Basic Site Details | Name: | Sidmount Cottage | | Town, district or village: | Moffat | | City or county: | Dunfriesshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Sidmount Cottage dates from about 1836 and was built by Walter Newall for the widow Dame Mary Douglas. The design was inspired by her time in India when her late husband, Thomas Sidney Beckwith, was Commander in Chief of Bombay. Sidmount Cottage is reputed to be the first bungalow of traditional Indian design ever built in Britain and features a stunning southern
verandah with decorative cast iron columns. (Recent sale particulars - Strutt & Parker) | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | House | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Sidmount Avenue | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1832 | | 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 | | Walter Newall | | A | 1832 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Douglas, Dame Mary | | | Maxwell, ___ | Colvin |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | 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) | | | p443 | | MacKechnie, Aonghus | 1988 | Walter Newall, Architect in Dumfries | | Trans. Dumfres & Galloway Naturual History & Antiquarian Society, 3rd ser, lxiii | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dumfries Archive Centre | Walter Newall Collection | GGD 131/ N4/95-99 | |
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