Basic Site Details
| Name: | Melrose Abbey, Commendator's House |
| Town, district or village: | Melrose |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Strang, RCAHMS and HS Lists give J Wilson Paterson for restoration; Cruft gives J Smith Richardson. |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
 | 1400s | |||
| 1590 | Reconstruction | ||
| 1936 | Restoration | ||
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 | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | A | 1936 | Restoration - J Wilson Paterson and/or J Smith Richardson responsible (sources vary) | ||
| James Smith Richardson | A? | 1936 | Restoration - J Wilson Paterson and/or J Smith Richardson responsible (sources vary) | ||
| John Wilson Paterson | A? | 1936 | Restoration - J Wilson Paterson and/or J Smith Richardson responsible (sources vary) | ||
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 546 | |
| RCAHMS | Roxburgh inventory | p287-8 | |||
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p176 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 37729 | |