Basic Site Details

Name: Tinwald House
City or county: Dumfriesshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Country House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 417381740Build/construction 
Item 2 of 41946 Destruction/demolitionDestroyed by fire
Item 3 of 41948 ReconstructionTo a different design
Item 4 of 41990 Alterations and additionsEntrance door replaced. Interior of house reinstated in appropriate way, repairs and alterations to restore house in manner of William Adam.

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6William AdamArchitectB17381740 
Item 2 of 6John Clerk (Sir) (2nd Baronet)ArchitectC1738 Advised Charles on design
Item 3 of 6John Garlick Llewlyn PoulsonArchitectA1948 Reconstruction after fire
Item 4 of 6Simpson & BrownArchitectural practiceA19871992Entrance door replaced. Interior of house reinstated in appropriate way, repairs and alterations to restore house in manner of William Adam.
Item 5 of 6Andrew Stewart BrownArchitect, SurveyorA1990 Entrance door replaced. Interior of house reinstated in appropriate way, repairs and alterations to restore house in manner of William Adam.
Item 6 of 6James Walter Thorburn Simpson A1990 Entrance door replaced. Interior of house reinstated in appropriate way, repairs and alterations to restore house in manner of William Adam.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Erskine, CharlesWilliam Adam client

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Adam, William1820Vitruvius Scoticus  Plates 152-3
Item 2 of 4Anon1743Braco Case Petitions and Depositions  23, 24, 28-9
Item 3 of 4Gifford, John1996Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland)  p552
Item 4 of 4Simpson & Brown2012Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Gifts and depositsGD 18/5008 
Item 2 of 2National Library of ScotlandManuscript Collection5074, ff 153, 195Letters from Adam