Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	House

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1816	1819		First phase
	1822	1824		Second phase

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
	Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd)	Architectural practice				Interior work - date unknown
	Edward Blore	Architect	A	1816	1819	First phase - adapted designs of William Atkinson
	John & Thomas Smith	Architectural practice	A	1816	1819	Builders of first phase (addition of breakfast parlour, armoury and dining room to original farmhouse) - to the designs of William Atkinson
	John Smith	Architect	A	1816	1819	Builder of first phase (addition of breakfast parlour, armoury and dining room to original farmhouse) - to the designs of William Atkinson
	John & Thomas Smith	Architectural practice	C	1817	1824	Courtyard walls and mounting block
	John Smith	Architect	C	1817	1824	Courtyard walls and mounting block
	Edward Blore	Architect	B	1821	1824	Second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
	John & Thomas Smith	Architectural practice	B	1821	1824	Builders of second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
	John Smith	Architect	B	1821	1824	Builder of second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Scott, Walter (Sir)

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Brown, Ian G (ed)		Abbotsford and Sir Walter Scott
	Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard	2006	Borders (The Buildings of Scotland)		New Haven and London: Yale University Press	p93
	Grierson, H J C		Letters of Sir Walter Scott			Volume IV, pp289 and 333-339
	RCAHMS		Roxburgh inventory			Vol II, 582
	Strang, Charles Alexander	1994	Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide			pp184-5
	Wainwright, Clive		The Romantic Interior			pp147-79

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	15104	Abbotsford Including House, Walled Garden and Courtyards
	Professor David M Walker personal archive	Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material		Information on involvement of Scott Morton & Co