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Basic Site Details
Name
Tenterfield House home for girls
Town, District or Village
Haddington
Parish
City or County
East Lothian
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
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Notes
The two schoolrooms were built in the grounds in 1912 and 1915. The main house was a home for girls and the schoolrooms would have been used to educate them. The bigger of the two schoolrooms was later used as a hall and then an employment exchange. The smaller one was at one point used as a gardener\'s house. Both still exist today, although not used for anything.
The two schoolrooms were basically paid for by monies from the Christie Bequest, which had built Tenterfield House. Money from this bequest also built Templedean and Carmendean, which were also used as homes.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Children\'s home
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
Build/construction
17
Original house
Build/construction
1898
Additions
Build/construction
1912
Separate schoolroom in grounds
Build/construction
1915
School within grounds of house added
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
John Alexander Carfrae
A
Architect
1898
Additions?
John Alexander Carfrae
B
Architect
1915
School within grounds of house added. Carfrae may also have designed another separate schoolroom in the grounds in 1912.
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Christie Bequest
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Who's Who in Architecture
1914
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Courtesy of Craig Statham
Information sent via Contacts page on DSA website
Sent February 2010
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