1769 | Employed by Sir James Clerk as executant architect and builder | | James Clerk (Sir) | | E | 1761 | 1769 | | | John Baxter | | D | c. 1770 | c. 1778 | Minor alterations, including remodelling of three central windows to rear elevation | | David Bryce | | A | 1857 | | Additions | | Charles George Hood Kinnear | | B | 1872 | 1873 | Lodge and gates | | John Dick Peddie | | B | 1872 | 1873 | Lodge and gates | | Peddie & Kinnear | | B | 1872 | 1873 | Lodge and gates | | Andrew Stewart Brown | | F | 1988 | c. 2013 | Consolidation of ruin to provide training and education opportunities. | | James Walter Thorburn Simpson | | F | 1988 | c. 2013 | Consolidation of ruin to provide training and education opportunities. | | Simpson & Brown | | F | 1988 | c. 2013 | Consolidation of ruin to provide training and education opportunities. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Clerk, Sir George Bt. | | | Clerk, Sir James | Cleint for younger Baxter's work | | Clerk, Sir John | Client for older Baxter's work |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | Penicuik House stables | |
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 | | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp385-387 | | Rowan, Alistair | 1968 | Penicuik House, Midlothian I and II | 15 and 22 August 1968 | Country Life | | | Simpson & Brown | 2012 | Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Country Life | 15 August 1968 | | | 15-22 August |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Clerk Papers | | Bundle 6, estimates for additions and tenders 3 April 1857 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Peddie & Kinnear drawings (not in DPM collection) |
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