Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ancrum House |
| Town, district or village: | Ancrum |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: |
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 | |
| 1558 | Core built | ||
| September 1874 | Rebuilt after fire (plans dated) | ||
| January 1886 | Panelling in entrance, inner hall and dining room - after second fire | ||
| 1970 | Demolition | ||
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 | |
| Charles Reid | A | 1874 | Rebuilt after fire | ||
| James Maitland Wardrop | A | 1874 | Rebuilt after fire | ||
| Wardrop & Reid | A | 1874 | Rebuilt after fire | ||
| James Watherston | B | 1886 | Panelling in entrance, inner hall and dining room - after second fire | ||
| John Watherston & Sons | B | 1886 | Panelling in entrance, inner hall and dining room - after second fire | ||
| William Watherston | B | 1886 | Panelling in entrance, inner hall and dining room - after second fire | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p104 | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p122 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Watherston Collection | RXD 352/1-11 (Wardrop & Reid plans and Watherston plans) | |