Basic Site Details | Name: | High Sunderland | | Town, district or village: | Galashiels | | City or county: | Selkirkshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | A listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Mrs Klein made specifications as to the proximity of the kitchen to the dining room and suchlike, but on the whole Klein recalls that they gave Womersley a free hand in the design. They had seen Farnley Hey (see separate entry) before, and this was what caused them to choose Womersley as architect.
The initial sketches (kept by the Kleins) show the use of local stone; this was abandoned for cost reasons, but the form of the design was retained. | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Bernat Klein House | | |
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 | | 1956 | 1957 | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign 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 Peter Womersley (known as Peter Womersley) | | | 1956 | 1957 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Klein, Bernat | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild Structures| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | | Building Name | Notes | | Bernat Klein Studio, High Sunderland | The initial design included a small tower with a circular window at the top; this was the only thing Klein recalls disliking about Womersley's proposal, and it was dropped. Womersley was otherwise given a free hand in the design.
Upgraded from category B to A in July 2002. |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p602 | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p32, p154-5 | | http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=50862 | | http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=50862 | | | HS Listing, HB Number: 50862 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Bernat Klein | Interview of Bernat Klein by Jessica Taylor, 27 January 2009 at High Sunderland | | |
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