Basic Site Details Name: | The Hirsel | Town, district or village: | Coldstream | City or county: | Berwickshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | It is unclear who was responsible for the stables or for the chapel and other alterations of the late 1890s - Hay & Henderson or the Watherstons. Drawings exist to support both theories; it is possible that the Watherstons were the contractors in both cases. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Hircock | | As listed in Builder |
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 | | c. 1740 | | Addition | North extension | | 1851 | | Alterations and additions | Internal alterations, lodges etc | | 1858 | | | Minor office alterations and additions by Bryce, now demolished. | | 1879 | | | Alterations | | 1882 | 1883 | | Several schemes for remodelling, not built | | 1883 | | | Alterations and additions. | | March 1884 | | | Small addition and alterations by James Campbell Walker, since demolished- plans dated | | 1886 | | | Scheme drawn up for remodelling the entire house | | 1890 | | | Laundry and offices | | 1896 | | | Drawings for chapel and recreation room dated | | 1898 | 1905 | | Chapel and other additions | | 1900 | | | Stables | | 1987 | 1994 | Repair | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Home, 11th Earl of | Client for William Burn 1851 work | | Home, 8th Earl of | Cleint for William Adam work | | Home, Earl of | Alterations by McArthy & Watson | | Home, Major | 1858 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Anon | 1743 | Braco Case Petitions and Depositions | | | 23 | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | 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 | pp379-81 | | RSA | 1901 | | | | 619 for Henderson work | | Simpson & Brown | 2012 | Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012 | | | | | Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | | pp77-8 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce | | RIBA Transactions | 1870 | | | p125-128. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson | | SMT Magazine | January 1951 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 4069 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Hay and Henderson Collection | | HH1/43-4 (for Henderson work) | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | BWD 35/39-40 (Lutyens); BWD 35/42-51 and 103-105 (Wardrop & Reid); BWD 35/12-17 (Drawings by McArthy & Watson) BWD 35/1-2, 10-11 (or 77-84??) (James C Walker drawings) | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Sydney Mitchell & Wilson Collection | | SMW 1890/20/1-2 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Watherston Collection | | BWD 35/18-32 (Watherston work) | | The Hirsel | The Hirsel plans | | For work by Wardrop & Reid and Lutyens scheme |
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