Basic Site Details Name: | Mertoun House | Town, district or village: | Mertoun | City or county: | Berwickshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Mertoun | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Extensions by William Burn and Gibson & Gordon since removed. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Harden | | Not sure if current? |
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 | | 1703 | | | Original house by William Bruce | | 1843 | | | Alterations and additions, including new south wing | | 1913 | 1916 | | Extension to north | | 1953 | 1956 | | Scheme of reduction: house returned to its original proportions (Burn and Gibson & Gordon extensions removed) |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Tobias Bachop, Bauchop or Baak | | A | 1703 | | | | (Sir) William Bruce | | E | 1703 | | Begun. | | William Burn | | D | 1843 | | Alterations and additions, including new south wing, reusing old pavilion | | Burn & Bryce | | D | 1844 | | Alterations and additions, including new south wing, reusing old pavilion | | David Bryce | | D | 1844 | | Alterations and additions, including new south wing, reusing old pavilion | | Gibson, Skipwith & Gordon | | B | 1913 | After 1914 | Extension to north (completed by Gibson & Gordon alone) | | James Glen Sivewright Gibson | | B | 1913 | 1916 | Extension to north | | Walter Symington Athol Gordon | | B | 1913 | 1916 | Extension to north | | Gibson & Gordon | | B | After 1914 | 1916 | Extension to north | | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | | C | 1953 | 1956 | Scheme of reduction: house returned to its original proportions (Burn and Gibson & Gordon extensions removed) | | Ian Gordon Lindsay | | C | 1953 | 1956 | Scheme of reduction: house returned to its original proportions (Burn and Gibson & Gordon extensions removed) |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Egerton, John | Client for 1913-16 work. He was later the fourth Earl of Ellesmere. | | Polwarth, Lord | For Burn work | | Scott, Sir William | Client for Sir William Bruce work | | Sutherland, Duke of | For Ian Lindsay work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Adam, William | 1820 | Vitruvius Scoticus | | | Plate 142 | | 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 | p563-4 | | Dunbar, J G | 1970 | Sir William Bruce exhibition catalogue | | | Nos 154, 165 | | Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | | pp169-70 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Country Life | 2 June 1966 | | | | | Country Life | 9 June 1966 | | | | | Scottish Field | November 1937 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 15110 | | | National Archives of Scotland (NAS) | Register of Deeds | | Durie volume 124 pp213-215 |
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