Basic Site Details Name: | Moat Brae | Town, district or village: | Dumfries | City or county: | Dumfriesshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Further information courtesy of Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust (2011).
Greek Revival villa, closely related to 61 Irish Street. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Villa | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 101, George Street | | Previously listed as 61 George Street but now 101. |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1823 | | Build/construction | Colvin gives date as 1832. | | 1832 | | Plans drawn up | Newall made measurements of the garden boundary. |
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 | | Walter Newall | | A | 1823 | | | | Walter Newall | | B | 1832 | | Newall known to have made measurements of the garden boundary. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Blackwood, William | 1830 | Cases decided in the House of Lords on Appeal from the Courts in Scotland | IV | Edinburgh | | | Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 1996 | Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p277 | | Jackson, Stephen and Stewart, Marion | 2002 | Walter Newall of Dumfries | XIV | Journal of the Furniture History Society | | | Loudon, John Claudius | 1846 | Encyclopedia of Cottage, Villa and Farm architecture | | | | | MacKechnie, Aonghus | 1987 | Walter Newall, architect in Dumfries | | Welcome Friends Magazine | | | MacKechnie, Aonghus | 1988 | Walter Newall, Architect in Dumfries | | Trans. Dumfres & Galloway Naturual History & Antiquarian Society, 3rd ser, lxiii | | | Urquhart, James | 1974 | In the Peter Pan Garden | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Dumfries Standard and Advertiser | December 2009 | | | Francis Ryan, 'The Man Who Created Moat Brae House in Dumfries' |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dumfries Archive Centre | Walter Newall Collection | DAC GGD 131/N16 | Walter Newall drawings | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 26263 | |
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