Basic Site Details
| Name: | Niddrie House |
| City or county: | Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1735 | Addition | ||
| 1823 | Addition | ||
| 1959 | Destruction/demolition | Demolished after fire | |
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 | |
| William Adam | A | c. 1735 | Additions | ||
| William Burn | B | 1823 | Enlargement | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Wauchope, Andrew | Client for William Adam work |
| Wauchope, Colonel William | Client for William Burn work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Adam, William | 1820 | Vitruvius Scoticus | Plates 114-115 - this design not carried out. | ||
| Anon | 1743 | Braco Case Petitions and Depositions | Andrew Wauchope states in this that 'Mr Adams built a Pavilion and Colonnades, and Office-houses for the Deponent, as also a Family Burial-Place, and Court before it of cut stone'. | ||
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA Transactions | 1870 | p125-8. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson. | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | ||