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Basic Site Details

Abbotsford
Melrose
Roxburghshire
A listed
Scotland

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
HouseNot Known

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Build/construction18141824Dates of William Atkinson\'s involvement.
18161819First phase
18221824Second phase
Addition1857SW wing

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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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
William AtkinsonEArchitect18141824Incorporated suggestions by Edward Blore.
Edward BloreA18161819First phase - adapted designs of William Atkinson
John & Thomas SmithA18161819Builders of first phase (addition of breakfast parlour, armoury and dining room to original farmhouse) - to the designs of William Atkinson
John SmithA18161819Builder of first phase (addition of breakfast parlour, armoury and dining room to original farmhouse) - to the designs of William Atkinson
Thomas SmithAArchitect18161819First phase - adapted designs of William Atkinson
John & Thomas SmithC18171824Courtyard walls and mounting block
John SmithC18171824Courtyard walls and mounting block
Thomas SmithCArchitect18171824Courtyard walls and mounting block
Edward BloreB18211824Second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
John & Thomas SmithB18211824Builders of second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
John SmithB18211824Builder of second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
Thomas SmithBArchitect18211824Builder of second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
William BurnDArchitect18531857SW wing added
William Wilkinson WardellSArchitect185MChapel chimneypiece
Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd)Interior work - date unknown

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Hope-Scott, J RClient for William Burn work
Scott, Walter (Sir)Client for William Atkinson work

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Brown, Ian G (ed)Abbotsford and Sir Walter Scott
Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840London: YUP. 4th edition
Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard2006Borders (The Buildings of Scotland)New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp93
Evans, A G2010William Wilkinson Wardell: building with convictionUK Edition 2011p87
Grierson, H J CLetters of Sir Walter ScottVolume IV, pp289 and 333-339, 526-7. Volume VII, p208
RCAHMSRoxburgh inventoryVol II, 582
Strang, Charles Alexander1994Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guidepp184-5
Wainwright, CliveThe Romantic Interiorpp147-79

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
RIBA Transactions1870p125-128. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson.
Country Life1989/06/09Article by Clive Wainwright.

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register15104Abbotsford Including House, Walled Garden and Courtyards
National Library of ScotlandManuscript CollectionMS 3889, f.17
Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive materialInformation on involvement of Scott Morton & Co