Basic Site Details | Name: | Mayshade House | | City or county: | Midlothian | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | An advertisement for letting the house appeared in 1790. The description was as follows:
'The house and ground at Mayshade consisting of four good rooms, kitchen without the house and hoursekeeper's room for the accommodation of servants, a stable for two horses, bran and byre for three cows and eight Scots acres of ground enclosed with a hedge and stripe of planting'.
Another advertisement appeared in 1806:
The house consisted of 'four rooms, two servants' apartments with a complete set of offices and about seven and a half acres of ground in grass around the house'. The 'excellent soil' was mentioned. The ground was divided into 'three enclosures each surrounded by trees affording complete shelter'. There was also to be let a cottage of three apartments at the entrance into Mayshade with a small garden and stable.
C listed until June 2015 when it was delisted. (47738) | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Ashgrove House | Yes | |
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 | | 1753 | | 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 | | John Baxter | | B | 1753 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Baxter, John | For himself |
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 | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Caledonian Mercury | 21 October 1790 | | | | | Caledonian Mercury | 10 February 1806 | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register of Sasines | | Edinburgh Sasines |
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