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Basic Site Details
Name
Manderston House, including service court and motor house
Town, District or Village
Duns
Parish
City or County
Berwickshire
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Information also from Manderston per D C Mays.
Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
Plans drawn up
1789
Classical house - presumably not executed. Plans signed and dated by Gilkie.
1871
Addition of mansard roofs and porte cochere, and other extensions (later removed)
1895c
1903
Refurbishment and major extension of late 18th century house, new entrance front, lavish interior redecoration
1910
Organ case in chapel and interior alterations in house
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Alexander Gilkie
F
Architect
1789
Design for classical house
James Simpson
1871
Addition of mansard roofs and porte cochere, and other extensions (removed during Kinross's later alterations)
Hamilton More Nisbett
A
1895c
As assistant to John Kinross - Refurbishment and major extension of late 18th century house, new entrance front, lavish interior decoration
John Kinross
A
1895c
1903
Refurbishment and major extension of late 18th century house, new entrance front, lavish interior decoration
Bailey Scott Murphy
A
1900
1902
As assistant to Kinross & Tarbolton - refurbishment and major extension of late 18th century house, new entrance front, lavish interior decoration
Harold Ogle Tarbolton
A
1900
1903
Refurbishment and major extension of late 18th century house, new entrance front, lavish interior decoration
Kinross & Tarbolton
A
1900
1903
Refurbishment and major extension of late 18th century house, new entrance front, lavish interior decoration
James Grieve
1902
1905
Refurbishment and major extension of late 18th century house, new entrance front, lavish interior decoration - as clerk of works
John Kinross
B
1910
Organ case in chapel and interior alterations in house
Adam Lothian
G
Architect
1979
1983/09
Job architect until September 1983
Aitken & Turnbull
G
Architectural practice
1979
1983
Restoration.
John Andrew Lester
G
Architect
1979
1983
Restoration - as job architect
John Millar
G
Architect
1979
1983
Restoration - as partner in charge
Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd)
Interior woodwork - date unknown
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Millar, Sir James
Miller, Lady Eveline
Client for 1913 work
Palmer, A D
Client for restoration
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Allen, Nic (ed.)
Scottish Architects in Conservation
p2
Aslet, Clive
1979
Manderston
Country Life, 15 February 1979, p392
Colvin, Howard
2008
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840
London: YUP. 4th edition
Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard
2006
Borders (The Buildings of Scotland)
New Haven and London: Yale University Press
pp 515-17
RSA
1942
703
RSA
1914
547
Strang, Charles Alexander
1994
Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
pp41-2
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Building News
1902/04/04
*
Berwickshire Advertiser
1901/09/24
*
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
arc ref classic
Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
Bailey Scott Murphy: L v19 no 1476; Hamilton More Nisbett: L v19 no1485
National Archives of Scotland (www.nas.gov.uk)
National Register of Archives
NRS 2405
Manderston House
Plans
Copies in NMRS at BWD 64/22-60 (John Kinross); BWD 64/114-121 additions by James Simpson, Leith and abstract of accounts Jan 1878 - Nov 1879
Information by email
Research and biography by Louise Boreham and Neil Brown
Sent October 2007
Manderston House
Plans
Plans by Gilkie signed and dated 1789.
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
4033
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