Basic Site Details
| Name: | Dryburgh Abbey House |
| Town, district or village: | Dryburgh |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Virtually rebuilt in 1892-94 after fire; staircase survives from earlier house. Some literature misattributes this building to Charles G H Kinner, but he was in fact responsible for the nearby Dryburgh Abbey Hotel (see separate entry) - confusion between the names is not uncommon. |
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 | |
| c. 1800 | |||
| 1892 | 1894 | Rebuilding after fire | |
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 | |
| Henry Francis Kerr | 1892 | 1894 | Rebuilding after fire | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Erskine, Oswald | Client for 1892 rebuilding. |
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 | p 224 | |
| Edinburgh Architectural Association | 1907 | Edinburgh Architectural Association Exhibition Catalogue | Edinburgh | no 288 (H F Kerr) | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p 171 - NB the names, alternative names and architects for Dryburgh Abbey House and Dryburgh Abbey Hotel are confused here | ||
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | Henry Francis Kerr | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 15115 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | ||
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Watherston Collection | BWD/111/1-2 (floor plans) | |